Power System Managing Engineer (Operations Engineering)

Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or Equivalent Experience:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering, plus eight (8) years related engineering experience acquired either before and/or after licensing as a professional engineer, four (4) years or which were in a supervisory or managerial capacity.

Licenses or Certifications:

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Texas; or if currently licensed in another state, the ability to obtain a Texas PE license within one (1) year of employment.

Notes to Applicants
The Advanced Grid Technolgy organization at Austin Energy (AE) is seeking a Power System Managing position to lead the Operational Engineering group focusing on Distribution Grid Resilience. This leadership position will report to the Director of System Operations and Advanced Grid Technology and lead engineers, analysts and support staff in the following teams:

a) Distribution Reliability
b) Distribution Asset Management
c) Distribution Power Quality
d) Distributed Energy Resources

The Advanced Grid Technology organization is focused on its goal of delivering unsurpassed system and safety performance and exceeding expectations through complete employee and customer engagement.

The ideal candidates will be detail-oriented collaborative leaders who can manage and lead their team in analyzing situations, making critical, technical and complex recommendations, and implementing change in a electric utility environment. These candidates should possess excellent interpersonal skills to establish relationships and present technical and detail information to other AE work groups and COA customers. Written and verbal communication skills are also critical in this position.

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 click HERE for more information.

Employment Application:

• The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
• The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
• Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable.
• Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.

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.

Fair Labor Standards Act:

This position is classified FLSA Exempt. Exempt employees are salaried and are not eligible for overtime compensation.

Travel:
If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver 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.

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.
Pay Range
Commensurate

Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Job Close Date 04/14/2025 Type of Posting External Department Austin Energy Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Professional Location 2500 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Experience:

• Experience planning, overseeing and managing an Electric Utility Distribution Resilience and Reliability program and its modernization/optimization philosophies, goals and objectives.
• Experience in Distribution System design and protection systems.
• Experience with Distribution System Asset Management and Software.
• Experience in Distribution System Maintenance.
• Knowledge in ADMS or SCADA system operations.
• Knowledge in Advanced Distribution Grid Analytical Software Solution platform
• Supervisory experience in an Engineering environment.
• Public speaking experience and resolution of utility customer issues.
• Experience with quality improvement processes.

Other

• Ability to travel to more than one work location

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.

Oversees the development and maintenance of design standards, assessment of new and existing products, project planning, design, field operations support, staff management and implementation of projects. Manages and implements projects/programs to support system reliability, expansion of assets. Including the development and review of engineering standards, drawing development, review and sealing, managing work assignments and forecasting resources and jobs, and maintaining compliance with all applicable City and regulatory policies and standards. Develops staff by assessing business and personnel needs implementing necessary training plans/programs to assure organization can meet needs. Provides technical leadership advice and direction for assigned division, project, or program personnel. Develops design criteria, develop and monitors performance criteria. Develops and implements standard operating procedures, policies and ordinances by applying advance technical, managerial and Quality System knowledge and applying changes to meet departmental business goals and objectives. Monitors projects for regulatory compliance with applicable AE, ERCOT and NERC requirements. Monitors projects by applying engineering principles, project forecasting and estimating techniques, and quality and effectiveness metrics. Analyzes, prepare and monitors Operating and Capital budget activities. Reviews and implements short and long-term program strategies and ensures program is aligned with Department goals and strategies. Monitors projects for regulatory compliance and maintains knowledge of 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.

Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:

• Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

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 management skills of assigned programs, projects and personnel.
• Knowledge of diversified, fundamental scientific and engineering concepts, phenomena, and relationships, and utilize such changes in solution of theoretical or practical engineering.
• Knowledge of 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.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following disciplines: Civil, Environmental, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical and/or Electrical engineering terminology and techniques.
• Knowledge of City of Austin budget planning, purchasing and contract policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of applicability of established engineering principles and methods.
• 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.
• Skill in analyzing complex data from various sources, synthesizing collected information, and developing sound decisions/recommendations.
• Skill in developing, reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating contracts for services and/or materials.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and programs simultaneously within approved budgets.
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering and technical data related to assigned responsibilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to communicate and provide direction to peers and assigned personnel.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities. -
• Ability to direct, coach and train others.
• Ability to analyze and resolve irregular events.

Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* This position requires graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Engineering, plus eight (8) years related engineering experience, acquired either before and/or after licensing as a professional engineer, four (4) years of which were in a supervisory or managerial capacity. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

* Please check one of the following:

• I currently hold a State of Texas Professional Engineer License.
• I currently hold another state's professional engineer license and have the ability to obtain licensing in Texas within one year of start date.
• None of the above.

* Please provide your PE license number and state of registration:
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your knowledge and experience planning, overseeing and managing an Electric Utility Distribution Resilience and Reliability program and its modernization/optimization philosophies, goals and objectives.
(Open Ended Question)
* Describe your knowledge and experience in Distribution System design and protection systems.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your knowledge in Distribution System Asset Management and Software.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your knowledge and experience in Distribution System Maintenance (Overhead/Underground/network feeders, Equipment, Vegetation, Wildfire, Protection Systems, etc.).
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your knowledge in ADMS or SCADA system operations.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your knowledge in Advanced Distribution Grid Analytical Software Solution platform.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience as an engineering manager or supervisor. You must include the company name, dates you held this experience, and the number of staff you've managed. Include your staffing responsibilities specific to hiring, training, performance reviews, disciplinary actions up to terminations and any budgetary and operations responsibilities for your organization and/or division. (Applicants who do not have experience in supervising or managing please enter N/A for all areas.)
(Open Ended Question)
* Describe your public speaking experience and resolution of utility customer issues.
(Open Ended Question)
* Describe your experience with quality improvement processes.
(Open Ended Question)
* Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties?

• Yes
• No

* This position supports a 24/7 Real-Time Operations center and support groups. Do you have the ability to respond to scheduled and unscheduled duties that include nights, weekends and holidays?

• Yes
• No

* This position requires a criminal background investigation (CBI). By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful CBI to be hired.

• I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Investigation.

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