Engineer

Job Title

Engineer

Location

San Antonio, TX, US, 78205

Pay Grade

16

Application Deadline

June 1st, 2026

Position Summary

This position will be located at Braunig Power Plant (San Antonio)

The Engineer position holds the responsibility for the safe, reliable, and economic round‑the‑clock operation of the generation, electric transmission, and distribution systems. Duties include engineering responsibilities for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation activities of our power plants, transmission lines, substations, distribution system, gas systems, control centers and others. These engineering duties may include continuous monitoring and balancing of energy flow and responding to system disturbances, along with all generation, distribution, and transmission activities that provide electric and gas services to customers.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Attends seminars, continuing education opportunities for professional development

Evaluates and recommends new standards, products, and/or services

Recommends and implements improvements to processes and procedures

May include limited supervisory responsibilities, including lower level engineers

Makes frequent independent decisions and recommendations that affect the section, department, and/or division

Participates in and provides input to area budget

Actively works within financial objectives set by management

Discipline expert to mentor and develop employees

Signs and seals required own engineering work and engineering work by staff under his/her oversight

Performs other project and process improvement initiatives as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Texas Professional Engineer (PE) certification

Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures

Demonstrated mastery of engineering discipline skills

Ability to lead cross‑functional business initiatives and teams

Demonstrated ability to effectively handle a broad range of engineering assignments with minimum supervision

Ability to lead cross‑functional teams on internal projects

Demonstrated ability to manage project costs, timeline, scope, and risks

Ability to effectively check work product for adequacy, quality and accuracy

Effective communication skills focused on understanding customer needs and developing resolution

Strong people skills, with bias for a collaborative working style

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

Master's degree from an accredited university

Competencies

Manages Ambiguity

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Drives Vision and Purpose

Drive for Results

Minimum Education

Bachelors of Science degree in an engineering field from an ABET accredited four‑year college or university

Required Certifications

Texas Professional Engineer (PE) certification

Working Environment

Work is performed both indoors and outdoors. Operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi‑functioning printer and calculator.

Employee may potentially be exposed to hazardous chemicals, wet or humid conditions, outdoor weather, noisy and dusty environment. Ability to travel to and from meetings, training sessions or other business‑related events. After hours work may be required.

Physical Demands

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.

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