CenterPoint Energy · 3 hours ago
Lead Engineer, Distribution Planning
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expCenterPoint Energy is a long-established utility company committed to delivering electricity and natural gas safely and reliably. The Lead Engineer will oversee complex electric distribution planning projects, guide and train engineering personnel, and ensure adherence to design standards while improving processes and procedures.
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Responsibilities
Independently functions as a responsible leader of engineering projects and studies
Improves and enhances the engineering process and procedures
Identifies, develops, assigns and prioritizes projects or tasks to electric system design or operation
Supports the preparation of yearly capital and O&M budgets and monitors financial performance for respective area
Leads task forces, user groups, inter-utility work groups, and professional organizations
Coaches and develops employees including providing opportunities for employee development, supporting managers by providing constructive feedback for performance reviews, and oversees training of new employees to ensure each receives the appropriate training
Builds safety into the electric distribution system by ensuring design adherence to applicable internal standards and procedures, and ensures compliance with external code requirements (NESC, ANSI, ASTM, IEEE, ERCOT, NERC, etc.)
Assists in the development and issuance of standards or design criteria to be used by CEHE
Works proactively with internal and external stakeholders and customers to identify opportunities to improve the reliability or operability of the electric system
Produces solid documentation including business cases, performance metrics, status reports, and create Engineering Bulletins as needed
Provides audit support by ensuring engineering information is accurate and by representing CEHE as a Subject Matter Expert, and provides expert testimony as needed for regulatory filings and other company business
Contribute to the forecasting and planning of new electrical infrastructure and land acquisition for new electrical facilities
Qualification
Required
Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university
Requires a minimum of five years electric utility or power engineering experience that includes performing engineering calculations and/or design
Requires knowledge and experience with CYME and Python
Requires a Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Texas
Preferred
A minimum of three years of distribution planning experience preferred
Benefits
Competitive pay
Paid training
Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
Transit subsidies
Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution
Company
CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.65B2025-09-30Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2025-07-28Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2025-05-27Post Ipo Equity· $800M
Leadership Team
Jason Wells
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Foster
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
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