JOB DESCRIPTION
System Protection Engineer (I-IV)
Posting Deadline: This position is posted until filled
Department: System Protection
Engineer IV
Salary: BOE
Under general supervision, plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates large and significant engineering projects and/or a number of small projects that are complex in nature and often functions as staff advisor and consultant by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides the diverse and advanced engineering and project management expertise associated with large and high-profile projects and/or a number of small projects with many complex features
- Leads or conducts performance, cost and scheduling studies/evaluations that require advanced and innovative techniques and/or the modifications of standard practices and precepts
- Provides the operational areas with highly skilled and diversified expertise
- Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations and evaluations to diverse internal and external audiences
- Represents the companys interests in advanced engineering matters
- Identifies and resolves broad technical and/or organizational issues affecting the company goals and objectives
- Provides advanced technical support as a staff advisor or consultant to, and interacts with other associates
- Applies extensive engineering expertise to improve or develop new standards
- Provides advanced and often highly innovative technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and company personnel on an as-needed basis
- Functions as a lead for staff engineers, professionals, and technicians and as appropriate, provides training
COMPETENCIES:
- Extensive knowledge and proven ability to apply diverse engineering principles, practices and regulations and to perform economic and decision analysis studies of complex issues in areas including, but not limited to, generation, transmission, distribution, system planning, financial and regulatory issues, asset utilization, and environmental controls and regulations
- Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, ASME, NACE, etc.)
- Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability
- Ability to make informed repair decisions following company protocols
- Comfortable working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities and equipment
- Ability to forecast budgets
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills, self-motivation, and advanced interpersonal skills
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering from a college/university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) with five to seven years of experience.
- Masters Degree in Engineering is preferred.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS:
- Professional Engineers License is preferred.
- Must possess current, legally valid drivers license and meet the Companys driving record requirements.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Ability to read and interpret documents
- Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, speeches, and make presentations
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization
COMPUTER SKILLS:
- In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs
- In depth knowledge of word processing, database, and spreadsheet software
ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY:
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out complex instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with complex problems involving several concrete variables in complicated situations.
Engineer III
Salary: BOE
Under general supervision plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates the engineering work for a total project of moderate scope or for detailed phases of part of a major project.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manages all the engineering aspects of projects of moderate scope or detailed phases of major project efforts
- Leads or conducts performance, cost, and scheduling studies of varying size that are generally conventional in nature
- Supports operational areas through the application of standard and non-standard engineering techniques, practices, and procedures
- Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations, and evaluations to diverse internal groups in a working or conference type environment
- Represents the company¿s interests in engineering matters that may be varied and complex in nature
- Interacts with and provides broad knowledge technical support to other associates
- Applies engineering expertise to improve or develop new standards
- Provides technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and company personnel on a regular, on-going basis
COMPETENCIES:
- Broad knowledge and proven ability to apply engineering principles, practices and regulations to, and perform economic and decision analysis studies of issues in areas including, but not limited to, generation, transmission, distribution, system planning, financial and regulatory issues, asset utilization, and environmental controls and regulations
- Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, ASME, NACE, etc.)
- Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability
- Ability to make informed repair decisions following company protocols
- Comfortable working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities and equipment
- Ability to forecast budgets
- Demonstrated leadership skills, self-motivation, and interpersonal skills
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Bachelors Degree in Engineering from a college/university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET), plus four or more years of engineering experience or three or more with a Fundamentals of Engineering certificate or three or more with a Masters Degree in Engineering.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS
- Fundamentals of Engineering certificate is preferred.
- Must possess current, legally valid drivers license and meet the Companys driving record requirements.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
- Ability to read and interpret documents
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, write speeches, and presentations
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization
COMPUTER SKILLS:
- In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs
- In depth knowledge of word processing, database, and spreadsheet software
ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY:
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out complex instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with complex problems involving several concrete variables in complicated situations.
PNM Resources, Inc.
Alvarado Sq
Albuquerque
New Mexico United States
www.pnmresources.com
