PNM Resources Hiring for Telecom Engineer I, II, III or Sr. Job at Albuquerque, NM Full Time

PNM Resources

Job ID: 6087291
Date: 02/03/2022
Location: PNM, Albuquerque, NM
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular

COVID-19 Protocols

Employees are expected to follow all COVID safety protocols including either proof of vaccination or weekly testing.

Posting Deadline

Applications must be submitted by March 2, 2022

Department: Transmission Engineering

PREFERENCES

• FE/PE certified
• Working experience with designing and implementing:

• Microwave RF Optical Transport systems
• Fiber between IEDs in Transmission stations
• Fiber on SONET network
• Multiplexer, Chanel Bank, Flash Wave and Comm Alarms

JOB DESCRIPTION

Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to being granted unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training. Annual cyber security training is also required.

Engineer I

Salary Grade: G08
Minimum Midpoint Maximum
$52,844 – $70,019 – $87,193

SUMMARY:

Under direct supervision, performs assignments designed to develop engineering work knowledge and abilities through the application of standard techniques, practices and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides entry-level engineering support for projects that are small and somewhat repetitive in nature

Conducts small or repetitive studies or participates in larger studies where project performance, cost, and scheduling are the key factors of evaluation

Provides basic engineering support to operational areas

Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations and evaluations

Represents the Company in technical matters that are fundamental in nature

Provides entry-level technical support to and interacts with other associates

Uses the Company and industry standards to ensure safety and consistency of engineering results

Provides occasional technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and lower-level Company personnel

COMPETENCIES:

Knowledge and ability to apply the appropriate basic and well-established principles, practices and regulations in the incumbents respective discipline

Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, etc.)

Demonstrated good leadership skills, self-motivation, and good interpersonal skills

Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability

Demonstrated confidence working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities. and equipment

QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) and one to three years related experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Must possess current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the Company’s driving record requirements.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, write speeches, and presentations

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization

COMPUTER SKILLS:

In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs, such as Autocad

Working knowledge of operating systems, word processing, database, and spreadsheet software

ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out complex instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with complex problems involving several concrete variables in complicated situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position requires periods of frequent sitting, standing, walking, and exposure to outside elements, lifting (50 pounds or under), crouching, bending, climbing and working at various heights.

Protective equipment required: Hard-hat, safety glasses and hearing protection.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Time will be divided between office and field, with a majority of time in the office.

Work will be around high voltage electricity, computers, office equipment, and construction equipment.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Engineer II

Salary Grade: G07
Minimum Midpoint Maximum
$60,243 – $79,822 – $99,400

SUMMARY:

Under general supervision, independently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, practices and procedures commonly employed in a specific area of assignment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides the engineering expertise necessary to support intermediate projects that are generally conventional in nature.

Conducts or participates in studies of intermediate size that evaluate performance, cost, and scheduling criteria of a limited number of alternatives.

Applies routine engineering techniques, practices, and procedures in support of operational areas.

Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations, and evaluations effectively to engineering and non-engineering individuals and groups.

Represents the Company in intermediate engineering matters.

Interacts with and provides technical support consistent with the application of well-established standards to other associates.

Participates in the formulation of Company and industry standards.

Provides technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and Company personnel as required by specific assignments/projects.

COMPETENCIES:

Knowledge of and ability to apply standard engineering principles, practices and regulations, and economic and decision analysis principles to area problems including, but not limited to, generation, transmission, distribution, fuels, system planning, financial and regulatory issues, asset utilization, and environmental controls and regulations.

Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, etc.).

Demonstrated good leadership skills, self-motivation, and good interpersonal skills.

Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability.

Comfortable working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities and equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a college/university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET), plus 2 or more years of engineering experience or 1 or more with a Fundamentals of Engineering certificate or 1 or more years plus a Master¿s Degree in Engineering.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS

Fundamentals of Engineering certificate preferred.

Must possess current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the Company’s driving record requirements.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, write speeches, and presentations.

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs, Autocad, Word, Access, Excel, Windows, etc.

ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out complex instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with complex problems involving several concrete variables in complicated situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position requires periods of frequent sitting, standing, walking, and exposure to outside elements, lifting (50 pounds or under), crouching, bending, climbing and working at various heights. Protective Equipment Required ¿ Hard-hat, safety glasses and hearing protection.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Time will be divided between office and field, with a majority of time in the office. Work will be around high voltage electricity, computers, office equipment, and construction equipment.

DEGREES:
Bachelor of Engineering

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
Driver’s License (Required)
Fundamentals of Engineering Ce

JOB DESCRIPTION

Engineer III

Salary Grade: G06
Minimum Midpoint Maximum
$67,996 – $91,795 – $115,593

SUMMARY:

Under general supervision plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates the engineering work for a total project of moderate scope or for detailed phases of part of a major project.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manages all the engineering aspects of projects of moderate scope or detailed phases of major project efforts

Leads or conducts performance, cost, and scheduling studies of varying size that are generally conventional in nature

Supports operational areas through the application of standard and non-standard engineering techniques, practices, and procedures

Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations, and evaluations to diverse internal groups in a working or conference type environment

Represents the company¿s interests in engineering matters that may be varied and complex in nature

Interacts with and provides broad knowledge technical support to other associates

Applies engineering expertise to improve or develop new standards

Provides technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and company personnel on a regular, on-going basis

COMPETENCIES:

Broad knowledge and proven ability to apply engineering principles, practices and regulations to, and perform economic and decision analysis studies of issues in areas including, but not limited to, generation, transmission, distribution, system planning, financial and regulatory issues, asset utilization, and environmental controls and regulations

Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, ASME, NACE, etc.)

Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability

Ability to make informed repair decisions following company protocols

Comfortable working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities and equipment

Ability to forecast budgets

Demonstrated leadership skills, self-motivation, and interpersonal skills

QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a college/university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET), plus four or more years of engineering experience or three or more with a Fundamentals of Engineering certificate or three or more with a Master¿s Degree in Engineering.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS

Fundamentals of Engineering certificate is preferred.

Must possess current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the Company’s driving record requirements.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, write speeches, and presentations

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization

COMPUTER SKILLS:

In-depth knowledge of personal computers including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs

In depth knowledge of word processing, database, and spreadsheet software

ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out complex instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with complex problems involving several concrete variables in complicated situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position requires periods of frequent sitting, standing, walking, and exposure to outside elements, lifting (50 pounds or under), crouching, bending, climbing and working at various heights. Protective equipment required: hard-hat, safety glasses and hearing protection.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Time will be divided between office and field, with a majority of time in the office. Work will be around high voltage electricity facilities, computers, office equipment, and construction equipment.

DEGREES:
Bachelors Degree

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
Driver’s License (Required)
Fundamentals of Engineering Ce

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sr. Telecom Engineer

Salary Grade: G05
Minimum Midpoint Maximum
$78,196 – $105,564 – $132,933

SUMMARY:

Architect, Engineer, plan, design, build, configure and commission energy utility telecommunications transport networks and systems, including data, voice and RF systems. Responsible for complete technical oversight and project management for transport network expansion projects. Focusing on the expansion of the Optical SONET & WDM/DWDM, MAS radio, two-way and microwave networks which support the Utility¿s Transmission and Generation Assets. Responsible for working with enterprise business areas, telecom carriers and other utilities and working with contracts group in developing and executing dark fiber IRU and other applicable contracts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Compiles engineering project proposals to define goals, identify scope, background and need, and ascertain cost of equipment, parts and services

Designs and Engineers utility telecommunications transport networks, including selection and configuration of telecommunications hardware and software to ensure short and long term performance, scalability and availability requirements are met

Calculates and documents equipment power/space requirements and consumption for multiple sites and works with local Engineering, Facilities Operations, and/or vendors to meet these requirements, including electrical and cooling configurations, IEC, NEMA standards, AC/DC power, power redundancy scenarios

Coordinates and schedules investigations and feasibility studies, including economic evaluations of proposed and existing telecommunications locations, hardware and software, provide recommendations for system changes and participates in bid and search process

Ensures the communication systems and new construction complies with Federal, State and municipal laws, rules and regulations as well as industry codes, i.e., NESC codes; Right of Way agreements and Environmental Policies

Technical support to supervise sub contract team for installation, network integration and engineering services on the optical and microwave transport networks for a variety of telecommunication related projects

Responsible for drafting and securing approvals for multiple types of Carrier Agreements, Reciprocal Trade Agreements, Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) agreements, Lease Services Agreements, Communication Land use Agreements and Utility communication interconnection agreements.

Completes Vendor Management responsibility including drafting and securing approvals for multiple types of Carrier Agreements, RFP, contract negotiation, ongoing relationships on multiple Agreements

Responsible for regulatory filings (Licensing) and follow-up on recurring renewals

Participates in NERC/WECC document preparation, is an SME in WECC audits

Prepares on-line and hard copy documentation of systems and user applications, providing instruction and training to users. Handles system and user needs and problems; identifies problems and effects corrections

COMPENTENCIES

Extensive experience and knowledge of fiber optic, microwave radio frequency and wireless transport network design and engineering, testing and support for utilities, service providers or enterprise networks.

Working experience with designing and implementing SONET/WDM/DWDM and Microwave RF Optical Transport systems, including: Fujitsu Flashwave; NEC, TDM, SONET design, GIGE, RF, WiMax, Mesh, SCADA, DNP, 61850, SNMP, etc.

Ability to determine the type and development of new telecommunication sites, arrangement of circuits, transport network equipment to be installed for primary, failover and disaster recovery configurations as required by regulatory compliance.

Knowledge and background with AC and DC power systems, fiber optic transmission and transmission systems, and electrical cabling and transmission system.

Working experience with optical link loss analysis for DWDM and SONET/SDH optical links; Experience with fiber test equipment. Collects and interprets engineering documentation, to include schematics, fiber management systems and performance OTDR and Fiber Characterization reports.

Maintains a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and/or systems, and technology trends in the industry that will impact the Utility Operations and business and technology implementation.

Knowledge with ArcGIS, Autodesk AutoCAD utilized for design and construction of the fiber network.

Ability to read prints, schematics and drawings and create detailed prints for use by field technicians

Working knowledge of Reciprocal Trade Agreements, Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) agreements, Lease Services Agreements, Communication Land use Agreements and Utility communication interconnection agreements

Adept at meeting project deadlines, orders equipment, prepares installation specifications, and monitors progress of installation to ensure facilities are ready on specified dates

QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in electrical engineering with four to six years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Masters degree with an emphasis in digital, network and wireless communications is preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Must possess a current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the company’s driving record requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

May supervise or lead lower graded technical and/or support staff.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Ability works with vendors, utilities, telecom carriers and various teams in identification and resolution of complex network problems

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Experience using project, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software

Working knowledge of AutoCAD or other design tools

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand for long periods of time and sit for long periods of time. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Office and Field environment

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

PNM Resources and affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers. Women, minorities, disabled individuals and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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