The Transmission Engineer position holds the responsibility for the safe, reliable, and economic round-the-clock operation of the electric transmission system. Duties include engineering responsibilities for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation activities of our electric transmission lines, producing design packages for electric transmission capital projects required to ultimately provide service and increased reliability to our customers, generating project estimates & schedules, participating in root cause analyses, studying encroachment cases, developing & managing contracts for labor and materials, making site visits to monitor construction activities, and other engineering activities as they arise.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Plans, designs, and oversees construction of electric transmission lines
- Analyzes existing transmission lines for conductor upgrades and communications cable additions
- Researches and studies new technologies, methods, and equipment
- Drafts, finalizes, approves, accumulates and issues drawings, material lists, manuals and schedules for construction and revises transmission records to reflect as-built conditions
- Coordinates, schedules and plans transmission project activities and provides technical support
- Specifies, requisitions, and approves material for transmission projects
- Develops, approves, and maintains material specifications and construction standards
- Develops design processes and procedures
- Provides transmission project budget estimates and monthly spending projections
- Writes construction contracts and manages contractors on projects
- Estimates quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility
- Uses SAP to determine project costs, order material and monitor project progress
- Participates in routing & siting projects
- Supports COSA Civic Projects where transmission towers and/or lines are in conflict
- Reviews encroachment requests for customers and developers
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Skills
Oral/Written Communications
Personal Computer Usage
Project Management
Minimum Knowledge and Abilities
Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures in this field to complete duties and assignments.
Demonstrated mastery of engineering discipline skills
Ability to lead cross-functional business initiatives and teams
Demonstrated ability to effectively handle a broad range of engineering assignments with minimum supervision
Ability to lead cross-functional teams on internal projects
Demonstrated ability to manage project costs, timeline, scope, and risks
Ability to effectively check work product for adequacy, quality and accuracy
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
- Master's degree from an accredited university
- Experience with Bentley MicroStation software
- Experience with PLS-CADD software
- Experience with SAP software
CPS Energy
145 Navarro
San Antonio
Texas United States
www.cpsenergy.com
