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Employment Opportunities with Garland Power & Light are summarized below. For more details on a particular job or for information on how to apply, benefits or FAQs, please visit the City of Garland's website and click on Job Opportunities.
Current Job Listings
POSITION (WORKING TITLE)
Transmission & Distribution Director
JOB ID#
2013-3253
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for the overall management of the T & D Division, which includes
construction, maintenance, operations and engineering to ensure system
reliability for customers and owners and provide adequate facilities for
system growth.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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Manage T&D Division’s engineering,
operational, maintenance and construction activities.
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Delegate functional activities and establish
supervisory schedules necessary for providing continuous service to
public and safe working environment for employees.
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Confer with utility management on design,
construction, operation and maintenance of system equipment.
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Manage T&D Division’s strategic and
administrative activities.
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Manage the maintenance coordination and
extension of transmission and distribution facilities from substations
to customers/owners.
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Manage T&D Division’s workflow and
purchasing activities.
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Confer with utility management in solving
administrative, organizational and technical problems.
POSITION (WORKING TITLE)
T&D Engineering Project Manager
JOB ID#
2013-3225
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for planning and coordinating designated projects to ensure that
goals or objectives of project are accomplished within prescribed time frame
and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or
through field supervisors. Also responsible for working collaboratively with
other members of the core team to achieve planned objectives.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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Coordinates activities of project personnel including engineering,
material purchase, and construction.
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Identifies and manages changes to the scope of work, specifications and
schedule.
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Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirements
documentation, and presentations.
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Coaches, mentors, and motivates project team members on assigned work.
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Interfaces with operating personnel, management, internal and external
clients.
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Participates in pre-design and pre-construction of proposed system
improvements and expansions.
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Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored
appropriately.
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Monitors budget for construction, operation, and maintenance.
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Participates in setting goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for
system maintenance and services.
POSITION (WORKING TITLE)
Relay Technician II
JOB ID#
2013-3220
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for technician training, complete construction modification,
improvements and upgrades to existing and new substations. Also,
responsible for participating in the installation, testing, maintenance,
operation and modification of the electric transmission and distribution
substation including protective relays, communication processors and
equipment, battery systems, fiber optic multiplexers, substation equipment,
metering system.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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Test, repair and calibrate devices and equipment to complete new
substations construction and modifications to existing substations.
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Perform substation wiring on Relay Panels, Communication Equipment,
Fiber Optic, Fault recorders, etc.
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Install substation cabling routes and fiber optic point and connection
maps.
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Develop and implement mapping points for Substation SCADA system.
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Perform field assessment of new projects and determining technical
solutions.
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Analyze historical trends data to investigate and correct anomalies in
the power system.
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Ensure proper storage of hard and soft copy test reports for Audit
purposes.
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Supervise and participate in troubleshooting system equipment and
devices.
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Recommend modifications, revisions and improvements in facility
procedures and methods.
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Develop and perform test procedures for new and existing equipment.
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Document software protection relay tests modules and maintain relay
testing and setting database.
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Troubleshooting system faults.
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Standby Duty and callout assistance after regular working hours.
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Occasional travel to remote system facilities.
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Continuation occupational training.
POSITION (WORKING TITLE)
Electric GIS Supervisor
JOB ID#
2013-3227
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for general supervision, assignments, and priorities with
respect to the electric system design model in GIS and the maintenance of
all Garland Power & Light geospatial related data.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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Supervises the Geographic Information System
(GIS) department including leadership, motivation, training, scheduling,
prioritizing, and assignment of duties.
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Monitors GIS for accuracy of connectivity
and integrity of asset data. Ensures GIS standards and design rules are
followed. Knows & understands GIS operations.
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Ensure all GIS procedures are documented and
kept current. Analyzes procedures for efficiency.
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Participate in design, setup and testing of
GIS technology projects. Projects may include GIS upgrades, WFM
upgrades, additional GIS modules or other projects as assigned.
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Analyze system problems and identify
solutions.
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Interacts frequently with Engineering,
System Operators, Field Crews, IT staff, GIS Consultants, and GP&L
Management. Interpret work requests and analyzes workflow.
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Assist in managing and maintaining the
ArcSDE Distribution & Transmission SQL Database.
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Research, recommend, and coordinate future
development of GIS functionality.
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Uses ArcGIS and ArcFM to create or maintain
assets, feeder routes, capital improvement plan maps, preliminary maps,
easements, etc. in GIS.
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GIS Administrator duties including but not
limited maintaining GIS domains, GIS attributes, GIS properties, role
permissions and resolving GIS conflicts.
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Participates in professional GIS
organization activities.
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Ability to communicate technical information
in a non-technical manner.
POSITION (WORKING TITLE)
Power Plant Engineer
JOB ID#
2013-3213
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for ensuring reliable and economical design of power plant
equipment and providing project management for Garland Power & Light. Also
responsible for providing design drawings and plans for in-house replacement
and upgrade of power plant equipment and operating facilities.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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Design and lay out drawings for in-house
replacement and upgrade projects.
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Perform field inspection of construction to
ensure conformance to design.
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Provide plant reliability assessments and
recommendations for equipment replacement.
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Provides plant design and development to
both internal departments and external engineering design firms.
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Review work plans, schedule and revise
construction standards, procedures and practices.
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Specify equipment and develop documentation
for purchase requests.
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Prepare oral and written reports for
management.
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Perform equipment assessment and analysis on
plant systems and provide recommendations for improvement restoration of
the systems for optimum unit reliability.
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Develop periodic reports to convey unit
equipment status.
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Develop equipment purchasing specifications
and scope of work for contract bids.
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Establish and maintain a long term CIP
equipment replacement plan identifying methods to maximize availability
and unit reliability.
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Provide daily direction to Intern engineers
during employment terms at GP&L.
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Maintain engineering test equipment in a
professional manner.
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Support capital project development by
designing and conducting evaluations of equipment and systems.
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Manage major plant projects to guarantee
proper development and progress. Administer contractor work as directed.
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Provide updates on technological
enhancements to improve unit reliability and search methods to
continually improve the plant and operational/maintenance parameters.
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Develop testing standards and procedures for
systems and equipment in to determine replacement or overhaul frequency.
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Provide guidance and supervision for
Contractors involved in CIP Project programs, major equipment test and
projects.
POSITION (WORKING TITLE)
Power Lineman
JOB ID#
2013-3156
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for building and maintaining dependable electric service in the
GP&L area including overhead, underground, transmission and light system.
Also, responsible for installing, removing, and maintaining transmission,
distribution and service lines/ equipment.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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Repair and replace T&D power lines between
generating stations, substations and customers/owners.
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Build and maintain transmission/distribution
electric system facilities.
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Prepare service requests to identify
locations and/or causes of malfunctions or problems.
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Attend on-site and off-site safety training
classes as scheduled by Training Manager.
Last updated 5/13/13 |
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