What are the responsibilities and job description for the Power System Supervising Engineer (Design North) position at City of Austin?
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering, plus eight (8) years of related engineering experience acquired either before and / or after licensing as a professional engineer, including two (2) years of which were in a lead or supervisory capacity.
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Notes to Applicants
This position is designated Distribution Engineering Supervisor within the Austin Energy Electric System Engineering and Technical Services business unit. It entails a comprehensive range of supervisory responsibilities for teams of technical staff. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and overseeing all aspects of the design of medium-voltage electric distribution projects.
Work groups supervised in this section are described as follows :
Design North - includes site plan-driven development projects for commercial, mixed-use, and multifamily development projects.
The supervisor will be responsible for the design process and ensure adherence to distribution engineering principles and practices in compliance with local and state regulations. This person collaborates across various work groups and professional disciplines to ensure the effective execution of major projects. The role includes identifying training needs, facilitating knowledge transfer to individuals and teams, standard updates, and maximizing team productivity and morale.
An important component of this position involves reviewing, signing, and sealing engineering work products that surpass the threshold for sealing requirements, as mandated by state regulations for licensed Professional Engineers. To ensure the highest service delivery standards, the supervisor must maintain an up-to-date understanding of best utility practices, equipment, and project management.
A portion of the supervisor's key functions are timesheets, onboarding, offboarding, performance reviews, goal setting, monitoring, and coaching and mentoring.
Customer service is a cornerstone of this role, focusing on meeting customer needs efficiently and effectively.
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Employment Application :
If you are selected as a top candidate :
Travel : If you are selected for this position and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties when necessary. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
Critical : This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and support activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done at a designated work site or at an alternate work location. Critical employees who can work at an alternative work location must do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergencies to provide essential services.
Fair Labor Standards Act :
This position is classified as FLSA Exempt. Exempt employees are salaried and are not eligible for overtime compensation.
Preferred Qualifications
Other :
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
Responsibilities - Supervision and / or Leadership Exercised :
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO / ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.
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