Power System Engineer/PSE Senior_

Austin

Position Information

Posting Title Power System Engineer/PSE Senior

Job Requisition Number AE503714

Position Number 109524

Job Type Full-Time

Division Name Electric System - ETS

Minimum Qualifications

Power System Engineer:

+ Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering, plus five (5) years of experience related to engineering.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

None.

Power System Engineer Senior:

+ Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in engineering, plus seven (7) years of experience related to engineering.

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 Transmission & Distribution Engineering team at Austin Energy (AE) is seeking to fill an engineering position within the Distribution Protection team. The responsibilities of this position include performing feeder and device coordination studies, programming settings files for protection devices, and working with fault analysis software. The ideal candidates will be detail-oriented collaborative engineers who can analyze scenarios, make critical, technical, and complex recommendations, and implement changes in an electric utility environment.

This position will be filled at one of the following levels depending upon candidate qualifications:

+ Power System Engineer – ($41.70 to $54.21 per hour)

+ Power System Engineer Sr. – ($47.75 to $62.07 per hour)

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.

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 (ustintexas.gov/department/active-employee-benefits) 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. Gaps in employment must include an explanation and dates of unemployment. 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.

Travel:

If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program (ustintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Employment/new\_hire\_driver\_safety\_standards.pdf) , 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.

Fair Labor Standards Act:

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

Pay Range

See Notes to Applicants

Hours

Monday – Friday

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with a flexible telework/in-office schedule.

+ Two days weekly at Mueller HQ, other Austin Energy locations, or service area sites as needed for meetings, trainings, events and site visits.

May require working outside of normal business hours as business needs require.

Job Close Date 07/29/2024

Type of Posting External

Department Austin Energy

Regular/Temporary Regular

Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable

Category Professional

Location 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723

Preferred Qualifications

+ Experience providing technical guidance

+ Experience working with medium-voltage electrical distribution equipment and materials

+ Experience with coordinating medium voltage distribution equipment using fault analysis and Time Over Current Coordination software

+ Experience with programming SEL 651R distribution recloser controllers or similar controls

+ Experience with switchgears / automatic transfer-switches

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities

This position is posted at multiple levels. Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. Please select the appropriate job description below.

Power System Engineer (ustintexas.gov/hr/jobdesc/rpts/jobreport.cfm?codeid=2633)

Power System Engineer Sr.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

This position is posted at multiple levels. 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. Please select the appropriate job description below.

Power System Engineer (ustintexas.gov/hr/jobdesc/rpts/jobreport.cfm?codeid=2633)

Power System Engineer Sr.

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 (*).

+ * The minimum qualifications for the Power System Engineer require graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering, plus five (5) years of experience related to engineering. Do you meet these reequirements?

+ Yes

+ No

+ * Please provide a brief description of how you meet the minimum qualifications listed for this position - to include, meeting the education requirements, years of related experience, and PE licensing.

(Open Ended Question)

+ * Do you have experience performing fault calculations using fault analysis software?

+ Yes

+ No

+ * Describe your experience with coordinating medium voltage distribution equipment using time over current coordination software. (N/A for no experience)

(Open Ended Question)

+ * Describe your experience providing engineering field support to electric utility technical personnel. (N/A for no experience)

(Open Ended Question)

+ * Describe your experience with programming relays, recloser controllers, or other smart grid automation devices. (N/A for no experience)

(Open Ended Question)

+ * Do you have experience working with switchgears or automatic transfer switches?

+ Yes

+ No

+ * Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties?

+ Yes

+ No

+ * This position requires a criminal background check. 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 Criminal Background Investigation (CBI) to be hired.

+ I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Investigation (CBI).

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