Position Title: Engineer
Reports To: Vice President of Engineering
Position Purpose:
Supports the reliability, planning, operation, and continuous improvement of the Cooperative's electric distribution system through engineering analysis, protection coordination, SCADA support, work planning, project management, and standards development.
Job Dimensions:
Internal Responsibility - Operations, Engineering, GIS, Metering, Member Services, IT, and Construction.
External Responsibility - Consultants, Contractors, Vendors, Power Suppliers, Regulatory Agencies, and Members.
Principal Accountabilities:
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Develop and maintain protection coordination studies to ensure proper operation of protective devices throughout the distribution system.
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Analyze system performance, loading, voltage profiles, and reliability metrics and provide recommendations for improvement.
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Support administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of SCADA and distribution automation systems.
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Assist in the development, maintenance, and execution of the Cooperative's One-Year and Five-Year Work Plans.
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Prepare engineering evaluations, cost estimates, and technical justifications for capital improvement projects.
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Manage assigned engineering projects from planning through commissioning while maintaining schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
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Coordinate engineering activities with operations personnel, contractors, consultants, vendors, and power suppliers.
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Perform fault current studies and recommend system modifications necessary to maintain safe and reliable system operation.
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Develop, maintain, and improve engineering standards, specifications, and construction drawings to support consistent system design and construction practices.
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Review equipment inspection reports and develop corrective action recommendations to address identified deficiencies.
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Provide technical support to operations personnel for troubleshooting, switching, outage restoration, and field construction activities.
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Support long-range material planning by identifying equipment requirements and assisting with procurement forecasting efforts.
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Conduct voltage recorder analysis and investigate power quality concerns reported by members or operations personnel.
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Participate in contingency planning and system resiliency initiatives to strengthen the Cooperative's ability to respond to outages and emergency events.
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Support regulatory, safety, and compliance initiatives by ensuring engineering activities meet applicable Cooperative, ERCOT, PUCT, and industry requirements.
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Participate in major outage restoration efforts and emergency response activities as required to support reliable electric service to Cooperative members.
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Supporting Engineering team members as needed in evaluating system reliability during large load requests to connect to the distribution network.
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution.
Operational Experience: Electric utility, electric cooperative, municipal utility, or engineering consulting experience preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Project management, technical writing, and analytical problem solving. Distribution systems, protection coordination, fault current analysis, SCADA, and distribution planning preferred
