January 9, 2025
Electric Energy Jobs

Engineering Associate 2

Organization:
CPS Energy
Region:
Canada, Texas, San Antonio
End of contest:
January 13, 2025
Type:
Full time
Category:
Engineering
Description
Deadline to apply: Open until Filled

Pay Grade 14

*Qualifications may warrant placement in a different job level*

Position Summary

The Transmission Engineer Associate position holds the responsibility for the safe, reliable, and economic round-the-clock operation of the electric transmission system. Duties include engineering responsibilities for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation activities of our electric transmission lines, producing design packages for electric transmission capital projects required to ultimately provide service and increased reliability to our customers, generating project estimates & schedules, participating in root cause analyses, studying encroachment cases, developing & managing contracts for labor and materials, making site visits to monitor construction activities, and other engineering activities as they arise.

Tasks and Responsibilities

The Transmission Engineer Associate performs engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction of electric transmission lines.  Job tasks related to this position are:
    Plans, designs, and oversees construction of electric transmission lines
    Analyzes existing transmission lines for conductor upgrades and communications cable additions
    Research and studies new technologies, methods, and equipment
    Drafts, finalizes, approves, accumulates and issues drawings, material lists, manuals and schedules for construction and revises transmission records to reflect as-built conditions
    Coordinates, schedules and plans transmission project activities and provides technical support.
    Specifies, requisitions, and approves material for transmission projects
    Develops, approves, and maintains material specifications and construction standards
    Develops design processes and procedures
    Provides transmission project budget estimates and monthly spending projections
    Writes construction contracts and manages contractors on projects
    Estimates quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility
    Uses SAP to determine project costs, order material and monitor project progress
    Participates in routing & siting projects
    Supports COSA Civic Projects where transmission towers and/or lines are in conflict
    Reviews encroachment requests for customers and developers
    Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Skills

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

Approval by Business Unit Executive Leadership, as related to the business need for Engineering Associate 2's without their EIT.

Ability to effectively work as an individual contributor and contributing team member.

Ability to handle complex assignments with minimum supervision.

Ability to work in a team environment, coordinating with other related areas to complete tasks and projects.

Ability to research and solve problems.

Effective interpersonal skills and written communication skills.

Ability to build relationships with coworkers and customers.

Demonstrates proficiency in basic management of projects and assignments.

Ability to work call duty and occasional unscheduled work in the evenings, weekends, or holidays after experience level permits.

Ability to travel occasionally, to off-site work, to seminars, manufacturing plant inspections, etc.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Package, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, electronic mail and scheduling.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Bentley MicroStation software
  •  Experience with PLS-CADD software
  •  Experience with SAP software

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Contact

CPS Energy

145 Navarro

San Antonio

Texas United States

www.cpsenergy.com


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