Electrical Engineer; Series

Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) is a not-for-profit, community-owned water utility, overseen by elected officials and citizen appointees from Reno, Sparks and Washoe County. TMWA has a highly skilled workforce who ensure the around-the-clock treatment, delivery and availability of high-quality drinking water for more than 475,000 residents of the Truckee Meadows.

The Electrical Engineer performs professional electrical, instrumentation and controls (I&C), and SCADA engineering work in support of the safe, reliable operation and maintenance of TMWA water supply, treatment, distribution, and generation facilities. Work is performed within the Maintenance, Reliability and Systems Engineering (MRSE) group and includes electrical power systems engineering, SCADA and control system support, preventive and predictive maintenance program support, root cause analysis, reliability studies, and delivery of small retrofit and reliability-driven projects.

The Associate Electrical Engineer is the entry level of the series. Incumbents perform routine engineering work under close supervision while gaining the experience required for professional licensure.

The Staff Electrical Engineer differs from the Associate Electrical Engineer in that incumbents are licensed professional engineers who perform a full range of electrical engineering work under general supervision.

Progression from one position title, level or designation is not automatic nor guaranteed and is based on business needs.

We believe that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the incumbent nor TMWA to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

• Using independent judgment and initiative perform professional engineering work to manage and coordinate construction of water system facilities performed by outside contractors.
• Furnish engineering services to TMWA in accordance with current standard of care for professional engineers and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Provide project management for engineering projects, including retrofit and reliability-driven projects, developing project scope, procuring and managing design consultants and supervising engineering design work performed by others.
• Manage project schedules and budgets. Ensure improvements are in-service by the required date and that expenditures are within the authorized budget.
• Prepare design drawings for water system facilities and perform complex engineering calculations in support of water system facility designs.
• Write technical specifications; prepare cost estimates; prepare clear and concise technical reports.
• In conjunction with TMWA Purchasing Coordinator, develop and prepare bid documents and assist in the bidding and contract award process. Participate in pre-construction meetings.
• Receive, review, approve and process Contractor shop drawings and/or material and equipment submittals.
• Administer the construction contract including negotiation of contract provisions, agreements, change orders and resolution of claims.
• Plan, organize, direct and manage construction of projects; assist with start up procedures; turn over facilities to Operations and Maintenance and perform project closeout duties.
• Evaluate schedules and recommend pre-purchasing of long lead time equipment when indicated. Prepare specifications for equipment pre-purchase. Coordinate equipment requirements with project design drawings, review submittals, and approve vendor pay requests.
• Make presentations and represent TMWA before regulatory and permitting agencies and the public.
• Organize and conduct project meetings with developers, engineers, contractors, affected agencies and other TMWA personnel.
• Provide engineering support to other TMWA departments to identify and resolve operational and maintenance issues, including support during facility outages and emergencies.
• Closely coordinate and work with Maintenance Department SCADA technicians and support troubleshooting as required.
• Prepare, review, and aid in implementing process control descriptions for SCADA systems.
• Prepare, review, and maintain piping and instrumentation diagrams…