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DEPARTMENT
Department: Customer Operations/Work Management
JOB DESCRIPTION
Sr Engineering Tech
Salary Grade: G07
Minimum Midpoint Maximum
$73,060 - $96,804 - $120,548
Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to being granted unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training. Annual cyber security training is also required.
Given the financial nature of this position, this position may be required to obtain a credit check depending on location. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a credit background check.
SUMMARY:
Under limited supervision, acts as lead support to engineers and applies advanced electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering knowledge to design and coordinate very complex and large projects and assignments. Functions within the engineering areas in a capacity directly impacting the maintenance and improvement of level of service to customers, system operation, and reliability.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Communicates in writing and verbally with customers, company personnel, outside agencies and other utilities for purposes of project negotiations, assistance, information gathering, and departmental support
Applies mathematical, economic, and risk analysis, advanced electrical, civil and mechanical knowledge and experience to the design, preparation, and coordination or the most complex projects
Performs field inspections to ensure compliance with complex material, equipment, contract or design specifications
Leads other department technicians by establishing project schedules, delegating and monitoring assignments, verifying work on assignments, and providing input to supervisor for performance appraisals
Understands and applies expert knowledge of applicable codes, specifications, standards, engineering practices, and principals to area of responsibility
Generates or analyzes computer data
Prepares, verifies, and evaluates a wide variety of engineering drawings, charts, graphs, and prints
May prepare and review routine customer or project related contracts
Independently negotiates internally and externally and makes decisions impacting projects
Provides training and assistance to other technicians, and may assist in orientation or training of entry-level engineers
Provides information to assist in department budgeting
Functions in a lead role to other department technicians including establishing project schedules, delegating, and monitoring assignments, verifying work on assignments, and providing input to supervisor for performance appraisals
COMPETENCIES:
Expert knowledge of applicable codes, specifications, standards and engineering practices and principals to area of responsibility
Ability to gather and synthesize complex or diverse information
Extensive background of theoretical and practical knowledge to develop solutions or recommendations to concurrent projects and issues
Ability to recognize and define objectives requiring action
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree from a four year college or university with five to seven years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and or experience related to the discipline.
Business needs dictate that the incumbent must routinely perform the identified tasks 75% of the time.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Must possess a current, legally valid driver s license and meet the company s driving record requirements.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Working knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software
Ability to develop new computer applications for the department s use as needed, and use computers to generate or analyze data to perform work in area of responsibility
ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY:
Advanced ability to solve practical problems with minimal technical direction from Senior Engineers. Ability to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. In depth networking with other internal departments. Job assignments typically require algebra, and may require trigonometry.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Regularly required to sit up to 2/3 of the time. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Office and/or field environment. Certain areas of the Company may require extensive field work and exposure to the environment in all weather conditions. Promotions are based on business need for duties to be performed, in addition to employee qualifications.
SAFETY AND ADA STATEMENT
Safety Statement:
Safety is a core value at (TXNM Energy/PNM/TNMP) and our vision, "everyone goes home safe", reflects our commitment to promoting an environment conducive to learning, improving and building safety practices. Our safety value is built upon the belief that every employee deserves to work in an environment free from harm.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement:
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