Associate Engineer, Senior Associate Engineer, Lead Associate Engineer

About Us

UNS Energy Corporation, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the largest investor‑owned electric and gas distribution utility in Canada.

Our public utility subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc. and UNS Gas, Inc., power our economy by providing electric and gas service to nearly 700,000 customers in Arizona.

We embrace a spirit of giving, dedicated to improving quality of life in the communities we have served for generations, and in TEP's case, since the 1890s.

We're building a cleaner, greener grid, with more wind and solar power than ever before, while maintaining safe, reliable, and affordable service.

Our culture is rooted in shared core values that define how we work and who we are. Our team of innovative professionals bring their authentic selves to work each day to power our vision and make a difference.

We create opportunities for employees to thrive through:

• Continual growth: In an industry changing faster than ever before, our commitment to professional growth and leadership development means we never stop challenging ourselves to explore new possibilities.
• Active Engagement: We support a collaborative environment, with peer‑to‑peer learning and employee‑driven groups that foster an inclusive culture.
• Total compensation: UNS Energy Corporation also offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes a 401k plan with a generous company match and additional non‑discretionary employer contribution for eligible employees, affordable individual and family health insurance plans, tuition assistance, life insurance, long‑term disability insurance and much more.

Provide specialized and independent work in the performance of engineering studies and data evaluations. Provide a technical role in evaluating and recommending changes or additions to equipment construction and material standards. Provide support in reviewing product vendors, material specifications, and designs. Provide organization and administration of independent projects and critical standards issues for the group.

• Organize and direct material evaluations including the reporting and recommendation of failed material solutions. Provide support to other technical personnel in the section in coordinating final assessment of failed construction materials.
• Independently review project progress and results using time and project management techniques. Provide support in keeping the Standards section priorities in line with the needs of T&D Operations.
• Develop or establish major project requirements for both regulated and non‑regulated business activities. Provide technical support to field crews for material standards compliance, compatibility, and resolution of equipment problems.
• Provide technical evaluation of incoming material for trial inventory, and provide vendor bid evaluation, alliance review, and material specification evaluation.
• Perform budgetary and cost studies as required, including the evaluation of vendor material pricing, competing products, and historical material usage. Prepare recommendation reports supporting financial results.
• Ensure that all construction and material standards information and documentation are accurate and updated in a timely manner and provide technical assistance to personnel in the section in providing these updates.
• Provide recommendations and decisions for standards issues, and are proactive in evaluating methods to reduce costs, increase reliability, and improve safety for T&D Operations.
• Assist or lead the development, implementation and update of computer programs and databases used for standards material tracking and construction standards (CU) administration, including other supporting software and hardware requirements.
• Initiate work orders, material requisitions, and other purchasing and project tracking documentation as appropriate.
• Provide representation and/or facilitation in the Distribution Standards Committee activities, including follow up action or required updating of material and construction standards.
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