Engineer I-IV (Transmission/Distribution Planning Contracts)
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
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Job summary
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is seeking an Engineer III to manage engineering projects and coordinate the engineering work. The candidate will perform detailed studies on performance and cost while supporting operational areas. Ideal candidates will possess leadership skills and effectively communicate engineering concepts to diverse audiences.
This full-time position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, strong problem-solving abilities, and at least four years of relevant engineering experience. Knowledge of electrical engineering design programs is essential.
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of engineering experience, or 3 years with Fundamentals of Engineering certificate.
- Experience in high voltage environments is preferred.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills are essential.
Responsibilities
- Manage engineering aspects of projects of moderate scope.
- Conduct performance, cost, and scheduling studies.
- Communicate engineering ideas to internal groups.
- Interact with and provide technical support to associates.
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Job description
POSTING DEADLINE
This position is posted until filled.
DEPARTMENT
Department: Transmission Planning
Salary: DOE
Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to being granted unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training. Annual cyber security training is also required.
Given the financial nature of this position, this position may be required to obtain a credit check depending on location. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a credit background check.
Under general supervision plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates the engineering work for a total project of moderate scope or for detailed phases of part of a major project.
- Manages all the engineering aspects of projects of moderate scope or detailed phases of major project efforts
- Leads or conducts performance, cost, and scheduling studies of varying size that are generally conventional in nature
- Supports operational areas through the application of standard and non-standard engineering techniques, practices, and procedures
- Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations, and evaluations to diverse internal groups in a working or conference type environment
- Represents the company’s interests in engineering matters that may be varied and complex in nature
- Interacts with and provides broad knowledge technical support to other associates
- Applies engineering expertise to improve or develop new standards
- Provides technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and company personnel on a regular, on-going basis
- Broad knowledge and proven ability to apply engineering principles, practices and regulations to, and perform economic and decision analysis studies of issues in areas including, but not limited to, generation, transmission, distribution, system planning, financial and regulatory issues, asset utilization, and environmental controls and regulations
- Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, ASME, NACE, etc.)
- Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability
- Ability to make informed repair decisions following company protocols
- Comfortable working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities and equipment
- Ability to forecast budgets
- Demonstrated leadership skills, self-motivation, and interpersonal skills
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution, plus four or more years of engineering experience or three or more with a Fundamentals of Engineering certificate or three or more with a Master’s Degree in Engineering
- Certificates: Fundamentals of Engineering certificate preferred
- Must possess current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the Company’s driving record requirements
- Ability to read and interpret documents
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, write speeches, and presentations
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization
- In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs
- In depth knowledge of word processing, database, and spreadsheet software
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out complex instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with complex problems involving several concrete variables in complicated situations.
This position requires periods of frequent sitting, standing, walking, and exposure to outside elements, lifting (50 pounds or under), crouching, bending, climbing and working at various heights. Protective equipment required: hard-hat, safety glasses and hearing protection.
Time will be divided between office and field, with a majority of time in the office. Work will be around high voltage electricity facilities, computers, office equipment, and construction equipment.
Salary: DOE
Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to being granted unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training. Annual cyber security training is also required.
Given the financial nature of this position, this position may be required to obtain a credit check depending on location. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a credit background check.
Under general supervision, plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates large and significant engineering projects and/or a number of small projects that are complex in nature and often functions as staff advisor and consultant by performing the following duties.
- Provides the diverse and advanced engineering and project management expertise associated with large and high-profile projects and/or a number of small projects with many complex features
- Leads or conducts performance, cost and scheduling studies/evaluations that require advanced and innovative techniques and/or the modifications of standard practices and precepts
- Provides the operational areas with highly skilled and diversified expertise
- Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations and evaluations to diverse internal and external audiences
- Represents the company’s interests in advanced engineering matters
- Identifies and resolves broad technical and/or organizational issues affecting the company goals and objectives
- Provides advanced technical support as a staff advisor or consultant to, and interacts with other associates
- Applies extensive engineering expertise to improve or develop new standards
- Provides advanced and often highly innovative technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and company personnel on an as-needed basis
- Functions as a lead for staff engineers, professionals, and technicians and as appropriate, provides training
- Extensive knowledge and proven ability to apply diverse engineering principles, practices and regulations and to perform economic and decision analysis studies of complex issues in areas including, but not limited to, generation, transmission, distribution, system planning, financial and regulatory issues, asset utilization, and environmental controls and regulations
- Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, ASME, NACE, etc.)
- Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability
- Ability to make informed repair decisions following company protocols
- Comfortable working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities and equipment
- Ability to forecast budgets
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills, self-motivation, and advanced interpersonal skills
- Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution, with five to seven years of experience. Masters Degree in Engineering preferred
- Certificates, Licenses, And Registrations: Professional Engineers License in the State of New Mexico preferred. Must possess current, legally valid drivers license and meet the Company’s driving record requirements
- Ability to read and interpret documents
- Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, speeches, and make presentations
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization
- In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs
- In depth knowledge of word processing, database, and spreadsheet software
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out complex instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with complex problems involving several concrete variables in complicated situations.
Time will be divided between office and field, with a majority of time in the office. Work will be around high voltage electricity facilities, computers, office equipment, and construction equipment.
Salary: DOE
Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to being granted unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training. Annual cyber security training is also required.
Given the financial nature of this position, this position may be required to obtain a credit check depending on location. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a credit background check.
Under direct supervision, performs assignments designed to develop engineering work knowledge and abilities through the application of standard techniques, practices and procedures.
- Provides entry-level engineering support for projects that are small and somewhat repetitive in nature
- Conducts small or repetitive studies or participates in larger studies where project performance, cost, and scheduling are the key factors of evaluation
- Provides basic engineering support to operational areas
- Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations and evaluations
- Represents the Company in technical matters that are fundamental in nature
- Provides entry-level technical support to and interacts with other associates
- Uses the Company and industry standards to ensure safety and consistency of engineering results
- Provides occasional technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and lower-level Company personnel
- Knowledge and ability to apply the appropriate basic and well-established principles, practices and regulations in the incumbents respective discipline
- Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, etc.)
- Demonstrated good leadership skills, self-motivation, and good interpersonal skills
- Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability
- Demonstrated confidence working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities. and equipment
Bachelors Degree in engineering from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) and one to three years related experience.
Must possess current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the Company’s driving record requirements.
- Ability to read and interpret documents
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, write speeches, and presentations
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization
- In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs, such as Autocad
- Working knowledge of operating systems, word processing, database, and spreadsheet software
This position requires periods of frequent sitting, standing, walking, and exposure to outside elements, lifting (50 pounds or under), crouching, bending, climbing and working at various heights.
Protective equipment required: Hard-hat, safety glasses and hearing protection.
Time will be divided between office and field, with a majority of time in the office.
Work will be around high voltage electricity, computers, office equipment, and construction equipment.
Salary: DOE
Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to being granted unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training. Annual cyber security training is also required.
Given the financial nature of this position, this position may be required to obtain a credit check depending on location. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a credit background check.
Under general supervision, independently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, practices and procedures commonly employed in a specific area of assignment.
- Provides the engineering expertise necessary to support intermediate projects that are generally conventional in nature.
- Conducts or participates in studies of intermediate size that evaluate performance, cost, and scheduling criteria of a limited number of alternatives.
- Applies routine engineering techniques, practices, and procedures in support of operational areas.
- Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations, and evaluations effectively to engineering and non-engineering individuals and groups.
- Represents the Company in intermediate engineering matters.
- Interacts with and provides technical support consistent with the application of well-established standards to other associates.
- Participates in the formulation of Company and industry standards.
- Provides technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and Company personnel as required by specific assignments/projects.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply standard engineering principles, practices and regulations, and economic and decision analysis principles to area problems including, but not limited to, generation, transmission, distribution, fuels, system planning, financial and regulatory issues, asset utilization, and environmental controls and regulations.
- Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, etc.).
- Demonstrated good leadership skills, self-motivation, and good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability.
- Comfortable working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities and equipment.
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution, plus 2 or more years of engineering experience or 1 or more with a Fundamentals of Engineering certificate or 1 or more years plus a Master's Degree in Engineering.
- Fundamentals of Engineering certificate preferred.
- Must possess current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the Company’s driving record requirements.
- Ability to read and interpret documents.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, write speeches, and presentations.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization.
- In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs, Autocad, Word, Access, Excel, Windows, etc.
This position requires periods of frequent sitting, standing, walking, and exposure to outside elements, lifting (50 pounds or under), crouching, bending, climbing and working at various heights. Protective Equipment Required Hard-hat, safety glasses and hearing protection.
Time will be divided between office and field, with a majority of time in the office. Work will be around high voltage electricity, computers, office equipment, and construction equipment.
Degrees: Bachelor of Engineering
Licenses / Certifications: Driver’s License (Required), Fundamentals of Engineering Ce
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