Engineering Specialist, Project Engineer, Engineer - Infrastructure / Engineering (Austin)

Primary Location

: Texas-Austin

Work Locations

: Public Utility Commission of T 1701 N Congress Ave Austin 78701

Job

: Architecture and Engineering

Employee Status

: Regular

Schedule

: Full-time Standard Hours Per Week : 40.00 State Job Code : 2129 2129 - 2132; 1558 - 1562; 2154 - 2157 Salary Admin Plan : B Grade : 20 B20 - B27

Salary (Pay Basis)

: 6,123.00 - 9,580.00 (Monthly)

Number of Openings

: 5

Overtime Status

: Exempt

Job Posting

: Jun 3, 2025, 7 : 59 : 42 PM

Closing Date

: Ongoing

Description

The Public Utility Commission of Texas : Your Gateway to a Fulfilling Career!

The Public Utility Commission regulates the state's electric, telecommunication, and water and sewer utilities, implementing respective legislation and offering customer assistance in resolving customer complaints.

Join a Team Dedicated to Public Service

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of Texans? We are committed to building a diverse and highly skilled workforce. Our team boasts a wide range of expertise, from legal and engineering professionals to dedicated administrative staff. What unites us is our dedication to serving the public and our commitment to protecting customers, fostering competition, and promoting high quality utility infrastructure

Make a Difference with Us We recognize the importance of motivated and knowledgeable staff to accomplish our critical mission. If you're eager to contribute to ensuring compliance within the electric, telecommunications, and water and sewer utilities, we want to hear from you! A career at the PUC will not only expand your professional horizons but also make you part of a highly motivated, technically skilled, and supportive team environment.

Competitive Benefits Package

In addition to a positive and family-friendly work culture, the PUC offers a comprehensive benefits package to its employees.

For a detailed overview, please visit https : / / www.puc.texas.gov / HumanResources / Home / Benefits.

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Today!

DIVISION - INFRASTRUCTURE

The Infrastructure Division works to ensure that customers have electricity, water and sewer, and certain telecom service readily available by addressing the ability of utilities and their infrastructure to meet customers' need for adequate and continuous service. The division has three sections : Engineering, Infrastructure Analysis, and Mapping.

The Engineering Section reviews and recommends routes for new electric transmission lines, electric utility requests to build new generating facilities, and requests for electric utility sales, transfers, and mergers. The section analyzes utilities' cost of facilities, equipment, and supplies, the rate to allocate costs over their useful life, expenses to operate and maintain facilities, and funds set aside for emergency events. The section also addresses electric reliability and service quality issues and complaints about the cost of obtaining utility service.

The Infrastructure Analysis Section addresses the need for water and electric utility service area changes as well as water utility purchases. In addition, the section addresses distressed water utilities, including the capital costs and operations and maintenance expenses incurred by temporary managers of those utilities; electric utility fuel and purchased power costs; electric utility energy efficiency programs designed to reduce customer energy use; electric utility advanced metering systems; and telephone area codes and other numbering resource issues.

The Mapping Section uses geographic information system software to maintain boundary maps for water, sewer, and electric service areas; review water and sewer maps in applications that add or amend service area boundaries; respond to public and staff requests for electric and water data and maps; and maintain the state's electricity supply chain map.

The division is seeking an Engineering Specialist, Project Engineer or Engineer who has a desire to work in the utility regulatory industry, with a strong initiative, and would like to expand their knowledge, skills and experience performing routine to highly advanced engineering work on a broad range of infrastructure issues. Work involves applying engineering principles to evaluate engineering and other technical issues to include identifying, analyzing, and providing recommendations or testimony regarding issues related to facility planning, construction, operations, and maintenance in the electric and water industries, as well as some telecommunications infrastructure issues.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess the following minimum qualifications :

ENGINEERING SPECIALIST

Engineering Specialist III

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering.

Engineering Specialist IV

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering, and a minimum of two (2) years of full-time work experience in engineering related activities, field or system operations, or planning.

Engineering Specialist V

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering, or related field and a minimum of four (4) years of full-time work experience in engineering related activities, field or system operations, or planning.

PROJECT MANAGER

Project Manager II

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering and a Texas Engineer-in-Training Certification.

Project Manager III

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering; a Texas Engineer-in-Training Certification; and a minimum of two (2) years of full-time work experience in engineering related activities, field or system operations, or planning.

Project Manager IV

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering, or related field; a Texas Engineer-in-Training Certification; and a minimum of four (4) years of full-time work experience in engineering related activities, field or system operations, or planning or seven (7) years of full-time work experience in engineering related activities, field or system operations, or planning.

ENGINEER

Engineer III

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering, business with coursework in engineering, or related field and an active Professional Engineer (PE) License in Texas.

Engineer IV

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering, business with coursework in engineering, or related field; an active Professional Engineer (PE) License in Texas; and a minimum of two (2) years of full-time work experience as a licensed PE performing engineering related activities, field or system operations, or planning.

Engineer V

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor or post-graduate degree in engineering, business with coursework in engineering, or related field; an active Professional Engineer (PE) License in Texas; and a minimum of four (4) years of full-time work experience as a licensed PE performing engineering related activities, field or system operations, or planning.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience working in or with electric utilities, including involvement in transmission planning studies, load forecasting, or reliability assessments.
• Experience interpreting and applying electric utility distribution and transmission pole standards in engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Experience preparing technical documentation or testimony for regulatory proceedings, such as rate cases, infrastructure planning or policy hearings.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders such as utilities, consultants, government agencies, or regional transmission organizations on infrastructure or regulatory matters.

WORK SCHEDULE The PUCT operates on a standard work schedule of Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m. Employees may request an alternative work schedule in accordance with the PUCT's Alternative Work Schedule Policy. Approval of such requests, including any form of telecommuting, is at management's discretion an