• Job Description

  Req#: 25487

  We are engineers, high line workers, power plant managers, accountants, electricians, project coordinators, risk analysts, customer service operators, community representatives, safety and security specialists, communicators, human resources partners, information technology technicians and much, much more. We are 3,500 people committed to enhancing the lives of the communities we serve. Together, we are powering the growth and success of our community progress every day!

  Deadline to apply: November 1, 2024

  Pay Grade

  18

  Position Summary

  Proactively provides strategic regulatory guidance and direction for the electrical distribution system. Develops and maintains knowledge of key industry-wide compliance risks in the areas of Reliability Standards. Provides direction and oversight of system reliability improvements from maintenance to capital activities. Discuss with customers electrical power outages and how CPS Energy is improving the system for better performance.

  Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Provides leadership, advice on monthly reliability reports and consult on a variety of reliability metrics for annual goals including new metrics.
  • Provides leadership, advice, and recommendations on a variety of individual outages and system metrics reporting for external stakeholders, existing/new customers, and State and Federal Commissions.
  • Provides leadership, advice, and recommendations on system operational data, provides direction on areas of improvement to sustain the best reliability.
  • Provides leadership, advice and recommendations on accurate reporting and investigating outage trends for system improvements and reporting.
  • Provides leadership, advice, and recommendations for short- and long-range plans as required to maintain/improve the reliability and integrity of the electrical distributions system.
  • Provides leadership, advice, and recommendations for communicating with customers/stakeholders with reliability projects and/or unfavorable reliability trends in conjunction with internal departments.
  • Provides leadership, advice and recommendations for strategic distribution reliability programs based on long term outage data and budgets.
  • Provides leadership, advice, and recommendations to the distribution system for ease of operational flexibility and restoration.
  • Provides leadership, advice and recommendations for reliability programs which address new company visions, strategic objectives, and core values.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
    

  Minimum Skills

  Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

  Professional Engineering License in the State of Texas.

  Experience in the electric utility industry with knowledge in resource distribution planning.

  Valid Class C Texas Driver’s License

  Knowledge of Reliable Operation of the Bulk Electric System in ERCOT and other NERC regions.

  Proficient in Microsoft Office Package, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, electronic mail & scheduling.

  Must have favorable driving record.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree

  Competencies

  Creating and Maintaining Networks

  Communicates Effectively

  Acting as a Champion for Change

  Developing Plans

  Displaying Technical Expertise

  Driving Continuous Improvement

  Minimum Education

  Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field from an accredited university.

  Required Certifications

  Working Environment

  Indoor work, operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi- functioning printer and calculator.

  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.

  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.

• About the company

  CPS Energy is the municipal electric utility serving the city of San Antonio, Texas.

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