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About the Role

As Supervisor, EMS and Advanced Applications at the Lower Colorado River Authority, you will guide a team that crafts, develops, and maintains critical Energy Management System (EMS) tools and applications. These systems support dispatching, monitoring, and controlling LCRA’s assets in the ERCOT electrical market. You will face complicated grid issues with fresh solutions, ensuring consistent real-time operations and system stability. We seek a self-reliant specialist who excels in resolving complex problems. This person will lead ongoing progress and guide colleagues who are building their skills in this fast-paced, essential workplace.

Responsibilities

Manage, align, and lead the work of engineers and technical staff accountable for software and advanced applications in the LCRA Transmission Service Corporation (TSC) SCADA/EMS, PI Historian, Jira & SharePoint support services, along with cybersecurity support responsibilities.
Develop strategic and operating plans, goals, objectives, priorities, and procedures, ensuring alignment with LCRA’s strategic goals.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Point of Contact (POC) with EMS and AVEVA PI vendors, implementing upgrades, requesting new features or customization, and supporting testing and successful implementation.
Collaborate with other teams within the Technical & Engineering department to automate and improve processes and develop new in-house tools.
Lead operational technology projects and provide consultative expertise on the EMS, AVEVA PI, and related applications.
Coordinate 24/7 on-call support activities to ensure high availability and robustness of critical control room applications and engineering tools.
Ensure awareness and compliance with EMS, NERC, FERC, and ERCOT Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards.

Requirements

Nine or more years of experience in analysis, configuration and technical support of energy management systems, SCADA, automatic generation controls (AGC) or Windows-based servers or other relevant experience, including at least three years of experience with energy management systems.
A degree(s) in engineering, computer science, math, business or relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.

Skills

Software development
Engineering projects
Supporting real-time applications with energy management systems
Development and implementation of SCADA/EMS applications
Transmission operations
GE Power on Reliance (POR) or equivalent software
Leadership
Direction
Supervisory skills for staff
Analyzing and solving complex problems
Creative thinking
Establishing and maintaining effective working relations with peers, teams, users, managers, and vendors
Verbal communication
Written communication
Assessing the long-term impact of improvements on business
Evaluating time and resources
Preparing and presenting proposals
Negotiating with project sponsors and vendors
Managing controversy
Making decisions under pressure
Managing multiple projects or programs with tight deadlines
Analyzing quality assurance
Performance improvement
Balancing competing and high-priority work demands

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

9+ years of experience
3+ years of experience with energy management systems
6+ years supporting real-time applications with energy management systems

Education Level

Degree(s) in engineering, computer science, math, business or relevant field

Benefits

Healthcare
Wellness
Time off

About the Company

LCRA Transmission Service Corporation (TSC) SCADA/EMS
ERCOT electrical market
Energy Management System (EMS)
PI Historian
Jira & SharePoint support services
Cybersecurity support

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.
LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities.
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.