Software Developer Sr - Full Stack
Austin, TX 78703
Are you an accomplished full-stack developer with a passion for cybersecurity? Do you love implementing technology projects? Are you comfortable working in all layers of the development stack? Are you customer-focused and enjoy being part of an energized and accomplished team? If so, you may be a great fit for the Lower Colorado River Authority team!
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, LCRA provides electricity and water for more than a million people, protects people from flooding on 600 miles of Texas’s Colorado River, and manages 11,000+ acres of parks. Technology is a critical foundation for all that we do.
The responsibilities for this position include the design development, configuration, and operational support of enterprise system integrations and cybersecurity applications. You will be part of the System Integration team working directly with the Cybersecurity team.
Project implementation responsibilities include maintaining and expanding existing in-house applications as well as working with cloud technologies and off-the-shelf software. As part of your duties, you will provide training to end users and system owners as needed and act as technical work package manager for portions of projects and project manager for system implementation.
This position utilizes in-depth knowledge of best practices and experience in your discipline to provide and improve services and often requires taking a new perspective to solve complex problems.
Supervisor, Multi-craft Operations/Maintenance
La Grange, TX
6/21/2024
At LCRA's Fayette Power Plant, we are seeking a motivated and detailed individual to join our leadership team! This facility is located in La Grange, TX. In this role you will supervise, coordinate, and direct activities of skilled craft personnel working in and around high voltage equipment in a power plant environment. This position will manage a maintenance crew so that all scheduled work is completed safely, efficiently, with the highest degrees of quality, and as planned. The ideal candidate will work with crew members, plan functions, and schedule functions to continually improve the safety and efficiency of work processes.
Sr. Software Developer
Austin, TX 78703
Job Location: Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas. Telecommuting (work from home) permitted within metropolitan statistical area.
Energy Services Mechanic
La Grange, TX
6/14/2024
At LCRA, we are seeking an experienced power plant mechanic to join our generation team! A power plant mechanic is experienced in all phases of steam generation, maintenance of boilers, and auxiliary equipment. Responsibilities include monitoring power plant equipment; reading and interpreting control circuits, schematics, diagrams, blueprints, and specifications to determine proper operation. This individual tests, maintains, and repairs power plant equipment; monitors contractor's work to ensure quality and code compliance. Our mission is to improve the lives of Central Texas and our teams are dedicated to service with safety as a top priority!
Network Infrastructure Architect Sr
Austin, TX 78744
At LCRA, we are looking for a Network Infrastructure Architect Sr to join our team! As a part of LCRA’s Telecom Architecture team, your expertise will contribute to crafting on the Wide Area Network (WAN) Transport system that strives to improve the quality of life of the Texans we serve. You are someone with commanding knowledge of sophisticated routing protocols, industry best practices in network design, and can provide deliverable design documents to the organization. We are a team that thrives on finding solutions for WAN transport, communicating across the organization, and leading design for future growth. Our mission is to improve the lives of Central Texas and our teams are dedicated to service with safety focus as a top priority!
Regulatory Case Manager Sr
Austin, TX 78744
Texas is growing and we need you on our LCRA team as a Senior Regulatory Case Manager! As a part of LCRA’s Regulatory team, your expertise will contribute to developing and certificating new high voltage transmission line projects integral to Texas’ growing need for electricity to enhance the quality of life of the Texans we serve. You are someone with authoritative knowledge of transmission line routing, public involvement and certification processes and can provide hands on leadership for large-scale projects involving multi-functional project teams. Our ideal candidate will have proven experience managing the entire CCN process for new transmission lines including representing utilities and their projects as an expert witness in contested case hearings and before the PUC. Strong candidates will strive for excellence in all areas of their work and exemplify LCRA’s values of focusing on service, taking initiative, showing respect, operating with integrity, and focusing on safety.
Business Coordinator I
Austin, TX 78744
***This is a hybrid position - working in the Austin, TX office 2 days a week and 3 remote.
The Construction Services Business Coordinator supports our construction services team through a variety of support activities. This position develops competence by performing structured work assignments and receives guidance and direction from their supervisor within assigned areas.
Laboratory Analyst – Inorganic Sample Prep - Entry Level
Austin, TX 78744
At LCRA, we are seeking a laboratory analyst to join our team! Become part of a unique environmental laboratory team that operates in a high-production facility receiving water quality samples from across the state. As part of the LCRA laboratory, this role is suited for those who enjoy preparing water samples for analysis by utilizing EPA and Standard Methods, assisting chemists, and performing basic laboratory tests. You will work directly with the Inorganic team daily, communicate any sample/production issues to senior staff and the supervisor, and at times cross-train and provide support in other areas of the laboratory. You will be primarily working on independent tasks performing similar duties every day, and attention to detail is essential, while keeping the overall vision in focus. This role is an integral part of the laboratory operations and LCRA’s mission “To enhance the quality of life of the Texans we serve through water stewardship, energy, and community service”.
Supervisor, Multi-craft Operations/Maintenance
La Grange, TX
6/05/2024
At LCRA's Fayette Power Plant, we are seeking a motivated and detailed individual to join our leadership team! This facility is located in La Grange, TX. In this role you will supervise, coordinate, and direct activities of skilled craft personnel working in and around high voltage equipment in a power plant environment. This position will manage the instrumentation & controls crew so that all scheduled work is completed safely, efficiently, with the highest degrees of quality, and as planned. The ideal candidate will work with crew members, plan functions, and schedule functions to continually improve the safety and efficiency of work processes.
Vehicle Fleet Mechanic II
Austin, TX 78744
Do you have a call to serve others and want to work for an organization with a mission to help? Look no further! Headquartered in Austin, Texas, LCRA is a billion-dollar public enterprise that exists to improve the quality of life of the people of Texas through water stewardship, energy and community service, and we’ve been doing it since 1934.
This Fleet mechanic role is essential to the success of LCRA's fleet team, ranked in the TOP 50 leading fleet teams in the country! If you are looking for a role that will trust you to diagnose and repair challenging problems using your expertise, enhance your knowledge about high-quality operations, while giving you the sense of accomplishment that comes from ensuring our employees and customers are safe while using our heavy equipment such as bucket trucks, boom trucks, and cranes, then we have the opportunity for you. We provide all the tools you will need; you do not have to buy your own.
This position will be Mon-Fri 6am-2:30pm with overtime as workload requires.
Engineer - Transmission Facility Scoping (Mechanical/Electrical)
Austin, TX 78744
This position is a hybrid role, working in the Austin, TX office two days a week and three days remote. Engineers with or without a PE (from any state) are welcome to apply.
Are you passionate about the ever-growing electrification of our energy system and giving to economic growth in the state of Texas. Are you interested in helping new generation resources such as solar, wind, battery storage and others get connected to improve the reliability of the Texas energy grid? We are seeking a Professional Engineer to join our team. You will serve a primary role in developing electrical conceptual designs and scopes of work for capital projects to improve the existing LCRA Transmission Services Corporation’s system, as well as supporting interconnection of a multifaceted and growing mix of resources on the ERCOT grid. Our ideal candidate will have proven experience in electrical substation design, relay and control design, or interconnection engineering, will strive for excellence in all areas of their work, and exemplify LCRA’s values of focusing on service, taking initiative, showing respect, operating with integrity, and focusing on safety.
Fleet Parts Specialist Sr
Austin, TX 78744
Do you have a call to serve others and want to work for an organization with a mission to help? Look no further! Headquartered in Austin, Texas, LCRA is a billion-dollar public enterprise that exists to improve the quality of life of the people of Texas through water stewardship, energy and community service, and we’ve been doing it since 1934. This fleet parts specialist role is crucial to the success of LCRA's fleet team, ranked in the TOP 50 leading fleet teams in the country! If you are looking for a role that will trust you to research and accurately identify required parts for repairs and services using your expertise, teach you about high-quality operations, while giving you the sense of accomplishment that comes from ensuring our employees and customers are safe while using our bucket trucks, boom trucks, and cranes, then we have the opportunity for you.
Our hours of operation are Mon-Thu from 6am-4:30pm and on Friday’s from 6am-2:30pm.
Power Plant Scheduler
Bastrop, TX
At LCRA, we are seeking to find a driven and detail orientated Power Plant Scheduler to join our team! In this position, you will have the overall responsibility to ensure the highest priority work is being performed at all times and that all maintenance resources are being fully and efficiently utilized. This will be done by tracking available resources, reviewing the maintenance backlog and developing multi-week schedules based on plant priorities and work order deadlines. It will be expected that all work, including equipment and regulatory compliance PM’s, are scheduled and completed on time. Utilizes in-depth knowledge of best practices and experience in own discipline to provide and improve services. Takes a new perspective to solve complex problems. Works independently and receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May direct the work of other staff members. If this sounds like you, apply today!
Multi-craft Technician, Lead
Maxwell, TX
At LCRA, we are seeking skilled Technicians for Construction oversight and eventual Operations & Maintenance for LCRA's peaker power plant! This peaker plant will consist of Wartsila 18V50SG reciprocating engines. This role will have the outstanding opportunity to be responsible for contractor activities during construction and commissioning of the new power plant. This knowledge and experience will be helpful for your efforts in operating and maintaining the facility after commissioning. Be a part of LCRA's mission of providing safe & reliable power to Texans and local communities. Our mission is to improve the lives of Central Texas and our teams are dedicated to service with safety as a top priority!
Instrumentation & Control Technician Sr
Bastrop, TX
At LCRA, Lost Pines Power Park in Bastrop, TX., we are searching for a highly motivated and dedicated instrumentation technician interested in working in the field of Power Generation! This position is an important part of LCRA’s Electric Generation team. As part of our critical mission to support power to the Texas electric grid and LCRA customers, the successful candidate will apply creativity and their knowledge of field electronics, radio telemetry, calibrations, and data collection to solve real-world problems and keep mission-critical power plant data flowing to decision makers.
Candidates should reside within 30 minutes of LCRA's General Office Complex in west Austin and be available for work during occasional nights, weekends and holidays. If you would like to be part of LCRA's critical mission to manage water supply and manage floods on the Highland Lakes and the Colorado River, we would be excited to hear from you!
Regulatory & Market Compliance Analyst Sr
Austin, TX 78744
LCRA is seeking a team member to join its Regulatory and Market Compliance team. As one of our analysts, you will be a part of LCRA’s continued success in maintaining compliance with the North American Electric Reliability (NERC) standards and ERCOT Operating Guides and Protocols. We are a growing team that integrates and engages with LCRA’s various departments to help develop resolutions and internal controls.
Engineering Associate II (Electrical)
Austin, TX 78703
At LCRA, we are looking for an electrical engineer to join our team! As a part of LCRA’s NERC compliance group, your expertise will contribute to keeping our generation facilities in line with national and state requirements. You will use your knowledge of electrical system modelling such as ETAP and Matlab to perform load flow and Arc Flash Calculations. A firm foundation in protective relay settings is a plus as you provide support to plants and manage compliance testing such as reactive or AVR/PSS. Join our mission to enhance the quality of life of Texans!
Principal Account Manager (Energy/Electrical/Technical)
Austin, TX 78744
***This is more of road warrior role, individual hired will be traveling throughout the LCRA serviced areas throughout Texas. Day trips mostly to meet with customers, overnights based on business needs (but rare).
LCRA is seeking a Principal Account Manager to interface directly with transmission customers and be responsive to technical customer service needs. Join us and work with transmission customers throughout Texas while providing premier customer service. You will be part of a small but dedicated team responsible for engaging with customers to solve technical challenges and deliver solutions.
Transmission System Operator
Austin, TX 78744
Coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the real-time operation and control of LCRA transmission grid at the System Operations Control Center (SOCC). Coordinates and performs switching of LCRA TSC, customer, and leased transmission lines, working with maintenance personnel in restoration efforts to safely and efficiently restore power to the end-use customer. Performs routine engineering analysis and calculations necessary for real-time line loading functions and load flow functions in order to adapt to changing system conditions.
Transmission System Operator Associate
Austin, TX 78744
Assists Transmission System Operator in coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the real-time operation and control of LCRA’s transmission grid after gaining working knowledge of power system fundamentals and control room operations. Performs entry-level or training duties associated with transmission switching including power restoration and firm load shed. Works toward obtaining ERCOT System Operator Certification and NERC System Operator Certification as coordinated with and directed by management.
