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!
Intern I
Austin, TX 78744
***This is a Hybrid position that requires at least two days a week in office in Austin, Texas!
Are you looking for an internship that will put your survey knowledge to the test while learning from a great team of survey professionals? LCRA's Survey, GIS and Technical Services department is looking for a student with interest in land surveying who wants to get real world experience on a variety of projects and survey applications. If this sounds like you, apply within! Come learn and grow with us all while enhancing the life of Texans!
Category Manager Sr
Austin, TX 78744
Welcome to an outstanding opportunity to join the Lower Colorado River Authority as a Sr. Category Manager in Austin, TX! As part of this team, you will define and deploy sourcing strategies that limit risks and optimize value for LCRA. You will have the opportunity to build and maintain internal partnerships to ensure category strategy alignment with overall business objectives. This role is pivotal in using supplier relationships to achieve competitive purchasing advantages to achieve our strategic objectives.
Transmission Construction Worker II
Austin, TX 78744
LCRA is looking for a Transmission Construction Worker to join our team that builds the crucial infrastructure of Central Texas. This role's workplace will be in the phenomenal Texas outdoors. As a member of our construction team, you will have the opportunity to 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. If you are looking to work your way up in a great company that provides for the local community, 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!
Engineer Sr (SCADA)
Austin, TX 78744
LCRA’s Substation Engineering department is looking for an Engineer Sr. to join the SCADA team. As part of the team, your expertise will contribute to design, operate and build the crucial electrical infrastructure of Central Texas in an organization that strives to enhance the quality of life of Texans we serve.
We are looking for someone who has vast experience on SCADA design principles for Remote Terminal Unit (RTU), Facility Ratings, NERC CIP Standards, Supervisory Interface Panel (SIP), RTU Configuration, Schematics and Substation Communication Overview. In addition, an Engineer that is engaging, collaborative and has excellent mentoring skills to collaborate with a great team of Engineers and Designers.
We are a fast-paced team that thrives on quality, responsiveness and finding ways to improve the reliability and operations of our Texas Transmission System by improving processes and work collaboratively with other teams.
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.
IT Resources Analyst Lead
Austin, TX 78732
Do you love working collaboratively across an organization to support IT project activities by coordinating work plans, prioritizing IT resources, and balancing employees' workload efficiently? LCRA is looking for a strategic and highly motivated IT Resource Analyst to join our Digital Services Planning and Performance team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will be working closely with all of our IT teams and our Project Management team to implement resource management tools and strategies that align with LCRA's goals and initiatives. This is a hybrid position, working in our office in Austin at least 2 days a week.
Category Manager II
Austin, TX 78703
Are you energized by interacting with and helping others? Are you looking for a company that inspires excellence, collaboration, and creativity? If you’re passionate about joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of the central Texans we serve, join LCRA – a company you can be proud to be a part of! LCRA is looking for a Category Manager II to join our supply chain team. In this role you will use your knowledge and experience to purchase services and materials related to the generation and water categories, you will develop sourcing strategies, maintain and leverage supplier relationships and capacities, manage and ensure contract compliance and collaborate with key stakeholders across LCRA.
Trans System Operator Assoc
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.
Trans 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.
Technology Strategist Sr
Austin, TX 78703
Are you a strategic, forward-thinking individual who is looking for an opportunity to help steer impactful technological change in the energy sector? LCRA’s Technology Strategy team is looking for a Technology Strategist Sr to help deliver innovative technology solutions that align with evolving business needs.
In this role, you will have high exposure to decision makers by providing strategic recommendations across LCRA’s many verticals. Projects may include researching new technologies, implementing industry best practices, developing technology roadmaps, and guiding dynamic multi-functional teams through technology and processes assessment. This is an amazing opportunity to utilize your knowledge of Enterprise Architecture and apply it across a variety of business sectors including transmission, electrical generation, water, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and more!
Power Plant Chemist
Austin, TX 78703
At LCRA, we are searching for a driven Plant Chemistry Specialist to join our Power Generation Reliability team! In this role you will provide and/or advise others on boiler water/steam cycle chemistry and cooling water oversight and compliance with industry guidelines (EPRI / IAPWS). We will rely on your expertise on corrosion generation and transport rates, water treatment systems, performance metrics, and boiler chemical cleaning. Daily responsibility will include pretreatment of water supply and manage chemical vendors for the power plant chemistry programs affecting fossil generation. 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!
Engineering Intern III (Lost Pines/Bastrop)
Bastrop, TX
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has an immediate opening for a candidate with Electrical/Mechanical/Civil/Chemical 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.
Engineering Intern III (Ferguson/Marble Falls)
Marble Falls, 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.
Engineering Intern III (FPP/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.
Vehicle Fleet Mechanic II
La Grange, TX
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-Thurs 6:00 am - 4:30 pm with overtime as workload requires.
High Line Worker
Marble Falls, TX
9/12/2024
We, the Line Operations department at LCRA, based at the Western Maintenance Facility in Marble Falls Texas are looking for a High Line worker to join our team! In this role you would help us in our mission to improve the lives of Central Texas. If you want to advance your career at a phenomenal company that provides for the local community, puts safety first, offers amazing benefits and training, then this is the job for you! Our ideal candidate will strive for excellence in all areas of their work while exemplifying LCRA’s values of focusing on service, taking initiative, showing respect, and operating with integrity!
Utility Contractor Safety Specialist
Austin, TX 78744
Ready to join a team that truly makes a positive impact on the lives of fellow Texans? Our Safety Team is looking for a Utility Safety Specialist to help serve our Transmission Service Teams and support our office employees. This position is an outstanding growth opportunity for someone who is dedicated, hard-working, and eager to contribute to the heartbeat here at LCRA. Our ideal candidate will possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. Accompanied by strong technical and organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task and prioritize work, be self-sufficient in their work, and 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.
In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating contractor safety performance. Your key responsibilities will include conducting field safety evaluations, tracking contractor incidents, and responding as necessary to ensure compliance.
You will review the written contractor safety program and safety scorecard criteria, as well as coordinate and host the monthly and annual Contractor Safety Meeting. Effective communication of observation trends and providing recommendations to the Safety Manager will be essential. You will also verify the timely implementation of corrective and preventive safety actions by contractors, assessing their effectiveness.
Utility Safety Specialist I (Power Generation)
Marble Falls, TX
Here at LCRA, we are searching for a Safety Professional who wants to be a part of a dynamic and growing team and wants to make a positive impact on the lives of fellow Texans. The Generation & Telecom Safety Team is looking for their next teammate who is ready to contribute and provide a full range of safety and health support at an industrial power generation site near Marble Falls, Texas. We have an outstanding opening for a Utility Safety Specialist that understands how to positively engage with all levels of employees. As our Safety Team grows, our ideal candidate will have the opportunity to apply new industry best practices and provide meaningful input regarding programs and policies. We truly believe that kind, professional engagement within the operations can make a huge difference to those who work in this environment. If this sounds like a good fit for you and you have strong technical and organizational skills, and you 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, please take the next step!
Materials Specialist Sr
Austin, TX 78744
At LCRA, we are seeking a candidate for a Materials Specialist Sr to join our supply chain team! In this role you will perform manual and clerical duties involved in the daily operation of LCRA warehouses, storage areas, and laydown yards. This position performs inventory and materials management tasks, including material handling, shipping/receiving, stock maintenance, disposal and coordination of material movements between warehouses, facilities and project sites. We would need your support in operating material handling equipment. Our ideal candidate would utilize in-depth knowledge of best practices and experience in own discipline to provide and improve services. Takes a new perspective to tackle complex problems. Works independently and receives minimal guidance and acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May direct the work of other staff members. A successful candidate in this position 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!
Materials & Logistics Coordinator
Austin, TX 78744
At LCRA, we are seeking an individual with exceptional skills and extensive experience in materials and logistics coordination to join our Supply Chain team! As the Materials & Logistics Coordinator, you will have a crucial role in optimizing our inventory operations and ensuring seamless material and logistics activities within our warehouses. In this role you will ensure the necessary materials, parts, tools, and equipment are furnished to the appropriate facilities, warehouses or projects within the required timelines. This position requires a niche depth and/or breadth of expertise, interpret business issues and recommend best practices. You will tackle complex problems, take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions and act as a resource for colleagues. This position may advise the work of other staff members.
