Engineer Member System Planning I, II, III or Senior

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. • Westminster, CO

7h • $80,000 - $152,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for planning, coordinating, analysis, and providing engineering support for development of the transmission system and delivery facilities in coordination with Tri-States electric cooperatives (Member Systems). Provide power system planning, analysis, and engineering support to other departments and joint planning efforts with other utilities. Reviews and provides planning study reports and analysis for new and modified delivery point requests including distributed energy resources by the Member Systems. Presents requested Member System projects for approval by the Tri-State Board. Prepare written reports and presentations on results of transmission system studies and other engineering studies. Perform Bulk Electric and generator interconnection studies as necessary. Provide technical assistance and analysis for Member System operating concerns. Develops, reviews, and approves Member delivery point requirements and modification requests for compliance with Line Extension Policy and Member Service Policy.
Note: There is one position available, and this position will be filled at one of four job grade levels: Engineer Member System Planning I, job grade 7; Engineer Member System Planning II, job grade 8; Engineer Member System Planning III, job grade 9 or Senior Engineer Member System Planning job grade 10. This decision will be based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate and Tri-State business needs at the time of hire.
Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes : Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 40%, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance, Retirement Option, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), Employee Assistant Program (EAP) and Paid Leave Benefits.
Senior Engineer Member System Planning
Hiring Salary Range: $109,000-$152,000
Engineer Member System Planning III
Hiring Salary Range: $98,000-$136,000
Engineer Member System Planning II
Hiring Salary Range: $88,000-$122,000
Engineer Member System Planning I
Hiring Salary Range: $80,000-$108,000
Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education and/or skill level.

Tri-State is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with 43 members, including 40 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Together with its members, Tri-State delivers reliable, affordable and responsible power and energy services to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West.
Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., approximately 1,200 people are employed by Tri-State across five states.
Tri-State's electricity is generated from coal, natural gas and hydropower, with a rapidly increasing supply generated from wind and solar. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5,700 miles of high voltage transmission lines. Tri-State's transformative Responsible Energy Plan is reducing emissions, increasing renewable resources, developing new energy services and delivering more flexibility for its members.

Responsibilities

• planning, coordinating, analysis, and providing engineering support for development of the transmission system and delivery facilities in coordination with Tri-States electric cooperatives (Member Systems)
• Provide power system planning, analysis, and engineering support to other departments and joint planning efforts with other utilities
• Reviews and provides planning study reports and analysis for new and modified delivery point requests including distributed energy resources by the Member Systems
• Presents requested Member System projects for approval by the Tri-State Board
• Prepare written reports and presentations on results of transmission system studies and other engineering studies
• Perform Bulk Electric and generator interconnection studies as necessary
• Provide technical assistance and analysis for Member System operating concerns
• Develops, reviews, and approves Member delivery point requirements and modification requests for compliance with Line Extension Policy and Member Service Policy

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 40%
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Option
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Paid Leave Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed