Director of River Operations
Austin, TX 78703
At LCRA, we are looking for a dynamic leader to join our team as the Director of River Operations! As a part of LCRA’s Water Operations team, the Director leads staff responsible for managing water supply operations and flood events. The Director provides oversight and direction to the River Operations Control Center and its related engineering and hydrologic functions. This position requires strong leadership skills, and the ability to balance operational goals with sustainable practices. Our ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about reservoir operations during flood events as well as management of water supply operations in a large basin. This role is an integral part of our river operations team and LCRA’s mission to enhance the quality of life of the Texans we serve through water stewardship, energy, and community service!
Engineer Sr
Austin, TX 78744
10/18/2024
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!
Engineer Sr- Substation Electrical Design
Austin, TX 78744
Come join us serving local communities of Central Texas and make a positive impact in the real world using your talent, knowledge and skills! LCRA has is looking for an upbeat, passionate and hard-working Senior Engineer in the Substation Engineering Electrical design group. This is an outstanding opportunity to work on critical infrastructure projects that greatly influence the community. As a key contributor on our team, you will lead the physical design of substations, ensuring flawless execution and alignment to industry standards. You will have a unique opportunity to be involved in the whole lifecycle of substation design projects from planning and conceptual design to detailed design, construction, and operations and maintenance. Your expertise will be crucial in developing substation design, grounding, shielding, and following IEEE, NESC, RUS and other industry substation design standards and guidelines. If you are enthusiastic about engineering excellence and excited to tackle ambitious challenges, we want to hear from you!
Pumping Operator
Bay City, TX
10/07/2024
Would you like to become part of our Irrigation team? If so, you will have the unique opportunity to provide water to over 60,000 acres of crops and multiple industrial facilities in beautiful Matagorda County! You will work with a highly skilled team and receive valuable training with your job experience! LCRA is a great company that provides support for the local community and offers amazing benefits and training. If you would like to join our team to be part of our mission to enhance the lives of Texans, this is the job for you!
Plant Operator Sr
La Grange, TX
10/04/2024
Are you driven on making a difference? Are you motivated by teamwork? At LCRA, the Fayette Power Plant operations department is seeking a Senior Plant Operator to join our team! The desired candidate would have an opportunity to progress in all facets regarding power generation. It is an exciting time to be in power generation at LCRA as we continue to grow throughout Texas. We hope that you would consider joining our team and help us continue to build upon years of customer service and operational excellence. 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!
Facility Maintenance Tech II
Austin, TX 78732
LCRA is searching for our next Facility Maintenance Tech II. This role uses the skills needed to install, maintain, and operate a variety of systems and equipment within the facility. Our ideal candidate will use their extensive experience and technical expertise to ensure the continuous, efficient, and safe operation of all base building equipment, life safety systems, and critical infrastructure. Our team spends their time conducting routine inspections and testing, vendor management, service requests, and space planning.
Process Improvement Coordinator
Austin, TX 78744
LCRA is seeking a highly motivated and energetic individual to coordinate and lead process improvement efforts across our Transmission teams. We are one of the leading Transmission utilities in the state of Texas, and this role will coordinate efforts that support our culture of continuous improvement. You will have the opportunity to work with staff from across all of LCRA, including senior management, and to lead efforts that will make a difference every day. LCRA is a service-oriented organization with a mission to enhance the lives of the Texans we serve. If you like solving complex problems in a supportive, encouraging and service focused environment this is the role for you!
Vehicle Fleet Mechanic II
Austin, TX 78744
LCRA is looking for a Vehicle Fleet Mechanic II to join our fleet team, ranked in the TOP 50 leading fleets in the country! The Vehicle Fleet Mechanic II role is essential to our success and requires the ability to complete preventative maintenance along with troubleshooting and repairing a variety of utility equipment such as skid steers, dozers, bucket trucks and cranes. If you are looking for a role that will trust you to complete these types of repairs using your expertise, and enhance your knowledge about high-quality operations, while giving you the sense of accomplishment that comes from ensuring our employees and customers are safe using our fleet, then this can be a great opportunity for you. We will provide you with quality tools to complete the job successfully and efficiently.
Candidate will be able to select from one of the following schedules:
Mon-Thu 6am-4:30pm or Mon-Fri 6am-2:30pm
Relay Technician I
Marble Falls, TX
Join LCRA and help keep the lights on for Central and West Texas!
If you enjoy serving local communities and making positive impacts to the real world using your technical knowledge and skills, We have an opportunity for you as a Relay Technician. 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.
UPLAN Specialist
Austin, TX 78703
At an expert level, simulates ERCOT nodal market in generation dispatching tool UPLAN and provides fundamental analysis for generation asset valuation, market forecast, and congestion trading. This position utilizes in-depth knowledge in UPLAN to help optimize LCRA’s portfolio and minimize overall costs to LCRA’s customers. Requires the ability to solve complex problems and look for creative solutions to assure LCRA delivers low-cost power to its customers. Works independently, with minimal guidance. May lead functional teams or projects.
Substation Electrician Supervisor
San Angelo, TX
LCRA is looking for a Field Supervisor to join our team in the West service area San Angelo Texas. At an expert level, performs construction and maintenance duties using test equipment to evaluate, maintain equipment condition such as high voltage transformers, circuit breakers, etc. used in transmission and distribution substations. This position requires niche depth and/or breadth of expertise. Interprets business issues and recommends best practices. Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. May lead functional teams or projects Progression to this level is limited based on business requirements. Coordinates and directs activities of teams of transmission electricians, construction workers
high line workers and/or heavy equipment operators engaged in work related to the construction and
maintenance of energized transmission lines and substations. Monitors day to day operations of the equipment and systems in assigned areas. Provides safety leadership
Laboratory Analyst
Austin, TX 78744
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 and using basic analytical instrumentation. 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 critical, 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”.
Wholesale Power - Data Visualization Analyst Intern (Summer 2025)
Austin, TX 78703
Energy. Power. A job that is truly electric. Looking for these things to complement your love of data and problem solving? Then we should talk! LCRA’s Planning and Analysis group seeks an intern for the summer of 2025. As an intern you will learn about and work on APIs one week, power plants and the grid the next, then data visualization and advocacy after that. You’ll achieve a hybrid approach to energy economics, financial data, and visual tools. You’ll write code and build charts that explain Texas’s power last year, today, and tomorrow.
Relay Technician Sr
Marble Falls, TX
Join LCRA and help keep the lights on for Central and West Texas!
If you enjoy serving local communities and making positive impacts to the real world using your technical knowledge and skills, We have an opportunity for you as a Relay Technician. 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.
Business Systems Analyst
Austin, TX 78744
Do you enjoy working with complex data sets and producing visualizations and automations? If you are a motivated, focused and success driven analyst this position is perfect for you! Transmission Operational Intelligence is hiring a Business Systems Analyst to join our fast-paced team. Our primary systems that this position will support are Jira, Microsoft SQL Server, and the Microsoft Power Platform. This position collaborates with Transmission departments to design workflows, automations, visualizations and reporting with a focus on efficient and effective designs.
Ranger II
Austin, TX 78732
LCRA is looking for a Ranger II to join our team. As part of our Public Safety team, your expertise will contribute to protecting the people, assets, and interests of LCRA and the natural resources of Texas. Our Rangers focus on providing patrol, detection, and crime prevention of LCRA lands, waters, and facilities.
Water Quality Coordinator II
Austin, TX 78703
At LCRA, we are looking for a plan reviewer to join our team to help protect water quality in the Highland Lakes Watershed! This position would work closely with our engineering review team and inspection staff ensuring compliance of LCRA’s Highland Lakes Watershed Ordinance. The focus would be on reviewing permit applications and site plans associated with single family lots. Our ideal candidate will have experience in the field of stormwater and provide the best management practices and erosion and sediment control installation in a construction environment. In this role we need a candidate with well developed communication skills both oral and written. This position will require you to use those skills when dealing with the public, contractors, and development community. If you are searching for a role to apply your skills and knowledge to be on the front lines of water quality protection while working for a company with a mission to enhance the lives of Central Texans, this is the role for you!
Security Officer II
Austin, TX 78744
LCRA is looking for a teammate that is highly customer service oriented to join our Public Safety Security Team. Our ideal candidate 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. If you are looking to work with a great company, for amazing benefits and training and to be part of our mission to enhance the lives of Central Texans, this is the job for you!
Hydrology Engineering Associate II
Austin, TX 78703
This is a meaningful position in the Water Resources Management department to support long-range water supply planning for the Austin metropolitan area and the lower Colorado River basin! This position will be involved with a high variety of project evaluations and studies, and work in a dynamic environment. In this role you will apply engineering principles and statistical methods to assess water rights and biological and environmental needs. This position maintains and operates water supply models which include sophisticated interactions of water rights constraints, environmental criteria, and operational approaches. Candidates with a non-engineering degree, but a strong background in computer modeling and hydrology are encouraged to apply. Our mission is to improve the lives of Central Texas and our teams are dedicated to service with safety as a top priority!
Survey Technician
Austin, TX 78744
Do you want to be part of a team that will be serving your community, researching historic records, and solving challenging problems? LCRA's Surveying, GIS and Technical Services (SGTS) department is hiring a Survey Technician. This is a hybrid position based in Austin, Tx requiring a minimum of two days a week in office! The right candidate will be a responsible, detail-oriented individual who enjoys learning & delivering quality surveying services to customers in engineering & real estate. For those possessing resourcefulness, initiative and technical skill, advancement opportunities are abundant. If this sounds like you, we want you to apply today!
