Power System Engineer

City of Austin; United States; Hybride; USD 96 000 - 123 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

City of Austin’s Power Production and Electrical Services Delivery team seeks a Power System Engineer to design and analyze electric utility facilities, including generation, substations, and transmission lines (69kV–345kV). The role supports regulatory compliance with NERC, ERCOT and TX PUC standards.

The position focuses on designs, studies, and drawings for reliable transmission systems in a congested urban environment, with opportunities to collaborate across departments and lead safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; 5+ years related experience.
• Knowledge of electric utility design: generation, transmission, distribution, SCADA/EMS, and markets.
• Familiarity with NERC, FERC, ERCOT, TX PUC standards and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with overhead transmission line design and related fieldwork.

Responsabilités

• Prepare standards, equipment specs, design and test procedures.
• Perform power system studies: relay coordination, fault studies, load flows, power quality.
• Prepare engineering designs and drawings for generation, transmission, substations, and SCADA/EMS.
• Create circuit maps, control diagrams, data bases, and facility plans.
• Provide technical/financial input for projects in planning and budgeting.
• Investigate engineering problems and draft reports and presentations.
• Develop safety procedures for electric facilities.
• Keep up with industry developments to meet regulatory standards.
• Support energization efforts with field personnel.

Connaissances

Overhead transmission line design

PLS-CADD

AutoCAD

GIS

Electrical engineering

High voltage transmission

Travel to multiple locations

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Outils

PLS-CADD

AutoCAD

LPile/MFAD

GIS

Description du poste

About This Position

The transmission engineering team is responsible for providing overhead transmission line design engineering for capital projects, maintenance work, and other related projects. Other duties include reviewing proposed site development projects in the vicinity of AE’s transmission line facilities to ensure compliance with AE’s requirements, working with the Regulatory team to ensure all regulatory obligations are met, and many other duties related to owning, operating, and maintaining a reliable transmission system (69kV to 345kV) in a congested urban area.

Job Description:

Power System Engineer

Purpose:

Under minimal supervision designs and assists in the design of electric utility system facilities, including generation, electric substations, overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines, network systems, protection systems, supervisory control systems (SCADA), market operation and settlement systems, street lighting, and other electric system facilities. This position exists only in the Power Production and Electrical Services Delivery department of Austin Energy.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Prepares standards, equipment specifications, design procedures, test procedures
• Performs power system studies such as protective relay coordination, fault studies, load flows, service reliability, power quality, voltage stability, power system market operations and settlement studies, etc.;
• Prepares engineering design and develops drawings and other documents for generation, transmission, distribution, substations and SCADA/EMS.
• Prepares circuit maps, control diagrams, charts, data bases, and plans for different electrical facilities.
• Provide assistance to all classes of customers, developers, and to other City Departments on technical matters relevant to electric utility services
• Provide technical and financial inputs for projects in electric utility planning and budget process
• Investigate and analyze engineering design problems; develop appropriate solutions; draft reports and make presentations
• Prepares safety procedures for electric facilities
• Assist in efforts to keep up with the latest developments in the utility industry, to meet North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Texas Public Utility Commission (TX PUC) standards and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with field personnel to support project energization.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of engineering design principles applicable to electric utility operations such as, generation, transmission, distribution, market operations and other related fields.
• Knowledge of advanced mathematical techniques such as trigonometry, calculus, and coordinate geometry.
• Knowledge of engineering standards, codes, practices, procedures, materials, and equipment used in the design, construction, and operation of the electric utility systems.
• Knowledge of established engineering principles and methods.
• Knowledge of preparation of cost estimates and engineering and feasibility reports.
• Ability to perform more complex engineering calculations and to analyze engineering problems.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements within the local and state ordinances and laws.
• Skill in oral and written technical and/or general communication including preparation of written reports.
• Skill in negotiations and handling conflict resolution.
• Knowledge of City of Austin purchasing and contract policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering, plus five (5) years of experience related to engineering.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• None.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Overhead transmission line design technical skills
• Experience working for an electric utility, co-op, or municipality
• Skills in using the PLS-CADD software suite
• Experience using the National Electric Safety Code, and other related industry codes and standards (ASCE-SEI, RUS, etc.)
• Structural & Geotechnical engineering experience
• Electrical engineering experience, as it relates to high voltage transmission line design
• Skills in using AutoCAD
• Skills in using LPile, MFAD, or other foundation design and analysis software
• Experience using GIS systems
• Experience in routing in congested urban areas
• Experience working for Austin Energy and/or the City of Austin
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations as part of regular job duties

Notes to Candidate:

Note to Internal COA Applicants Only:

Current City of Austin employees MUST apply through the internal Workday Jobs Hub to be considered. Applications received from the External Career Site will be disqualified.

Work Location:

4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723

Days and Hours:

Monday through Friday. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
40 Hour Work Week (Hybrid Available)

Salary:

$96,180 - $123,100 annually, depending on qualifications and experience.

Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please clickHEREfor more information.

If you are selected as a top candidate:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.
• If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
• This position requires a criminal background investigation and NERC Personal Risk Assessment.
• Must provide proof of valid work authorization at time of hire.

Fair Labor Standards Act:

This position is classified as EXEMPT (Salaried). Exempt employees are not eligible for overtime compensation.

Critical:

This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.

Travel:
If you are selected for this position and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of AustinDriver Safety Program,you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

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