PROJECT MANAGER OPERATIONS - TSR - SCHEDULER ASSOC-STAFF

Company Overview

El Paso Electric (EPE) is a regional energy provider that is engaged in generation, transmission, and distribution service to power approximately 460,000 customers in a 10,000-square mile area of the Rio Grande Valley in west Texas and southern New Mexico. We invite you to visit epelectric.com to learn more about EPE and our strategic initiatives. Join our EPE Team, and TOGETHER, we will transform the energy landscape.

DATE POSTED: 01/21/25 CLOSING DATE: 01/28/25

GRADE LEVEL: 52 - 53

DEPARTMENT: Transmission Substation & Relay

STARTING SALARY: $67,400 - $104,00 annually. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Key Job Responsibilities

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate with or without a reasonable accommodation that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Accounting, or Project Management or an equivalent combination of related training and experience

Experience

• 0-5 years of experience
  
  

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Scheduler – TSR Superintendent, promotes the conversion of current asset management system to the new work management system. Will work with Substation, Transmission and P&C to utilize the new work management system to schedule and track work for all the crews. Also, provides technical support and training on emerging technologies.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of hardware, software, programming languages and operating systems related to personal computers, servers, cloud, and the company network.
• Knowledge of electrical systems, construction equipment, materials, crew requirements and construction practices used by El Paso Electric Company.
• Working knowledge of computer software applications to include MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)
• Ability to use specialized software for gathering data, record keeping and testing of equipment and be able to instruct others in its use.
• Ability to support the development and implementation of EPE strategic asset management plans and programs, including various combinations of client education service level objectives.
• Ability to create documentation of developed applications and internal processes/procedures and develop training materials and utilize them to train end-users.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with officers, managers, fellow employees, and the public.
• Ability to maintain a strong sense of propriety concerning confidential matters.
• Ability to quickly acquire new skill sets.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  
  

Essential Job Functions

• Ability to learn current Cascade asset management software. Learn how to update, track and maintain Cascade Database by entering new substations, equipment nameplate information, creating new fields to the existing database, assigning maintenance orders to equipment for reliability/compliance as well as attaching all test reports. Provide Cascade reports for various departments.
• Schedules EPE Substation, Transmission and P&C crews utilizing incoming work management system. Advises Substation/Transmission/P&C Supervisors of work-load status and availability of resources.
• Maintain Substation library which includes, but is not limited to: Schematic drawings, equipment files, equipment manuals, and historical files for Transmission, Substation and Relay Engineering staff.
• Must be able to support the selection and deployment of information technology applications, especially enterprise asset and maintenance management systems (EAMS/CMMS) and complementary technologies (e.g., GIS, CCTV, mobile, business intelligence, condition analytics, and capital project management)
• Provide first line technical support for field unit laptops or company phones utilizing work related apps.
• Provide support to Asset Management/Plant Accounting Department with equipment transfers/retirements and usage of correct accounting information for Capital and O & M purchases.
• Assists with the development of project cost estimates, economic cost benefit, and analysis for project alternatives.
• Prepares effective reports and presentations addressing complex technical issues to an audience with limited technical knowledge.
• Knowledge of Oracle, Power Plant, LiveLink, Advanced System for Process Engineering (ASPEN), Transmission Outage Application (TOA), SBS Battery Link Software and EZCT-2000 Software, Power DB Test Data Management Software, Doble - DTA Web, OATI - Web Compliance and SharePoint.
• Acts as liaison and coordinates system functions with other users or departments.
• Coordinates training sessions, coaches team members, and coordinates the development of training materials for system users.
• Monitors budgets and expenses of assigned jobs and ensures accurate reporting.
• Largely self-directed work is expected to result in the development of new or improved techniques, procedures, and standards for operations or maintenance practices, as well as supporting technology to minimize asset life cycle costs.
• Valid driver’s license and follows the Company’s Driving Program policy.
• Complies with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and code of ethics as well as all applicable governmental laws and regulations to include employment, safety and environmental standards and regulations.
• Performs other related tasks that are not included but are within the context of the duties defined.
  
  

Work Environment

• The incumbents in this classification are subject to inside environmental conditions
• Available to work irregular hours and/or on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.
• May work non-standard hours.
• May require travel to Company work sites.
• May require out-of-town travel.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Fingers: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, and temperatures or texture, by touching with skin, i.e., fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
• Visual acuity: Color, depth perception, and field of vision to include measurement devices for close inspection and analysis.
  
  

If interested in applying for this position, you must apply online by 5:00 PM, January 28, 2025. (Please scroll back up to the “Apply Now” button)