Responsible for establishing and maintaining accounting systems to record and interpret financial data and perform analytical processes and development duties in support of the accounting services functions.

(The job requirements listed below are for an Accountant II. Job requirements for the Accountant I are similar in nature but at different levels of scope and responsibility)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or closely related discipline.

• Three (3) years of progressive accounting experience in general ledger.

• Working knowledge of accounting principles and practices, GAAP and reconciliation procedures.

• Experience in utility and RUS accounting, preferred.

• Familiarity with accounting related local, State and Federal regulations.

• Working knowledge of personal computers, computerized accounting systems, including Microsoft Office. Experience in Oracle Financial Systems desired.

• Ability to perform detail work with high degree of accuracy.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Under the general supervision of the Market Execution Manager, the Associate Real Time Marketer is responsible for; monitoring the hour-to-hour use of Tri-State resources, purchased power and off-system transactions; ensuring that adequate resources are available to meet all Tri-State load obligations, including spinning and non-spinning reserves requirements; and, working together with an Energy Resource Coordinator, to optimize Tri-State resources. This is a shift position.

• BA/BS degree in Economics, Finance, Marketing or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Previous commodity trading and/or energy industry operations experience preferred.

• Develops highly credible and effective relationships with marketing counterparts.

• Must be flexible, inquisitive, and able to thoroughly understand the spot market dynamics in an unregulated, profit-oriented environment.

• Must be proficient in computer applications, including spreadsheet, word processing and database applications.

• Must have strong analytical, quantitative and economic evaluation skills.

• Prefer a familiarity with NERC and WECC policies and a general understanding of how they apply to Tri-State.

• Must sign a FERC Standards of Conduct Confidentiality agreement.

• Must be able to remain calm in stressful conditions and make rational decisions.

• Willingness and ability to work rotating shifts, irregular hours, additional hours and holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for the safe and efficient operations and maintenance of plant activities at the combustion turbine power plant.

(The following duties are for a JL Combustion Turbine Technician. Duties for Technician I- IV are similar but less in overall scope, responsibility, and accountability.)

• Six (6) years of power plant experience which may consist of an equivalent combination of related education and/or power plant experience.

• Must have strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repair skills.

• Willingness to work at other Power Plants as required.

• Maintain CPR certification, spill/waste handling training requirements and the ability to perform CPR and apply spill/waste training, respirator training and testing, and obtain opacity certification twice per year.

• Willingness to work extra or irregular hours, shift work, weekends, holidays, call out and overnight travel as required.

• Willingness to work with high voltages, obtain switching certification, and perform high voltage switching.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written.

• Willingness to be on call 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

• Must reside within 20 miles of the base location.

• Willingness to travel up to 10-15% of time. (Possession of a valid driver's license or ability to obtain.)

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for the management and oversight of the Reliability Compliance Program involving the establishment of internal Tri-State requirements for the implementation of reliability standards, training of required personnel, oversight of the Internal Compliance Program, and updating of Tri-State policies and procedures to ensure that they are current with national and regional reliability and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards.

• Bachelor's degree in related technical field required.

• Ten (10) years of progressive related utility experience preferably involving electric utility standards implementation and compliance. Five (5) years of supervisory experience.

• WECC or NERC compliance experiences a definite plus.

• Knowledge of the national and regional reliability compliance standards.

• Familiarity with North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB).

• Proficient with basic personal computer software programs such as Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Willingness to travel, as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for conducting engineering analysis/design activities and implementation of fossil fuel power plant betterment tasks as project engineer at the generating stations.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.

• Experience in fossil fuel generating plant engineering and construction work. Coal fired power plant experience preferred.

• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of fossil fuel power generating facilities.

• Working knowledge of PC programs and application to functional tasks.

Submit resume and salary history to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. P.O. Box 33695, Denver, CO or online at www.tristategt.org, then click on Careers.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for assisting in developing, planning, preparing and monitoring environmental studies and reports for assigned projects and using a team approach in securing state and federal permits on new projects, as well as on modifications to existing facilities.

• Strong knowledge of the Clean Air Act (i.e. air quality permitting including PSD/NSR, Title V, and Acid Rain) a must.
• Strong applied knowledge and experience with state and federal air regulations and with hands-on regulatory expertise including permitting, emission calculations, record keeping, reporting and auditing for compliance with the Clean Air Act.

• Experience with compliance of environmental laws and regulations in the operation of power generation and transmission facilities and in planning, directing and coordinating projects; and interpreting environmental laws and rules as they apply to the system.

• Bachelor's degree in physical or biological sciences or related area, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• Two and one half (21/2) to eight (8) years of related experience in related environmental compliance and/or planning, including one year of experience in a lead or coordinator role.

Competitive salary and benefits package including relocation assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for developing, planning, preparing and monitoring environmental studies and reports for assigned projects; developing, implementing, and managing air, water quality, hazardous waste, and toxic substance compliance programs.

(The following duties are for a Senior Environmental Planner. Duties for Environmental Planner II - III are similar but less in overall scope, responsibility, and accountability.)

• Bachelor's degree in physical or biological sciences or related area, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• Eight (8) years of related experience in environmental compliance and/or planning, including one year of experience in a lead or coordinator role.

• Working knowledge of National Environmental Policy Act and related Executive Orders regarding environmental planning associated with construction projects.

• Working knowledge of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA), Safe Drinking Water Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, Oil Pollution Act, and the Pollution Prevention Act.

• Physical ability to make field inspections.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written, particularly with regulatory agencies.

• Working knowledge of the PC and corresponding business software, including word processing and spreadsheets.

• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.

• Willingness to travel up to 25 percent of the time on an annual basis.

• General knowledge of RUS policy requirements, desired.

• Public speaking skills, desired.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Installs, repairs and maintains electrical, electronic, control and instrumentation equipment in a safe, logical and efficient manner complying with all electrical codes and safety regulations. Design, program and implement software and hardware.

(Responsibities listed below are for the JL IC&E Technician position. Responsibilities for the Technician 1 - 9 are similar but have less experience.)

• Must successfully pass the TABE math and reading test and mechanical aptitude test.

• Must successfully pass test specific to the position requirements.

• Requires a minimum of an Associates degree or vocational school certification in electronics, electrical, instrumentation and control, or a combination of relevant education and experience considered equivalent.

• Must have successfully completed Tri-State G&T step-grade program OR have a minimum of 5 years of practical experience working with similar equipment in power plants or closely allied industries. position.

• Must have a current and valid driver license.

Responsible for supervising application development projects, teams and activities to align Tri-State's application software with corporate business objectives and information needs. This position is a combination of hands-on development and supervision.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related area, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• Nine (9) years of progressive applications development programming experience and software engineering technologies. Expertise in modeling techniques, system design, software configuration management, and software quality assurance. Supervisory experience desired.

• Proven ability to supervise team members and lead projects, allocate resources, and coordinate project functions through all phases of the software methodology life cycle. Extensive knowledge of project management techniques and tools.

• Experience leading Oracle Financials and/or Oracle Human Capital Management projects is highly desired.

• Expertise in requirements engineering.

• Experience in designing and implementing software solutions for application integration.

• Ability to leverage information technologies to improve applications and information integration.

• Broad knowledge of Tri-State business processes. Understanding of business strategy and rationale.

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, and to lead and motivate work teams.

• Ability to act as agent of change. Must be able to work at abstract levels, to see the big picture and communicate that vision and direction to others.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for providing expert support for all distributed office automating hardware and software used by our clients (clients are anybody using Tri-States hardware, software, and/or network), employing a high degree of customer service, technical expertise, and timeliness. Use a variety of techniques for resolving problems with different configurations of computer hardware and software. Manage IT workstation assets.

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science or other technical discipline or equivalent related work experience.

• An additional (5) years of distributed systems support experience including PC and network software and hardware installation and repair experience.

• Technical experience in the following areas: The two latest versions of MS Office and MS operating systems, DOS (desirable), TCP/IP, DNS, POP Internet protocols, LAN/WAN/WLAN, and Help Desk software.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to technical and non-technical end-users, venders, and clients. And coordinate and plan work effectively

• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with end-users, the workstation group and other IT staff.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Excellent troubleshooting and resolution skills.

• This job requires 24 hours per day; 7 days per week on call support.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for the technical support and development of the Oracle 11i e*Business HRMS applications which includes the following modules: Human Resources, Payroll, Advanced Benefits, iRecruitment and Compensation Workbench. Knowledge of HRMS Applications required. Oracle Financials experience desirable. Strong technical skills and experience with Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle 6i Reports and Forms, Oracle Personalization's, Oracle WorkFlow and Oracle Discoverer.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related area or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• Eight (8) years of progressive applications development programming experience in a medium to large computer system and client/server environment.

• Extensive knowledge of application development, support and maintenance including business, engineering and/or operations, and programming methodology, procedures and concepts.

• Extensive knowledge of Oracle client/server applications development tools, report writers and database. Extensive knowledge of computer operating systems including Windows, UNIX, and/or Windows Server 2003/2008. Oracle HRMS desired.

• Extensive knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g. OOAD, Agile methods, JAD).

• Extensive knowledge of PC equipment, printers, modems, network and related computer equipment and personal computer software.

• Extensive knowledge of development tools, IDEs, C# or Java programming, experience with Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle 6i Reports and Forms, ColdFussion, and web development.

• Working knowledge of Intel x64 servers.

• Electric utility experience desired.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for coordinating the analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation of application software for business and engineering, in a client/server environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related area, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• IT System Analyst III - Five (5) years of progressive application development programming experience in a medium to large computer system and client/service environment.
• IT System Analyst II - Two and one half (2 1/2) - Five (5) years of progressive application development programming experience in a medium to large computer system and client/service environment.
• IT System Analyst I - Zero (0) - Two and one half (21/2) years of progressive application development programming experience in a medium to large computer system and client/service environment.
• Working knowledge of application development, support and maintenance, including business, engineering and/or operations, and programming methodology, procedures and concepts.

• Extensive knowledge of Oracle client/server application development tools, report writers and database. Knowledge of computer operating systems including Windows, UNIX, and/or Windows Server 2003/2008.

• Working knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g. OOAD, Agile methods, JAD).

• Working knowledge of PC equipment, printers, modems, network and related computer equipment, and personal computer software.

• Working knowledge of development tools, IDEs, C# or Java programming, experience with Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle 6i Reports and Forms, ColdFussion, and web development.

• Working knowledge of Intel x64 servers.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for the safe and efficient maintenance and operation of substations. Accountable to a senior or foreman level technician for all substation maintenance, training and operation functions.

**Applicants with JL Substation Technician experience will be considered for the position based at Las Cruces, NM. Applicants with less than Journey Level qualifications will be considered for an Apprentice position which will be based at Rio Rancho, NM until the apprenticeship program is completed, at which time the employee may either remain at Rio Rancho or transfer to the Las Cruces Field Office.

(Requirements listed below are for a Journey Level Technician. Applicants with less education and experience will be considered for Apprentice level positions; Technician III-IV).

• Journey Level position requires six (6) years of combined education and experience in the electrical and electronic field. This would consist of:
• (a) The equivalent of technical training received in an Associate Degree Program in Electronics Engineering Technology with advanced studies in industrial electrical and Electro mechanical controls and digital systems control logic; and,
• (b) Four (4) years of practical experience and/or be able to demonstrate knowledge in maintenance of industrial electrical electromechanical electronic control equipment which must include:

  One (1) years and/or the equivalent knowledge of electric power substation apparatus maintenance experience involving testing of power transformers, testing and repairing of power circuit breakers and electrical insulation system testing and repair.

  Three (3) years and/or the equivalent knowledge of practical experience in testing, calibrating and repairing protective relay devices and revenue meters; and

• (c) Must be capable of satisfactorily interpreting electrical schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams and control logic.
• Have thorough knowledge of the practices used in the electric power industry.
• Be capable of applying artificial respiration and be able to render practical first aid.
• Be willing and able to work extra and irregular hours as the utility needs may require, and willing to work under unusual or special working conditions; storms, extreme temperatures, winds, darkness, etc.
• Overnight travel required.
• Must reside within a 60 minute response time of the base location.

Competitive salary and benefits package, including relocation assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Position involves corporate data network implementation including network operating systems, related hardware and software, failure analysis, monitoring, tuning and integration with existing platforms.

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, IT or a related discipline, or equivalent.

• Cisco certification is a plus. Experience in IOS highly desirable

• Eight(8) years of IT experience with a large multi-user system including: two (2) years of Ethernet LAN support, installation and repair experience on commonly used networking hardware.

Applicants with less experience will be considered for a lower level position including Network Administrator I - III

Competitive salary and benefits package, including relocation assistance.

Responsible for directing the development and implementation of security programs, and prevention strategies for Tri-State. Assess risks and security needs, plan, and implement appropriate strategies, programs, and policies to minimize risks of crime, violence, terrorism, and other willful threats to employees, guests, property, and assets. Assure compliance with applicable security laws and regulations related to the utility industry including North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards (CIPS). Oversee guards at various corporate locations.

• Bachelor's degree in Criminology, Law Enforcement, or related discipline or an equivalent combination of relevant education and management experience in the fields of security, law enforcement, and/or the military.

• Fifteen years of relevant progressive professional experience involving security, law enforcement, and/or the military, preferably in the electric utility industry.

• Extensive knowledge of security and law enforcement principles, practices and methodologies.

• Working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations affecting security and law enforcement.

• Working knowledge of electric power industry reliability standards.

• Knowledge in developing security procedures and protocols.

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, internally and externally.

• Ability to work with a wide variety of people and lead corporate efforts in the security field.

• Willingness and ability to travel extensively, as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for computer operations system administration, establishing and maintaining computer operations standards and procedures for tape and disk management, backup and recovery, off-site storage and disaster recovery, and system updates and security.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Technology or related area, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in HP-UX is highly desirable

• Six (6) years of progressive related experience including:

  three (3) years of system administration and support, installation, problem analysis and repair experience on commonly used server hardware and network storage systems.

• Extensive knowledge of large scale networked computer systems and hardware, and associated peripheral equipment.

• Extensive knowledge of Windows and UNIX computer operating systems and associated control languages.

• Extensive knowledge of data communications and networks, with an emphasis on TCP/IP.

• Working knowledge of hardware and software contracts.

• Ability to assimilate technical information and to communicate it to non-technical personnel.

• Project management skills required to provide leadership in planning and organizing hardware and software changes.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for performance of preventive and corrective maintenance in servicing of Telecommunications and EMS field equipment.

• Must successfully pass pre-employment testing

• Must have and maintain or be able to obtain within 180 days a valid Colorado Class A Commercial Driver's License with no air brake restrictions.

• Requires successful completion of the apprenticeship training program.

  OR

• Must successfully complete the Transmission Telecommunications Technician test with 75% or better score.

  OR

• Eight (8) years of combined education and experience in electronic field which consist of:

  (a) the equivalent of technical training received in a Associate Degree program in Electronics Engineering Technology with advance studies in radio communications (including microwave) and digital systems (including microprocessors, peripheral equipment, and programming);

  AND

  (b) six years of practical experience in maintenance of electronic telecommunications and digital systems, which must include one year of practical experience in maintenance of two-way radio, microwave radio, and carrier systems and one year of practical experience in maintenance of digital remote terminal units, microprocessors, and computer systems. Must be capable of satisfactorily interpreting electrical schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams and control logic.

• Must maintain a Federal Communications Commission General Radio Telephone Operators or ETA Certification.

• Must reside within 60 minutes response time from reporting location.

• Must be willing to accept out-of-town work with overnight travel.

• Must be willing to work on antenna systems and tower structures at various heights.

Responsible to the Telecommunications Maintenance Superintendent or Foreman for performance of preventive and corrective maintenance in servicing of Telecommunications and EMS field equipment.

(The higher experience requirements listed below are for a JL Technician. Applicants with less experience will be considered for the Telecommunications Technician I - IV level.)

• Five (5) to Six (6) years of combined education and experience in the electrical and electronic field. This would consist of:

• The equivalent of technical training received in an Associate Degree program in Electronics Engineering Technology with advance studies in radio communications (including microwave), data communications and digital systems (including microprocessors, peripheral equipment, and programming), and networking principles;

• Three (3) to Four (4) years of practical experience and/or be able to demonstrate knowledge in maintenance of electronic telecommunication and digital systems.

• Electrical utility experience desirable.

• Maintain a current FCC Radio Telephone license, or industry certification.

• Willingness to travel up to 75 percent of working time, including overnight travel. (Possession of valid driver's license or ability to obtain required.)

• Willingness to work in or around high voltage peculiar to the electrical utility industry.

• Willingness to work on antenna systems and tower structures in excess of 300 feet in height.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible to the Telecommunications Maintenance Superintendent or Foreman for performance of preventive and corrective maintenance in servicing of Telecommunications and EMS field equipment.

• Five (4) to Six (6) years of combined education and experience in the electrical and electronic field. This would consist of:

• The equivalent of technical training received in an Associate Degree program in Electronics Engineering Technology with advance studies in radio communications (including microwave), data communications and digital systems (including microprocessors, peripheral equipment, and programming), and networking principles;

• Three (2) to Four (4) years of practical experience and/or be able to demonstrate knowledge in maintenance of electronic telecommunication and digital systems.

• Electrical utility experience desirable.

• Maintain a current FCC Radio Telephone license, or industry certification.

• Willingness to travel up to 75 percent of working time, including overnight travel. (Possession of valid driver's license or ability to obtain required.)

• Willingness to work in or around high voltage peculiar to the electrical utility industry.

• Willingness to work on antenna systems and tower structures in excess of 300 feet in height.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for managing, coordinating, leading and providing support for all aspects of Tri-State's Transmission Interconnection Services Program associated with Large Generation Interconnection Procedures (LGIP), evaluating and recommending policy changes based on Federal Energy Reliability Corporation (FERC) Orders as they relate to meeting the requirements of Tri-State's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), and representing Tri-State in planning and policy forums related to interconnection services.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

• Ten (10) years of progressive related power system or electric utility experience preferably including FERC policy implementation and compliance related to electric interconnection services as well as experience with project cost estimation and contract negotiations.

• Power system planning, design, or operations experience are a plus.

• Working knowledge of related FERC Orders, Large Generation Interconnection Procedures (LGIP), and Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) requirements.

• Extensive knowledge of project management, including scheduling and cost estimation, and engineering principles and practices.

• Demonstrated practical work management, customer relations and strategic planning expertise necessary to identify and resolve related technical, policy, and regulatory implications in a wide range of circumstances, and as needed to manage extensive day-to-day customer relations and to provide consistent, financially accountable program administration.

• Ability to coordinate the work of others, interact with a wide variety of people on technical and non-technical levels, develop and maintain effective working relationships and to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Knowledge of budget preparation and administration.

• Ability to effectively represent Tri-State interests both internally and externally to interested parties, other utilities and utility industry representatives.

• Willingness to travel as required. (Must have a current valid drivers license)

Responsible for performing routine and emergency switching on the transmission system. Monitoring transmission system parameters, such as voltages, line and transformer loads and taking corrective actions as required. This position is tasked with the authority and responsibility to operate the Tri-State transmission system in such a manner as to comply with all appropriate NERC Reliability Standards.

This position is not a System Operator Trainee position. It is an entry-level position for a System Operator having a minimum of 4 years subtransmission/distribution experience. In this position the Transmission System Operator must work with a Senior System Operator on shift.

• Completion of at least one (1) year as a Tri State System Operator Trainee Program or an equivalent level of experience on an interconnected electrical system.

• Working knowledge of algebra, geometry, and basic principles of physics including electrical and mechanical theory, AC and DC currents, and the fundamentals of power flow.

• Must be NERC Certified before assuming the duties of a Transmission System Operator and must maintain certification through completion of required continuing education hours.

• Working knowledge of electrical utility systems, equipment and all phases of transmission operations.

• Working knowledge of safety rules and equipment.

• Ability to distinguish colors.

• Willingness to work rotating shifts with extra and/or irregular hours including holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran