Power Systems Communications Technician

Announcement Number: 1499588282

STATE OF NEVADA
JOE LOMBARDO, Governor JUSTIN JONES, Commissioner
PUOY K. PREMSRIRUT, Chairwoman MARILYN KIRKPATRICK, Commissioner
KARA J. KELLEY, Vice Chairwoman ALLEN J. PULIZ, Commissioner
ERIC WITKOSKI, Executive Director DAN H. STEWART, Commissioner
CODY T. WINTERTON, Commissioner

COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION
OF NEVADA
Unclassified Position Announcement
POWER SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN
(Power Facilities Comm Tech)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Recruitment Open To: The Colorado River Commission of Nevada (Commission)
is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Power Systems Communications
Technician for the Commission's Power Delivery Group (PDG).
Recruitment: Open to all qualified candidates, the vacancy is in Las Vegas, Nevada.
POSITION STATUS: Exempt from (FLSA); serves at the will of the Executive Director;
and under the Supervision of the Assistant Director of Engineering and Operations
(ADEO). Employment with the Commission for this position is contingent upon
background check including criminal history check.
AGENCY RESPONSIBITIES: The Commission receives and holds in trust water and
hydropower allocations for the benefit of the State of Nevada and the agency's customers
that are in southern Nevada. The Commission owns, operates, and maintains significant
electrical and communications infrastructure to serve the local purveyors of water with
electrical needs for water pumping and wastewater treatment.
BACKGROUND OF POWER DELIVERY GROUP: The Commission's Power Delivery
Group is responsible for the development, operations, and maintenance of Commission's
high voltage transmission and distribution systems. The Commission's transmission and
distribution system, includes both overhead and underground transmission lines, 17
substations with 230-kV and 69-kV primary voltages and 14.4-kV, 13.8-kV, and 4.16-kV
secondary voltages; and associated communication facilities. The position is also
responsible for the operation and maintenance of any of the Commission's customer
facilities pursuant to contracts with its customers.
555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 3100, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-1065 Phone: (702) 486-2670
Fax: (702) 486-2695
http://crc.nv.gov Power Systems Communications Technician
Colorado River Commission of Nevada
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
university in engineering or closely related field and six years increasingly responsible
experience in high voltage substation operation, maintenance, design and construction;
OR completion of a certified high-voltage substation electrician or lineman apprenticeship
program and twelve years of increasingly responsible experience in high-voltage
substation operation, maintenance, and construction with at least one year at a level
equivalent to a superintendent or facilities manager.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION: Professional Engineer or completion of a high-voltage
Switchman Certification Program, or other accepted certification demonstrating
increasing responsibility and knowledge in the power industry.
EXPECTED JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develops communication protocols and schemes;
• Maintains and operates communication equipment and devices, including
performance of vendor recommended daily, monthly, and yearly inspections and
diagnostic analysis;
• Develops Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and maintenance instructions
for communications systems, facilities and equipment;
• Analyzes communication disturbance reports and data to determine cause and
remedies for communication problems;
• Develop and maintain communication system baseline test data; performs optical
time domain, power meter and other diagnostic tests of the fiber optics system;
• Tests electrical and physical characteristics and accuracy of utility revenue meters,
instrument transformers, transducers, and other electrical devices in the circuit for
measuring, monitoring and analysis of electricity.
• Assists in Operations and Maintenance of SCADA system;
• Develops, implements and maintains communication system firewalls to protect
SCADA system integrity; and provides recommendations and prepares designs
and material procurement specifications for communications equipment to support
the SCADA and power metering systems.
• Prepares communication system, facility and equipment construction cost
estimates;
• Prepares procurement specifications for communication equipment, including
communication processors, transceivers, inverters, power supplies, multiplexers,
network communication equipment and ancillary devices; reviews vendor
submittals;
• Prepares designs, including bill of materials, schematic diagrams and wiring
diagrams for communication panels; and, prepares communication system
designs including one-line and communication rack drawings. Power Systems Communications Technician
Colorado River Commission of Nevada
KNOWLEDGE OF: Power utility safety standards, codes of federal regulations, Nevada
Revised Statutes, and Nevada Administrative Code; personal computers and software
including programs exclusive to the power utility industry (SCADA Systems,
Programmable Logic Controllers and Web-based Energy Management Systems-power
meter programming and software system control). Principles of electricity, characteristics
of electrical AC and DC circuits, the connections of electrical apparatus, equipment and
circuits and their functions. Methods of calculation of resistance, volts, amps, and watts.
(The above list is representative only and does not cover the full range or scope of
knowledge required for this position.)
APPROXIMATE GROSS Salary: Starting salary depends on education, experience,
knowledge, and abilities of a candidate to fulfill the needs of the position. Candidates
with less experience may be considered with a lower starting salary with the opportunity
for increases over time as the candidate grows in the position. The salary range for this
position is:
Employee/Employer Paid PERS1 $86,000 to $106,409.
If the Employer Paid PERS retirement plan is chosen the salary range is adjusted lower.
Benefits: The State benefits package includes enrollment into the Public Employees'
Retirement System (www.nvpers.org), a choice of health insurance plans
(www.pebp.state.nv.us), eleven paid holidays, no State income tax, and paid annual
leave and sick leave, after appropriate waiting periods. Other optional benefits are also
available, including a deferred compensation program.
DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Submit a cover letter and résumé to:
Gina Lee Goodman
Executive Assistant Manager
Colorado River Commission of Nevada
555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 3100
Las Vegas, NV 89101
E-mails submissions will be accepted and should be sent to:
ggoodman@crc.nv.gov
Note to Applicant: In your letter of interest please indicate how you heard about the position.
If you heard about this position through a website, please specify which website.
Posted: June 4, 2024
1 PERS - Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada

Closing Date/Time: Until recruitment needs are satisfied

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