Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture or related field plus five (5) years of related work experience including two (2) years as a project manager.
OR Nine (9) years of work experience in engineering, architecture or related area including two (2) years as a project manager. - A Master’s degree in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience requirement.
Licenses or Certifications:None.
Notes to Applicants
The purpose of this position is to administer, coordinate, and consult on power plant engineering and construction projects that include welding, welding inspection, and asset inspection and the associated programs involved in controlling quality.
The position safeguards against catastrophic weld failures that could lead to unit outages, costly repairs, and incidents/near misses to personal safety.
This position administers the in-house welding quality program; allowing Austin Energy employees to be qualified to perform welding repairs on our power plant critical assets.
This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.
Benefits:
Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please click
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Employment Application:
- The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
- The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
- This position does not allow for a resume or cover letter to be included. Only information on your employment application will be considered. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable.
- Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.
If you are selected as a top candidate: - Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED , undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution. You must also provide proof of your professional licenses or certifications.
- If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
Travel: If you are selected for this position, and meet the
Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin
Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
Pay Range
Commensurate
Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Additional work hours may be required to support 24-hour utility operations, including evenings, weekends, holidays, inclement weather and emergency closures.
Job Close Date 09/17/2024 Type of Posting External Department Austin Energy Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Technical Location 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin TX 78723; Hybrid Preferred Qualifications
Experience with the following Codes:
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers ( ASME )
• Boiler Pressure vessel code ( BPVC )
• ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code
• American Welding Society ( AWS ) D1.1 Structural Welding Code Steel
• National Boiler Inspection Code ( NBIC )
• American Institute of Steel Construction ( AISC )
• American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE )
Experience with creating and administering a Welding Quality Program including qualifying welding procedures, training and qualifying welders, creating welding specifications, creating/maintaining a Welding Quality Manual.
Experience with project support as a welding consultant/subject matter expert including managing welding contracts/contractors, writing welding specifications, reviewing and approving design drawings, inspecting and approving repair/fabrication welding work.
Experience with the following tools and equipment:
• positive material identification machine
• hardness tester
• liquid penetrant testing
• magnetic particle testing
• scales, rules, calipers, micrometers, and ultrasonic thickness measurements.
Ability to travel to multiple locations for regular work duties
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.Resolve escalated project claims, disputes and contentious issues. Manage, review, approve and process contracts and documents. Manage and initiate review and/or design of engineering/architectural projects, including related documentation. Assigns projects, establishes schedule, monitors performance of staff, provides guidance and leadership, and ensures project completion within timelines. Inspect and monitor projects for legal, regulatory and initiative compliance. Develop standard operating procedures, policies, and ordinances. Develop and monitor performance criteria. Manage project budget and schedule. Administer consultant, licensed professional, and Legal Department services. Provide technical advice and assistance to city management, field personnel, contractors, etc. Attend City Council, board meetings, etc. as City staff representative. Coordinate the analysis of site selection.
Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
May be responsible for the full range of supervisory activities: selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed. - Extensive knowledge of contract provisions and their implementation to the contract.
- Knowledge of the mediation process.
- Knowledge of real estate practices.
- Knowledge of manual and automated financial systems.
- Skill in negotiating with multiple parties.
- Skill in effective oral and/or written communication.
- Skill in evaluating contract agreements.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
- Skill in writing and interpreting legal descriptions of leases, real estate, easements and similar properties.
- Skill in negotiating with property owners to accomplish objectives.
- Skill in designing and maintaining complex spreadsheet and database models and utilizing word processing and presentation software.
- Skill in giving public presentations.
- Skill in completing projects within the required scheduling, and the ability to make prompt decisions and develop new and relative ideas for providing a quality product and quality customer service with little or no supervision.
- Skill in determining need, gathering, analyzing and presenting data to provide accurate information for management’s use.
- Ability to exercise a good judgment, tact and diplomacy in all pubic dealings.
- Ability to understand and use standard application development design, report and project management tools.
- Ability to perform objective analyses and re-engineering of business processes to maximize quality service and cost-effectiveness.
- Ability to coordinate demolition, inspection, security, title clearance, soil testing, site location, property management, and preparation of files for federal auditing with little or no supervision.
Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.
The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
Supplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* The minimum qualifications of this position are Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture or related field plus five (5) years of related work experience including two (2) years as a project manager. OR Nine (9) years of work experience in engineering, architecture or related area including two (2) years as a project manager. A Master's degree in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience requirement. Do you meet these requirements?
* Please describe how you meet the minimum qualifications referenced above. Detail how you meet the educational requirements (if applicable), account for the years of related experience (if applicable), and explain any substitutions of experience for education, or vice-versa (if applicable).
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience with the following codes: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Boiler Pressure vessel code (BPVC), ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code, American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 Structural Welding Code Steel, National Boiler Inspection Code (NBIC), American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience with creating and administering a Welding Quality Program including qualifying welding procedures, training and qualifying welders, creating welding specifications, creating/maintaining a Welding Quality Manual.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience with project support as a welding consultant/subject matter expert including managing welding contracts/contractors, writing welding specifications, reviewing and approving design drawings, inspecting and approving repair/fabrication welding work.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience with the following tools and equipment: positive material identification machine, hardness tester, liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing, scales, rules, calipers, micrometers, and ultrasonic thickness measurements.
(Open Ended Question)
* Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties?
* This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful CBI to be hired.
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