Manager Engineering Support - Apparatus Engineering

Salt River Project; Arizona (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading utility provider in Arizona as a Manager of Engineering Support. You will oversee equipment management and procurement for substation operations, ensuring timely and efficient service delivery while fostering a collaborative team environment. This role requires strong organizational and communication skills, with a focus on safety and efficiency in a hybrid work setting.

Benefits

Pension Plan

401(k) plan with employer matching

Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

Over 200+ hours of PTO

Parental leave and adoption assistance

Wellness programs

Short and long-term disability plans

Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs

Employee Resource Groups for career development

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of related experience required.
• Ability to manage equipment needs and assignments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and schedule equipment needs and orders.
• Act as a central point of contact for internal stakeholders.
• Supervise the AE Document Coordinators.

Skills

Knowledge of procuring major substation equipment

Knowledge of power transmission and distribution fundamentals

Excellent organizational skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree related to the assignment

Tools

IBM WAM/Maximo

DNVGL Cascade

PowerBI

Microsoft Office Products

Job description

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Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Provide engineering support services to SRP in a technically sound, safe, timely and cost-effective manner to enable SRP to realize its goals and objectives for providing water and energy related services. Apparatus Engineering (AE) specifies and procures the major substation equipment for the SRP electric system. System voltage ranges from 12.47kV to 525kV.

What You'll Do

• Manage and schedule equipment needs and orders as well as equipment assignments.
• Extract equipment needs from the SRP Work Management System (WAM/Maximo).
• Assign substation equipment for system and special projects.
• Work with internal stakeholder to address equipment and delivery changes.
• Hold regular meetings with the AE Engineering Teams to track purchase orders, drawing availability, and equipment deliveries.
• Attend monthly capital project coordination meetings.
• Maintain various status reports related to equipment order status, delivery, and drawing availability.
• Act as a resource for information and documentation on major substation equipment.
• Act as a central point of contact for internal stakeholders
• Supervise the AE Document Coordinators

What It Takes To Succeed

• Knowledge of procuring major substation equipment.
• Knowledge of power transmission and distribution fundamentals including substation equipment applications.
• A good understanding of substation design and maintenance is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively within SRP as well as entities outside of SRP.
• Must be able to work as a member of a team and handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Able to work in high pressure situations on highly critical equipment under compressed deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills both oral and written.
• Skilled at communicating complex concepts to varying audiences.
• A history of building strong relationships.
• Willing to think critically and offer solutions to complex problems.
• Have or develop proficiency with job related software, IBM WAM/Maximo, DNVGL Cascade, PowerBI, MicroSoft Office Products.

Experience

A minimum of seven years of related experience is required (if no degree, 11 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling 11 years).

Education

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Utilities, Oil and Gas, and Services for Renewable Energy

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Pension plan

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