Engineering Associate CPS Energy Location: Texas Category: Engineer
San Antonio, TX, United States
Position Summary
The Engineering Associate 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
Handles work content that is complex
May provides engineering support to multiple work areas
Performs other project and process improvement initiatives as assigned
Minimum Skills
Minimum Knowledge and Abilities
Must obtain approval by Business Unit Executive Leadership, as related to the business need for Engineering Associate 3's without their PE.
Extensive engineering experience
Solid knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of a particular field of specialization.
Demonstrated mastery of core engineering discipline skills or specialized functions required by business area
Ability to effectively lead technical initiatives and teams to successful completion
Demonstrated ability to effectively handle a broad range of engineering assignments with minimum supervision
Experience leading cross-functional teams, people and projects in a matrixed organization
Demonstrated ability to manage project costs, timeline, scope, and risks
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
Engineer In Training (EIT) designation from Texas Board of Professional Engineers
Texas Professional Engineer (PE) certification
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