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Grant County Public Utility District · 1 month ago

Control Systems Engineer III - IV (EAS Focus)

Ephrata, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$92K/yr - $181K/yr

3+ years exp

Grant County Public Utility District is seeking a Control Systems Engineer III - IV to be part of their Control Systems Engineering team. This role involves designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining control systems that support the utility's operations, with a focus on Energy Accounting Systems (EAS) and related applications.

Electrical DistributionEnergyPublic Safety

Responsibilities

Maintain, configure, and repair the Utilities’ Energy Accounting and Water Accounting systems

Maintain and customize user interfaces used by operations improving functionality, accuracy, and user interface optimization

Update system layouts, visualizations, and fields providing users with clear, consistent, and complete information

Work with regional utility companies and marketers in supporting of EIDE communications

Support internal and external inquiries and request with EAS data

Develop relationships critical to successful partnerships with internal and external partners

Respond to and resolve user-reported data issues in a timely manner, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations

Plan, coordinate, and execute updates, patches, and upgrades for locally hosted energy accounting applications and systems while minimizing downtime and ensuring data integrity

Develop an understanding of the relationship between operational data with the hourly accounting systems

Perform configuration and support for OATI’s WebSmartTagging, WebScheduler, WebTrader, WebSmartOASIS, WebTrans and WIT

Become familiar with the source applications for energy accounting including, EMS, Data Historian, Third-party data exchanges and our OATI applications and interfaces

Become familiar with the applications supported by GMS, EMS or the Infrastructure/Cyber Security team members

Work directly with other team members to learn how to diagnose and resolve communications and data issues related to application communication, telemetry and infrastructure. This includes capturing and/or analyzing network traffic with Wireshark and other similar tools

Learn to collect, store, and report on data required to prove Grant PUD is meeting relevant regulatory requirements; complete Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and other compliance reporting requirements including documenting system failovers, generating change control documentation, assisting with patch management, upgrading system firmware, and testing configuration changes for security risks; run SQL queries providing evidence of compliance

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including troubleshooting guides, standard operating procedures, and best practices

Oversee, direct, maintain, configure, and repair the Utilities’ Energy Accounting and Water Accounting systems

Lead configuration and support for OATI’s WebSmartTagging, WebScheduler, WebTrader, WebSmartOASIS, WebTrans and WIT

Lead code reviews, support testing efforts at all levels, and collaborate with other team members to solve problems efficiently

Support custom applications where off-the-shelf solutions are not available. Applications could be in several different languages including: VB.Net, Java, JavaScript and CSS, HTML, and C++. Frequently used APIs and platforms used include ASP.Net and WCF

Cross-train with GMS, EMS or Infrastructure/Cyber Security team members

Oversee diagnosing and resolving communications and data issues related to application communication, telemetry and infrastructure. This includes capturing and/or analyzing network traffic with Wireshark and other similar tools

Collect, store, and report on data required to prove Grant PUD is meeting relevant regulatory requirements; complete Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and other compliance reporting requirements including documenting system failovers, generating change control documentation, assisting with patch management, upgrading system firmware, and testing configuration changes for security risks; run SQL queries providing evidence of compliance

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including troubleshooting guides, standard operating procedures, and best practices

Support procurement and contract management processes to obtain hardware, software, and contract labor support. Facilitate vendor support by onboarding contractors with our processes and addressing needs to keep work flowing

Support onboarding, mentoring, and training for less experienced team members

Qualification

Energy Accounting SystemsOATI ApplicationsSQL QueriesSCADA SystemsData HistorianNetwork Traffic AnalysisSoftware DevelopmentMS Office ProficiencyProblem SolvingInterpersonal CommunicationTime Management

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, or 2 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Three (3) to Six (6) years of experience in maintaining applications providing 24x7 support of critical operations

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Technology or 2 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Six (6) or more years of experience in maintaining applications providing 24x7 support of critical operations, with at least three of those years supporting energy accounting applications (energy tagging based applications)

Demonstrated commitment to Grant PUD's mission, vision, values, strategic plan, and Grant PUD/IBEW Local 77 Code of Excellence

Understand and adhere to compliance requirements for this position that may include laws, regulations, security guidelines, Grant PUD policies & procedures

Actively participate in all aspects of our safety program, including but not limited to: Following all safety policies and procedures; Alerting supervisors and coworkers to unsafe or hazardous working conditions; Reporting any safety incidents or close calls within 24 hours to your supervisor; and Accepting feedback from supervisors and coworkers regarding your own safety performance

Preferred

A Washington State Engineering in Training

Utility experience

Professional Engineer (PE)

Knowledge of energy markets

Benefits

Grant County PUD will administer a background check and reference check as part of the hiring process, if selected for this position.

This link below will provide you with Grant PUD’s benefit that may be available if hired, different employee types are eligible for different benefits.

Grant PUD — Unified Insurance Program (uip-wa.org)