Engineer Sr

CPS Energy; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas seeks a Senior Engineer to oversee the safe, reliable operation of generation, transmission, and distribution systems at our power plants and facilities. You will design, construct, maintain, and operate projects across gas systems, control centers, and substations.

This role emphasizes strong engineering leadership and collaboration with multiple teams. This position requires the ability to manage complex assignments, mentor junior engineers, and drive on-time,

Qualifications

• Ability to oversee design work of employees and contractors.
• Technical expert on engineering principles, practices and procedures.
• Oversee major engineering projects with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication with customers to develop resolutions.

Responsibilities

• Attends seminars and continuing education opportunities for professional development.
• Exhibits engineering judgment and may include limited supervision responsibilities.
• Decisions may impact timeline, cost, safety or reliability.
• Coaches and mentors junior engineers.
• Ensures on-time, on-budget quality delivery of projects.
• Deals with complex content and diverse issues.
• Trains other engineers on technical issues related to engineering assignments.
• Reviews and evaluates lower level personnel.
• Signs and seals own engineering work and work by staff under supervision.
• Performs other project and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Engineering judgment

Mentoring

Communication

Team leadership

Problem solving

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

ABET-accredited college

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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This position's location will vary dependent on plant needs. Currently, this position is for our Nueces Bay Power Station.

We are engineers, high line workers, power plant managers, accountants, electricians, project coordinators, risk analysts, customer service operators, community representatives, safety and security specialists, communicators, human resources partners, information technology technicians and much, much more. We are 3,500 people committed to enhancing the lives of the communities we serve. Together, we are powering the growth and success of our community progress every day!

Pay Grade

17

Deadline to Apply: November 12, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CST

*Qualifications may warrant placement at a different job level.

The Engineer Sr position holds the responsibility for the safe, reliable, and economic round-the-clock operation of the generation, electric transmission, and distribution systems. Duties include Engineering responsibilities for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation activities of our power plants, transmission lines, substations, distribution system, gas systems, control centers and others. These Engineering duties may include continuous monitoring and balancing of energy flow and responding to system disturbances, along with all generation, distribution, and transmission activities that provide electric and gas services to customers.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Attends seminars, continuing education opportunities for professional development
• Exhibits the highest level of engineering judgment/technical expertise and may include limited supervisor responsibilities
• Decisions may have significant impact on timeline, cost, safety, or reliability
• Coaches and mentors junior engineers
• Ensures the on-time, on-budget quality delivery of projects
• Deals with content that is substantially complex with diverse issues and problems
• Assignments are typically in the form of broad goals or areas of responsibility
• Provides demonstrated ability to train other engineers on technical issues related to the research, design, development, testing and analysis of engineering assignments
• Provides input and/or assists with the review and evaluation of lower level personnel
• Signs and seals required own engineering work and engineering work by staff under his/her oversight
• Performs other project and process improvement initiatives as assigned

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

Ability to effectively oversee design work of employees and contractors

Technical expert on engineering principles, practices and procedures of varied fields

Ability to oversee major engineering projects, programs and or initiatives with minimal supervision

Effective communication skills focused on understanding customer needs and developing resolution

Strong people skills, with bias for a collaborative working style

Ability to work call duty and occasional unscheduled work in the evenings, weekends, or holidays after experience level permits

Ability to travel occasionally, to off-site work, to seminars, manufacturing plant inspections, etc.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Package, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, electronic mail and scheduling

Texas Professional Engineer (PE) certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited university

Manages Ambiguity

Communicates Effectively

Drives Vision and Purpose

Drive for Results

Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering or related field from an an ABET accredited four-year college or university

Required Certifications

Work is performed both indoors and outdoors. Operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi-functioning printer and calculator.

Employee may potentially be exposed to hazardous chemicals, wet or humid conditions, outdoor weather, noisy and dusty environment.

Ability to travel to and from meetings, training sessions or other business-related events. After hours work may be required.

Physical Demands

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking & standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.

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