• Job Description

  Req#: ENGIN002046

  COMPANY OVERVIEW:

  El Paso Electric Company is a regional electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution service to more than 443,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000 square mile area of the Rio Grande Valley in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about our 120-year history, discover our plans for transforming the energy landscape, and encounter great opportunities with El Paso Electric.

  DATE POSTED: 07/22 /24 CLOSING DATE: 07/29/24

  GRADE LEVEL: 52-54

  DEPARTMENT: Dist Design Const & Maint

  STARTING SALARY: $67,400 - 120,000. Salary is commensurate with experience.

  JOB FAMILY SUMMARY PURPOSE:

  Under the general supervision of the Supervisor – Distribution Systems Design is responsible for acting as the liaison between the Company and customers, contractors, builders, and engineers in relation to the design and coordination of the construction of electrical distribution facilities, including designing and coordinating the construction of Company driven Service Betterment to maintain and improve the distribution system. Analyze and determine corrective action for power quality, and infrared scans.

  KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate with or without a reasonable accommodation that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

  EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Civil Engineering, or Engineering Technology.

  EXPERIENCE:

  • 0-5 years or more experience required

  MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

  1. Experience designing electrical distribution systems preferred
  2. Knowledge of electrical engineering design, drafting techniques, high voltage in relation to distribution, distribution construction standards and practices, Company’s engineering and distribution operations and procedures, Company policies and procedures, and applicable electrical and safety codes and standards.
  3. Knowledge of voltage drop calculations.
  4. Knowledge of the calculations of fault currents and their application to coordination studies.
  5. Knowledge of power flow calculations and ability to collect data and model feeders in power flows.
  6. Knowledge of system’s overcurrent protection policies and practices.
  7. Knowledge of surveying methods, materials used, and mechanical concepts.
  8. Ability to plan for and meet project deadlines and oversees all necessary construction to provide electrical service.
  9. Ability to obtain Infrared Thermography Certification.
  10. Ability to work independently and make decisions.
  11. Ability to operate a personal computer and use various computer software applications.
  12. Ability to work in confined spaces, receive and maintain certifications and training.
  13. Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  14. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with officers, managers, fellow employees, and the public.
  15. Ability to maintain a strong sense of propriety concerning confidential matters.

  ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  1. Analyzes field data, and design work orders to perform corrective actions to remedy power quality.
  2. Design work orders to accomplish various tasks dealing with Company Service Betterment, such as Company owned facility rebuilds, public safety concerns, and distribution system equipment.
  3. Utilizes the referral system to respond to customer outage concerns. Analyzes data and proposes corrective actions, create a work order and maintain constant communication with the customer.
  4. Works independently with minimal supervision and makes sound business decisions.
  5. Designs work orders for the construction of system and service betterment facilities.
  6. Assists engineers in identifying and analyzing root causes for system reliability problems and determines a plan for corrective action to include thermography scanning and reporting.
  7. Performs fault studies and makes recommendations for the use of sectionalizing devices.
  8. Collects and analyzes system information for modeling the distribution system in power flows and creates these models in power flow software.
  9. Secures easements and permits with the assistance of the Right-of-Way Department when necessary.
  10. Marks locations for new facilities and/or new line routes.
  11. Performs general field functions and sketches.
  12. Surveys terrain and takes various design measurements.
  13. Coordinates activities with Company staff, other utilities, and a variety of agencies.
  14. Provides preliminary information on the Company’s requirements and resolves possible design conflicts with customers, developers, contractors, governmental agencies, and other utilities.
  15. Represents the Company at meetings and provides information on the Company’s requirements and resolves possible design conflicts with customers, developers, contractors, governmental agencies, and other utilities.
  16. Prepares requisitions for the purchase of non-stock materials, equipment, and/or services required for work order construction.
  17. Assures adherence to applicable general construction methods, concepts, policies, standards, codes, and safety procedures and practices.
  18. Participates in the Distribution Operations Duty rotation.
  19. Might be required to provide and use your own cellphone for communication with customers and other entities.
  20. Valid driver’s license and be in compliance with the Company’s Driving Program policy.
  21. Complies with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and code of ethics as well as all applicable governmental laws and regulations to include employment, safety and environmental standards and regulations.
  22. Perform other related tasks that are not included but are within the context of the duties defined.

  WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  The incumbents in this classification are subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions and temperature changes of extreme cold weather (below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour) and extreme hot weather (temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour); and are exposed to loud noises, vibration, hazards, atmospheric conditions, oils, and electrical current and nominal voltages of 600 volts or less.

  1. May work irregular hours and extra hours.
  2. May require travel to Company work sites.
  3. May require out of town travel.

  PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  1. Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
  2. Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
  3. Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
  4. Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
  5. Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
  6. Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
  7. Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
  8. Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
  9. Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
  10. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
  11. Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
  12. Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
  13. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
  14. Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
  15. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  16. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.
  17. Hearing: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
  18. Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
  19. Visual acuity: Color, depth perception and field of vision to include measurement devices for close inspection and analysis.

  If interested in applying for this position, you must apply on-line by 5:00 PM, July29, 2024. (Please scroll back up to the “Apply Now” button)

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

  The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

• About the company

  El Paso Electric is a Texas-based public utility company, engaging in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in west Texas and southern New Mexico.

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