Tri-State is a Denver based progressive and rapidly growing non-profit consumer owned wholesale supplier of electric power to forty-four distribution cooperatives in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and New Mexico. With over 1100 employees, Tri-State operates and maintains fossil fuel power plants with owned coal-fired capacity of 1826 megawatts, gas turbines with 526 megawatts of capacity, and over 5000 miles of high voltage transmission lines.

Responsible for monitoring Tri-State's compliance with NERC CIP Standards, reviewing evidence attesting to compliance with said standards and providing guidance to subject matter experts and member cooperatives in all aspects of reliability compliance.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree in relevant field desirable.

• Minimum of eight (8) years experience in Information Technology security and management with emphasis on technical and security domains.

• Experience in the life-cycle of cyber security and computer network security technical and programmatic operations. This includes experience in; - Penetration testing and other cyber security automated testing and monitoring tools.

  - Virus/malicious software identification and management.

  - Computer network monitoring.

  - Security tool development.

• Knowledge of risk assessments techniques, change management, incident reporting and response planning.

• Knowledge of enterprise security architecture, network design, and operational risk management.

• Proficient project management skills preferably including experience with related project management software/applications.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for managing and directing the planning, designing, implementing, and documenting of new, existing, and/or modifications of telecommunication systems and facilities. Duties include developing and maintaining standards and procedures for system level engineering required for design and system additions; coordinating with others to assure telecommunications engineering support of EMS requirements, and providing project management support in planning, scheduling, costing, coordinating and monitoring system/facility acquisition and installation/testing activities.

(Requirements listed below are for an Engineer IV. The requirements for Engineer I through III are similar in nature however have overall less responsibility and scope depending on the level of the position.)

Responsible for assisting in environmental studies and permitting for new generation resources and monitoring environmental studies, activities and reports for assigned projects.

• 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.

• Five (5) 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 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.

• Five (5) 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 the operation and maintenance of high voltage substations heavy apparatus equipment and facilities.

• 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 the maintenance of high voltage substation heavy apparatus equipment and facilities and control equipment which must include:

  Three (3) 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.

  One (1) year 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 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.

• Overnight travel required.

• Must reside within a 60 minute response time of the base location.

Tri-State is a Denver based progressive and rapidly growing non-profit consumer owned wholesale supplier of electric power to forty-four distribution cooperatives in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and New Mexico. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., more than 1,000 people are employed by Tri-State throughout its four-state service area.

Responsible for all construction and maintenance work assigned in accordance with RUS specifications or as indicated by the engineer, while training others as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Requirements listed below are for a Journey Level Lineman. Lineman I, II, III & IV require less experience)

• Two year degree or certificate of completion in power line operations, maintenance and construction, or comparable education and training obtained at a power line school, or equivalent experience.

• Four years of appropriate experience, including the operations, maintenance and construction of HV power transmission lines or have acceptable equivalent experience.

• Have good health and physical ability adequate for strenuous work.

• Must be able to climb wooden and steel structures up to 300 feet.

• Have thorough knowledge of characteristics of electrical transmission lines.

• CDL or ability to obtain.

• Be willing and able to work extra and irregular hours as the utility needs may require, and be willing to work under unusual or special working conditions; storms, extreme temperatures and winds, darkness, etc. Overnight travel required.

• Must reside within a 60 minute response time to the base location.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Tri-State is a Denver based progressive and rapidly growing non-profit consumer owned wholesale supplier of electric power to forty-four distribution cooperatives in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and New Mexico. With over 1100 employees, Tri-State operates and maintains fossil fuel power plants with owned coal-fired capacity of 1826 megawatts, gas turbines with 526 megawatts of capacity, and over 5000 miles of high voltage transmission lines.

Position is based at Tri-State's Craig Station in the north west part of the state. The area offers a rural life style with many outdoor recreational activities such skiing, hunting and camping.

Responsible for developing, modifying, evaluating and facilitating PM's, work orders, work requests, material requests, contract requests, project planning, outage planning, and scheduling related activities for Craig Station.

• (Experience/education requirements for Scheduler II position) - Five years of power plant mechanical maintenance experience. Associate's degree in a related technical area or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• (Experience/education requirements for Scheduler I position) - Five years of power plant experience with mechanical maintenance experience preferred. Education requirements for Scheduler I position include college level math and English coursework.

• Ability to operate both PC and mainframe computer and related maintenance software (CMMS), as well as, read and interpret drawings.

• Must maintain a valid, current Colorado Class "R" driver's license.

Competitive salary and benefits package including relocation assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer  Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for planning, directing, and managing land and land rights functions including coordinating, acquiring, and negotiating land rights regarding proposed transmission/generation facilities, and for acquiring the necessary permits therefore.

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

• Ten (10) years experience in meeting and working with public entities for the permitting and acquisition of land rights required for electrical facilities; at least four (4) years of land related experience, including three (3) years of supervisory responsibilities or related activities of equivalent benefit.

• Knowledge of right of way acquisition procedures and techniques.

• Knowledge of state and local land related laws.

• Knowledge of land appraisal process.

• Knowledge of state, county, and municipal permitting processes.

• General knowledge of government regulations, RUS guidelines and concepts.

• Ability to maintain effective and cooperative working relationships.

• Willingness to travel up to 50 percent of the time on an annual basis. (Possession of valid driver's license or ability to obtain.)

• Electric transmission line land experience desired.

• Electric generation siting experience desired.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for the maintenance and operation of high voltage substation facilities.

(Requirements listed below are for a Journey Level Technician. Applicants with less education/training and experience will be considered for Apprentice Level position.)

• Six (6) years of combined education and experience in the electrical and electronic field which consists 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) year 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 good health and physical ability adequate for strenuous work.

• Overnight travel required. CDL or ability to obtain.

• Must reside within a 60 minute response time to the base location.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for overall computer operations and system administration of corporate computer system direction and implementation including server operating systems, related hardware and software, failure analysis, monitoring, tuning and integration with existing platforms.

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Eight (8) years of related progressive system administration experience in a large, multi-sited, Client/Server environment including:

  a. MS Exchange.

  b. MS Windows Server

  b. UNIX

  d. Network Attached Storage.

  e. VMWare.

  f. Back-up/Restore software.

• General knowledge of workstation software and hardware.

• Extensive knowledge of system hardware and software, utilities, and tools.

• Extensive knowledge of system security threats, tools, hardware and software.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

This Training Coordinator position is responsible for planning, developing and conducting training courses specific to the operation and maintenance of the transmission system. This will include reviewing and evaluating available training resources, both internal and external and providing recommendations; evaluation of on-going training programs to monitor employee progress and/or improve results; and keeping informed of maintenance and construction methods and materials in the industry and recommending needed changes. Requirements for this position are:

• Associates degree or certificate in powerline operations and maintenance or construction, or electrical technology or closely related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Seven to ten years of experience in a responsible position covering the phases of transmission operation and maintenance work including experience as a transmission Lineman.

• Knowledge of training development, including instructional methods and training aids.

• Ability to effectively conduct classroom instruction, and prepare and present written training material, including visual and audio aids.

• Thorough knowledge of power utility transmission line construction standards, work practices, safety rules, transmission line equipment, and OSHA rules and regulations that apply to transmission line operations and maintenance.

• Ability to effectively use and apply personal computer and related business applications software and materials particularly associated with training development functions.

Competitive salary and benefits package with possible relocation assistance.

Submit resume and salary history to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., P.O. Box 33695, 1100 W. 116th Avenue, Denver, CO 80233 or submit online at www.tristategt.org then click on Careers.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The Transmission Operations Assistant (TOA) works within the System Operations group and is responsible for acknowledging and responding to real-time Open-Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) requests for transmission reservations and usage, and Electronic Tagging of energy transactions. Responsible for accuracy of Available Transmission Capacity (ATC) and posting of Tri-State G&T transmission information to the open market. The TOA will assist System Operations personnel in normal and critical situations and in data recording.

(Requirements listed below are for a TOA II. Duties for a TOA I are similar but with overall less responsibilities.)

• Associates degree in basic Electricity, Mathematics or Accounting or equivalent experience and one (1) year of experience as a Transmission Operations Assistant. Must also have at least two (2) years experience with word processing, spreadsheets, and data base applications. Must have high school education or equivalent (GED).

• Must have current NERC certification or be able to obtain this certification within nine months of hire date

• Should have working knowledge of electrical terms and their meanings and be able to communicate with field personnel from Tri-State and neighboring utilities.

• Strong knowledge of computer terminals and programs, including data monitoring and data transmittal.

• Understanding of transmission and generation concepts, facts, and operational information.

• Ability and motivation to work independently with strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Ability to judge situations and determine an appropriate course of action.

• Ability to multi-task and handle high stress situations.

• Must be willing to give and receive instruction/information with peers, share working space and tools.

• This position will require working rotating twelve (12) hour shifts.

• Must be willing to travel for training needs or as otherwise required.

Equal Opportunity employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran