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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: 03 /19/24 CLOSING DATE: 04/02/24
GRADE LEVEL: 52-53
DEPARTMENT: IT Applications
STARTING SALARY: $67,300 - $104,000 annually. Salary is commensurate with experience.

JOB FAMILY SUMMARY PURPOSE:

Under the general supervision of the Manager – Applications Team, performs all functions necessary to manage and implement IT projects and operations in the areas of application support and business systems. This includes direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of technical based projects; allocations of technical resources; defining business and technical objectives and projects; gathering requirements, system design, implementation planning, and modification of business and enterprise systems; preparing supporting documentation; and presenting findings, recommendations and specifications for assigned projects and related systems.

EDUCATION:
Bachelors in from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, MIS, Engineering or related discipline.

Certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP), preferred.

EXPERIENCE:
0-3 years or more of experience

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.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

1. Related experience focusing on information technology systems, with related experience in project management, integration, or systems analysis and design.
2. Ability to effectively create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements based on PMP principles. Identify resources needed for day-to day operation aspects of a project and its related costs to apply EPE methodology and enforce project standards.
3. Strong understanding of contracts and provide oversight of deliverables and service level agreements.
4. Ability to ensure project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
5. Demonstrated ability to assist internal clients in identifying and coordinating new system development and/or enhancements. Provide project planning and budgeting information that allows business decision-making for new system implementation and/or upgrades.
6. Knowledge of information technology principles, practices, standards and methodologies including: system analysis and design, requirements definition, system integration, documentation techniques, system support and budgeting.
7. Ability to provide oversight of deliverables, understand contracts and measure service level agreements.
8. Ability to effectively analyze and resolve complex problems.
9. Possess strong leadership and team building skills
10. Ability to follow business processes and evaluate automation needs
11. Ability to insure project acceptance by implementing change management techniques.
12. Effective verbal and written communication skills.
13. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with officers, managers, fellow employees, and the general public.
14. Ability to maintain a strong sense of propriety concerning confidential matters.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Act as liaison between IT applications support and business systems with providers and project teams, departments, divisions, organizations.
2. Plan, coordinate, and lead teams involved in system implementation, integration, quality assurance, testing, change management, and conversion activities.
3. Review and develop related standards, procedures, and practices and oversees compliance.
4. Coordinate and ensure success of major business systems development and improvement projects.
5. Develop action plans, review and evaluate project progress; prepare improvement recommendations; ensure efficient and effective resource utilization, the quality of deliverables, and user satisfaction.
6. Plan, coordinate, and oversee performance of critical, complex, multiple concurrent and major business systems applications assignments.
7. Evaluate, specify and initiate proposals to improve and replace business systems by assessing benefit, risk, and cost factors. Prepare formal recommendations and provide supporting financial, regulatory, and other documentation to management for consideration and approval.
8. Integrate, analyze, negotiate, and define business system requirements.
9. Evaluate and apply alternative technologies and approaches.
10. Ensure business systems security is consistent with corporate policy and related internal and external auditing requirements.
11. Fulfill administrative reporting and documentation requirements on performance and projects.
12. Schedule and oversee the assignments of assigned team and project.
13. Provide feedback on performance objectives, milestones and overall evaluation.
14. Operate with considerable latitude and limited supervision.
15. Valid driver’s license and be in compliance with the Company’s Driving Program policy.
16. 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.
17. Perform other related tasks that are not included but are within the context of the duties defined.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. 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 and oils.
2. May work non-standard hours.
3. May require travel to Company work sites.
4. May require out of town travel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force.
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. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
12. Fingers: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
13. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
14. Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape and temperatures or texture by touching with skin, i.e., fingertips.
15. 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.

If interested in applying for this position, you must apply on-line by Tuesday , April 02, 2024 5:00 PM, . (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)