Requisition ID : 19118

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

The successful candidate will possess critical and creative thinking that will help advance SRP'S corporate strategy of being Leaner, Greener and More Customer Centric through the delivery of unique and timely strategic insights into one of the most highly visible systems in SRP - the Energy Management System (EMS).

The EMS is the system that allows power dispatchers to have monitoring and control of SRP'S generation, transmission, and distribution systems as well as exchange reliability information with other utilities in the Western Interconnection.

Duties will include periodic call-out support, EMS maintenance to reflect growth of systems, ICCP administration, building program interfaces, creating complex algorithms and maintenance scripts, and interfacing with customers.

Position prefers, but does not require, knowledge and experience supporting an EMS, SCADA (in the scope of an EMS), control algorithms, and electrical network modeling. Understanding of power operations and telemetry technology is of benefit. Experience with AspenTech OSI Monarch system is preferred but not required. Familiarity with Unix/Linux systems is desired.

What You'll Do

- Identify trends and root causes of issues, determine solutions, and make recommendations for management consideration. - Coordinate work with other departments - Act as a primary liaison to client organizations for specific projects - Administer and review work performed by consultants and technicians - Occasional contact with vendors of software, equipment, or services - Occasional travel to industry functions and other SRP facilities - Ability to work effectively using the services of various organizational groups within SRP - Depending on assignment, frequent requirement to work with confidential information - Understand and follow the software development life cycle (SDLC) - Participation in 24/7 call-out rotation - MS SQL Server - C or C++ Programming - C# Programming - XML - Windows and Linux scripting - Perl - Python (not required) - Strong programming documentation skills

Experience

Five (5) years full time experience actively engaged in engineering practice. Must have demonstrated the successful accomplishment of work of the nature defined for the job of Senior Engineer.

Promotion to Level 2 requires a minimum of two years of experience at Level 1; demonstrated capability to perform advanced and more difficult work as determined by the supervisor. Promotion to Senior Level requires a minimum of three years of experience at Level 2; is fully competent in all aspects of functional area of assignment and as such would be recognized as a specialist in area of assignment and may have periodic or occasional lead responsibilities.

Education

A bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited institution is required and a master's degree in the area of specialty is preferred.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.