About the Role
LCRA is seeking a proven leader to direct and oversee the Transmission System Analysis team, ensuring the detailed planning and analysis of LCRA's transmission system for reliability and efficiency. This role involves providing strategic direction and technical expertise for transmission system planning initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and direction to staff, including hiring, training, and performance management.
- Develop and coordinate policies, processes, and guidelines for planning the LCRA Transmission Services Corp. (TSC) transmission system.
- Ensure adherence to NERC and ERCOT transmission system planning reliability requirements.
- Proactively identify transmission solutions and anticipate transmission system constraints.
- Lead the development of transmission capacity project recommendations and sponsor critical transmission system improvements.
- Coordinate the creation of transmission system models for compliance and performing system studies.
- Promote LCRA TSC’s transmission project submissions to ERCOT and act as a representative in regulatory proceedings.
Requirements
- Twelve years of experience in engineering, transmission planning, power systems analysis or other relevant experience, including at least five years of leadership responsibility.
- A degree(s) in math, computer science, engineering, or related field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
- Driver's license
Skills
- Advanced and innovative transmission steady state and stability study practices.
- Comprehensive understanding of NERC and ERCOT standards and requirements.
- Outstanding communication skills
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 12 years of experience in engineering, transmission planning, power systems analysis or other relevant experience
- 5 years of leadership responsibility
Education Level
- Degree(s) in math, computer science, engineering, or related field
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Wellness
- Time off
About the Company
- LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities.
Equal Opportunity
- LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
- All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
- Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org.
- Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
