Salt River Project

Requisition ID: 18982

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Provide engineering services to SRP in a technically sound, safe, timely and cost-effective manner to enable SRP to realize its near and long-term goals for providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable water and power.

What You'll Do

• Support the execution of future technology development activities in accordance with strategic direction, goals, objectives, and SRP’s 2050 sustainability goals.
• In conjunction with other departments, evaluate the fit for future technologies at existing and future sites based on specific use case scenarios. Future technology options may include carbon capture and storage, hydrogen infrastructure, hydrogen-fueled turbines, inverter- and non-inverter based long-duration energy storage, enhanced and advanced geothermal, direct-air carbon capture, advanced nuclear, and other emerging energy technologies.
• Performs engineering design work, engineering studies, and analyses.
• Performs as engineering project leader.
• Prepare and/or conduct written and oral reports and presentations.
• Prepare specifications, evaluates bids, and prepare recommendation for management consideration.
• Administers and reviews work performed by consultants and/or other external service providers.
• Serve as liaison and information source on select future technologies to other departments.
• Provide technical support to staff and management.
• Actively participate in industry groups and organizations related to advanced generation technologies.
• Actively mentors less-experienced engineers on technical, project management, and/or best practices related activities.
• Perform other tasks and projects as may be assigned.

What It Takes To Succeed

Background and Work Experience:

• Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial engineering degree preferred
• Work experience with power generation facilities or other similar industrial processes
• Experience with managing project budgets and schedules

Technical Knowledge Base and Skillsets

• Ability to use software tools required for the job
• Microsoft Office suite of applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Python, Excel VBA, or similar programming languages
• AVEVA PI, especially PI Vision, Asset framework, and DataLink
• Other tools as needed

Understanding of engineering fundamentals related to power plants and this role

• Experience with power generation systems
• Familiarity with operations and maintenance of power generation systems
• Familiarity with future energy generation technologies
• Other engineering fundamentals as needed

Travel Requirements

• Occasional travel for industry organization functions, conferences, and associated training
• Travel to SRP facilities and power plants as required to support projects and maintain relationships

Other

• Ability to manage project budgets and schedules.
• Ability to work effectively with various organizational groups within SRP.
• Strong strategic acumen.
• Effective interpersonal skills to communicate technology development information and results to SRP staff and management and to facilitate technology transfer.

Experience

Five (5) years full time experience actively engaged in engineering practice. Must have demonstrated the successful accomplishment of work of the nature defined for the job of Senior Engineer.

Education

A bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution is required and a master’s degree in the area of specialty is preferred.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.