Engineer Senior (Future Energy Assets)

Requisition ID: 17315

 

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

 

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

 

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

 

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

 

Summary

Regularly provides engineering services in an engineering discipline, as a project/program leader, or in an area of technical specialty, in a technically sound, safe, timely, and cost-effective manner to enable SRP to realize its goals and objectives for providing water and energy related services.

What You'll Do

• Performs as engineering project leader on portions of the Salt River pumped storage hydro project, including dam, power generating, water conveyance, transmission, and substation infrastructure.
• Prepares specifications, evaluates bids, and prepares recommendation materials for management consideration when evaluating large or complex procurements valued in the tens to hundreds of millions of dollars.
• May perform engineering design, analysis, and studies in an area of technical specialty requiring a significant knowledge in hydropower generation equipment, dam design, or tunneling.
• Administers and reviews work performed by consultants and others, including owners engineer design reviews in area of technical discipline.
• Prepares and/or conducts written and oral reports and presentations.
• Oversees field work using contractors and/or SRP field crews, including performing field engineering necessary to resolve design or construction deficiencies.
• Actively mentors less-experienced engineers on technical, project management, and/or best practices related activities.
• Coordinate with SRP and external consultant subject matter experts to facilitate reviews of all aspects of greenfield hydropower plant development from design through commissioning.
• Build and effectively manage relationships with partners and stakeholders to meet SRP and project objectives.

What It Takes To Succeed

This position will require an experienced engineer who has knowledge of the steps involving in developing long-lead resources (pumped storage hydro) valued at billions of dollars. New resource development is a high visibility effort that has critical reputational, political, and financial implications to SRP, and is the subject of significant attention from the SRP Board, external stakeholders, customers, and other members of the communities SRP serves.  The following skills are required:   

 

• Demonstrated network of internal and external contacts including customers, outside agencies, and suppliers of significant equipment and services.
• Ability to use engineering tools required for the job.
• Fundamental understanding of the SRP power system, including hydropower generation, substation, and transmission design and construction.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including experience leading large, complex, multidisciplinary projects from inception through construction and commissioning.

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