Engineer Sr - Power System Protection
Austin, TX 78744
At LCRA, we are looking for a System Protection Engineer to join our team! As a part of LCRA's Transmission Protection team, your primary task will be to develop protective relay settings and perform system coordination studies for LCRA TSC capital projects. You will also be asked to be a mentor and leader to teammates. A top candidate with 1-16 years of system protection experience is preferred. Our ideal candidate will strive for excellence in all areas of your work while exemplifying LCRA’s values of focusing on service, taking initiative, showing respect, operating with integrity, and focusing on safety!
Laboratory Analyst
Austin, TX 78744
At LCRA, we are seeking a laboratory analyst to join our team, that operates in a high-production facility, receiving water quality samples from across the state! As part of the LCRA laboratory team, you will prepare water samples for analysis by applying 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. 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. Don't have the experience, but willing to learn? Then apply today!
Regulatory Case Manager Lead
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.
Relay Technician II
Austin, TX 78744
Join LCRA as a Relay Technician and help keep the lights on for Central Texas!
In this position, you will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of protective relays and related equipment. You will work with a team of experienced technicians to ensure the reliability of our electric grid. If you enjoy serving local communities and making positive impacts to the real world using your technical knowledge and skills, then we want you to apply!
Diagnostic Technician I
La Grange, TX
1/13/2025
We, at LCRA, are looking for a Diagnostic Technician to join our team! As member of our diagnostic team, you will work with a skilled team of maintenance and diagnostic technicians. If you're looking to work your way up in a phenomenal company with excellent benefits and training, then we want you to apply!
Engineering Associate II
Austin, TX 78703
Water Quality Protection team is looking for an Engineering Associate with technical capabilities to support LCRA’s Water Quality Engineering & Planning program! The program implements water quality protection ordinances to protect the Highland Lakes through comprehensive plan reviews and inspections for new and improving developments and dredging projects. This position plays an important role in protecting the water supply for more than a million people. Our mission is to improve the lives of Central Texas, and our team is dedicated to service with safety as a top priority!
Operations Shift Supervisor, Gas & Combined Cycle Power Plant
Bastrop, TX
At LCRA, we are seeking to find a leader to supervise, coordinate and direct overall activities of staff responsible for plant operations at a gas & combined cycle power plant! This includes the fossil control room operators, plant operators and other shift personnel essential to power plant operations. This position will coordinate work activities with other power plant departments and serves as the primary contact with the LCRA Generation Desk (GenDesk) regarding all unit generation capabilities and outages, and also with TS System Operations and Control Center (SOCC) regarding transmission switching needs. Our mission is to improve the lives of Central Texas and our teams are dedicated to service with safety as a top priority!
Power Plant Planner
Buchanan Dam, TX
LCRA is seeking a motivated and responsible individual to join its Dam & Hydro Team! This role will be headquartered at Lake Buchanan, TX. As a Power Plant Planner, your skills and experience will be applied to process work orders daily, create job plans, create and maintain detailed preventative and maintenance strategies, work plans and work packages, and maintain an overall maintenance backlog. The ability to multitask and solve complex problems is a must. This will entail prioritizing your daily workload with other demanding work. Most of the time, you will work independently with minimal guidance and will be a resource for colleagues with less experience. At times, you may direct the work of other staff members. We want you to join us in our mission to enhance the lives of Texans!
Safety Specialist I
Austin, TX 78703
LCRA is looking for a Safety Specialist to join our team. As a part of the Safety Services Group, you will work with the Water Operations/Water Resources & Community Resources teams to provide continuous improvements in safety through acting as a liaison between leadership, frontline workers, contractors, and our customers. You are an ideal candidate for this role if you can act as a safety leader while possessing the ability to collaborate and build relationships within the utility operating units. We are a team that thrives on identifying practical safety solutions for our organization and are committed to improving safety processes within the LCRA organization.
Transmission Reliability Coordination Supervisor
Austin, TX 78744
Are you a motivated leader with a process improvement mindset and a focus on data integrity? LCRA is looking for a Supervisor of our Transmission Asset & Work Management Solutions team. In this role, you’ll have responsibility for leading a highly effective team that maintains our asset & maintenance records in IBM Maximo for over 36,000 assets at more than 400 substations. This team plays a key role in fulfilling LCRA TSC’s regulatory requirements for PRC-005-6 and FAC-003-4 and establishes the LCRA TSC maintenance program to provide reliable transmission service to the Texans we serve.
Operations & Business Analyst Sr
Buchanan Dam, TX
LCRA is seeking a Dam & Hydro Sr. Operations & Business Analyst responsible for coordinating day to day operational activities at all six Highland Lake dams and associated facilities! This is a phenomenal opportunity to enhance the quality of life of Texans through water stewardship, energy, and community service. You will be a key contributor ing optimizing and ensuring safe, cost effective, and efficient operations of our critical infrastructure, by improving communication and coordination; and by building or improving business processes and procedures. Come improve the lives of Central Texas with service and safety as top priorities!
Surveyor
Austin, TX 78744
**This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two days a week in office in Austin, Texas!
Do you enjoy being of service to your community, thrive working in a collaborative environment with multidisciplinary teams and enjoy providing excellent customer service to your clients? The LCRA Surveying, GIS and Technical Services (SGTS) department is hiring a Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS). As a surveyor for LCRA you will collaborate with other project teams to develop scopes and budgets in connection with professional surveying services for capital electric utility projects. You will lead a survey production team and be responsible for reviewing, commenting and approving survey and subsurface utility engineering (SUE) deliverables from our survey and SUE contractors. Our ideal candidate will be a responsible, detail oriented and forward-thinking professional who can understand customer needs, deploy adequate technology and apply professional criteria and surveying/SUE standards and guidelines to deliver quality products to our customers. If this sounds like you, apply within!
Substation Electrician I (Construction - Electrical/Control)
Austin, TX 78744
LCRA is looking for a Substation Electrician to join our team that builds the critical infrastructure of Central Texas. Your workplace will be in the phenomenal Texas outdoors. As a member of our construction team, you will travel across Central Texas to various work sites (with travel accommodations provided)! You will work with a skilled team and receive valuable training through on-the-job experiences, as well as set training curriculum. Are you looking to work your way up with a great company that provides for the local community; has excellent benefits and training; and enhances the lives of Central Texans? Then, this is the job for you!
Project Analyst Sr
Austin, TX 78744
Come and join LCRA for an exciting Project Analyst role in the Transmission Project Management Office where you will work with an excellent group of people. We approach our work environment with a focus on balance between teamwork and flexibility which means LCRA is currently on a hybrid schedule you will spend a minimum of two days a week at the office and have the option to work three days remotely (locally). Our team currently reports every Tuesday, and you are able to choose your second scheduled day in the office.
Engineering Intern III (Fayette Power Plant/La Grange)
La Grange, TX
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has an immediate opening for a candidate with Electrical/Mechanical/Civil Engineering background to work as a power plant engineering intern. Power plant engineering interns are key functions to support the reliable supply of electricity to the people of central Texas. There will be learning on the job, use of engineering principles, and great comradery with co-workers in a friendly and family-life supported atmosphere.
Building Information Modeling Analyst
Austin, TX 78744
At LCRA, we are looking for a driven Building Information Modeling Analyst! As a team, we manage and maintain one of the largest and most advanced private communications networks in Texas. LCRA provides critical communications services for a diverse customer base including utilities, transit systems, flood warning management, school districts, and public safety. In this role your duties will include using a version of an Operation Support System which requires some experience with GIS and utilize Building Information Modeling Software like BIM or Revit. Other duties may include some software development. As a BIM Analyst working independently is great, however working with the engineers is our goal. Our ideal candidate will strive for excellence in all areas of your work while exemplifying LCRA’s values of focusing on service, taking initiative, showing respect, operating with integrity, and operating with safety!
Project Archaeologist / Principal Investigator
Austin, TX 78744
At LCRA, we are currently seeking a dedicated Archaeologist to join our Cultural Resources team! This position offers a consistent and reliable flow of primarily in-house projects, working towards common goals with a diverse team of professionals in a hybrid work environment. Our ideal candidate will strive for excellence in all areas of your work while exemplifying LCRA’s values of focusing on service, taking initiative, showing respect, operating with integrity, and operating with safety!
Created by the state legislature in 1934, LCRA produces and delivers electric power throughout Texas; manages the lower Colorado River and the Highland Lake dams; and owns over 40 recreation areas covering over 11,000 acres of parklands. LCRA’s Cultural Resources group ensures the agency’s compliance with state and federal cultural resource laws and serves as stewards for over 500 (and counting!) recorded archeological sites on LCRA properties.
Server & Storage Systems Engineer Sr
Austin, TX 78744
Are you passionate about designing and managing cutting-edge server and storage solutions? LCRA is looking for a Senior Server and Storage Engineer to join our dynamic team. As part of the Telecom Operations team, you’ll play a pivotal role in building and maintaining the backbone of our infrastructure. You’ll work on a diverse range of technologies, from virtualization platforms to advanced storage solutions, ensuring that our systems operate seamlessly to support critical business functions.
This is a unique opportunity to showcase your technical expertise, drive innovation, and collaborate with a team of like-minded professionals in an environment that values excellence and continuous improvement. If you have expertise in virtualization, storage solutions, and networking, and you’re ready to tackle complex challenges, work with advanced technologies, and contribute to a mission that enhances the quality of life for our community, we want to hear from you!
Estimator Sr - Electrical/Utilities
Austin, TX 78744
Working together with the Transmission Cost Estimating team and other stakeholders throughout LCRA help lead and facilitate the project cost estimating process for LCRA TSC capital projects. Work collaboratively with key department stakeholders to ensure all project related costs are accounted for every project budget. Assist manager with ownership and maintenance of estimating platform. Assist with post-project reviews of estimate quality on every project and provide feedback/lessons learned as necessary. Procure, maintain, and/or update benchmark/historical data as required.
Engineering Supervisor
Austin, TX 78744
Working in Transmission Operations at LCRA is working in the heart of the electric grid in Texas.
The successful candidate must demonstrate the capability to lead a dynamic team that is instrumental in the execution of hundreds of millions of dollars of projects, responding to rapid expansion of renewables and large loads, proactively managing grid congestion, analyzing large data sets, developing specialized software, driving continuous improvement, and creating automated solutions to solve complex challenges.
This position would provide leadership to a staff that currently consists of four engineers with support from one additional engineering contractor. This position reports to the Manager of Transmission Operations Engineering, Coordination, and Training.
