Senior Electric Distribution Designer, San Antonio, TX

Description

• Perform all coordination with external agencies such as the City of San Antonio, TxDOT, etc.
• Overhead Engineering - Coordinates and designs overhead electric system improvement projects and civic improvement projects
• Gas Engineering - Coordinates and designs gas system improvement/renewal projects; civic improvement projects; and large line extensions and service installations/upgrades/remodels for large commercial and industrial customers and developments
• Produce specialty Gas facility mapping and data product requests for internal and external use
• Develop job sketches and perform As-builts
• Serving Customers
• Create, edit, analyze and implement gas facility data updates from job construction sketches, as-built sheets, or mobile applications using standardized CPS symbology and data placement business rules, related to civic improvement, rehab or other existing work
• Maintain and ensure successful GIS data exports to critical modeling and outage applications such as ADMS, Gas SCADA, and Gas Hydraulic Modeling software
• Landbase Services – coordinates the verification of edits, QA/QC, and closing of as-built designs with Designers, Construction personnel, Site Inspectors, and Schedulers
• Conduct field surveying for the design and installation for each job, including staking pole locations and locating buried utilities
• Follow business rules and generate reports to improve the data quality for export to other systems
• Validate gas line pressure discrepancies, confirm gas service measurement and feature placement consistency
• Building and Supporting Teams

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to perform accurate and timely as-builts
• Entrepreneurial Thinking
• Ability to meet goals and objectives with minimal direct supervision
• Ability to multi-task various critical work assignments in a fast paced environment in a professional manner
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to prepare high quality job sketches utilizing GIS
• Gas as-built standards
• Rigorous quality assurance and quality control measures to ensure excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with minimum supervision verified through assessments
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills for interaction with all levels of personnel
• GIS Placement Standards
• Ability to set priorities, organize work and make occasional exceptions
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and coordinate all projects to meet due dates
• Relative experience in supporting utility construction & maintenance.
• State, federal, and local permitting
• Exceptional knowledge and demonstrated application of relevant design and construction standards and applicable code requirements
• Distribution system analysis
• Demonstrated experience to use and develop effective QAQC processes to maintain GIS data integrity requirements
• Documented experience working in ESRI Utility Network (UN) or an ESRI enterprise multi-user data ArcGIS environment
• Demonstrated ability to forge strong relationships across levels and organizational lines of business
• At least 5 years of experience working in ESRI Utility Network (UN) or an ESRI enterprise multi-user data ArcGIS environment
• More than two decades of expertise in the electric utility industry with a deep understanding and proficiency in electric power.
• Extensive knowledge and demonstrated application of Electric Line Extension Policy and Gas Line Extension Policy
• Associates degree in Science with a concentration in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical or related field from an accredited university
• Ability to work in a variety of locations such as the field, construction centers and the main office
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Package, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, electronic mail and scheduling
• Functional GIS experience in the Gas utility industry
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service
• Communicates Effectively
• Demonstrated positive interpersonal behaviors toward CPS Energy, associates, and customers

Benefits

• Gas Line Extension Policies
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
• Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for our veterans)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Medical, dental, prescription and life insurance
• Funding resources assistance. We can cut through the red tape that comes along with accepting grants and other funding types.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Roadway-related relocations
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance