Utilities Engineer

Utilities Engineer

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

The Utilities Engineer is responsible for providing day to day support to operations and maintenance of electrical utility production and distribution.

Salary Range: $75,012.00 - $114,131.00

A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Five years of experience in design, maintenance, or operation of electrical power systems.

Required Licenses and Certifications:

• Must have a valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or the ability to obtain within 30 days of employment. Must have a EIT Certification or the ability to obtain within 1 year of employment.

Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Familiar with principles involved in electrical distribution systems, SCADA, relaying & controls, medium voltage equipment and medium voltage testing, system modeling.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Academic emphasis in power distribution and control systems.
• Experience in maintaining automated building operation control systems in a multi-facility campus or university setting.
• Experience in air and water balance of HVAC systems.
• Professional Engineer certification.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and Analyze- Monitors plant systems, analyzes performance, initiates action for optimization and participates in process improvement efforts to achieve plant goals for safety productivity and efficiency. This may require driving a university vehicle to various plant facilities on campus.
• Technical Resource- Provides technical expertise in support of capital projects, process evaluation, and equipment modification. Manages contractors and coordinates maintenance staff during project installations. Maintains all logic and PLC programs, install switches, and performs maintenance on the network as needed.
• Analysis and Design-Performs analysis, detailed design (including documentation), capital request preparation, installation, startup/checkout/debugging, and cost control of assigned projects.
• Departmental Objectives & Safety- Contributes to a safe work environment by reporting accidents and unsafe working conditions, uses proper personal protective equipment, follows safety procedures outlined in Material Safety Data Sheets, and participates in safety training. Committed to continuously improving the quality and value of service provided to our customers. Will strive to not only meet, but exceed, customer expectations in every interaction by providing personalized and professional solutions. Ensures that all communications to customers – both internal and external to the organization – are responsive, respectful, professional and solutions-oriented.

Why Texas A&M University?

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.