Power System Engineer: HV Transmission & Grid Design

City of Austin; United States; Hybrid; USD 96.000 - 123.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

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

Qualifikationen

• 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.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Overhead transmission line design

PLS-CADD

AutoCAD

GIS

Electrical engineering

High voltage transmission

Travel to multiple locations

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PLS-CADD

AutoCAD

LPile/MFAD

GIS

Jobbeschreibung

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