Responsible for assisting the Compliance Program Manager with the development and preparation of evidence that documents and demonstrates Tri-State's compliance with North American Reliability Council (NERC) standards, policies, practices, and procedures as they apply to power generation facilities. Also responsible for providing required training for the Generation Engineering staff and all production facilities.

(Requirements listed below are for a Senior Analyst. Applicants with less experience will be considered for a lower level position.)

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Eight (8) years of experience in electric power generation operations and/or maintenance including experience with plant systems, equipment and facilities. Experience with training materials development and instruction delivery, preferred.

• General to advanced knowledge of the use and application of electric utility industry codes, standards, and governmental regulations that are applicable to power generation, including NERC, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

• Willingness to travel, as required. (Possession of a current valid driver's license, or ability to obtain).

• Working knowledge of safety policies, practices and procedures.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for ensuring that project and management assistance and guidance are provided for the construction of generation and transmission facilities, for the development of plans, schedules and budgets, and for the development of appropriate controls and reporting relationships.

(The responsibilities of the position are dependent on the progress of the proposed Colorado Power Project, but may include the following.)

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, construction management or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education/training and experience gained through progressively more responsible positions.

• Ten (10) years of progressive related experience in coal fired power generation design or operations.

• Experience managing, directing and coordinating power generation design and study consultants.

• Working knowledge of power generation economics.

• Working knowledge of power plant and site layout, and knowledge of environmental aspects of power plant permitting, siting and operations.

• Working knowledge of coal fired power plant system operations and maintenance requirements, and knowledge of various alternative coal supplies and their use, preferred.

• Knowledge of railroad transportation of coal.

• Knowledge of Combustion Turbines and Combined Cycle Plants.

• Knowledge of effect of water availability, treatment and containment on plant operations.

Equal Opportunity Employer  Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

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

• Associates degree in electric utility line work or related discipline, or acceptable Line School certificate of completion, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Four years of Line 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 the layout and characteristics of electrical transmission lines in the area.

• Be capable of applying artificial respiration on or off ground and able to render practical first-aid.

• Must be able to meet all Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) requirements. If not currently in possession of a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL), employee is required to obtain a CDL within six months of date of hire or date of selection for the position.

• 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.

• Possess a considerable degree of skill to perform work by following standard method of procedure.

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

• Overnight travel required.

Competitive salary and benefits package, including relocation assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The Paralegal is responsible for research and technical assistance to the Assistant General Counsel, Senior VP/General Counsel and the Legal Services team. The duties for this position will include drafting or assisting with the drafting of legal documents to include those related to land rights, contracts, partial releases, UCC filings, financing documents, summaries, correspondence and pleadings for FERC filings or other pleadings. The Paralegal will prepare, maintain and control records, documents and exhibits related to projects; conduct and provide the results of legal research on various topics as assigned, and investigate and research relevant factual and legal issues for attorney review.

(The duties listed below are for a Senior Paralegal. The duties for the Paralegal I and II are similar but less in overall scope and responsibility).

• Associate's degree in Paralegal or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education.

• Seven (7) years of related experience as a paralegal to include research, drafting legal documents, and maintaining files.

• Corporate real estate experience as well as utility experience strongly preferred but not required.

• Working knowledge of legal research techniques and methods.

• Working knowledge of file maintenance for legal documents.

• General knowledge of contracts administration and documentation.

• Ability to prepare legal documents.

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Ability to deal with confidential material discreetly.

• Working knowledge of RUS contract forms and procedures, desired.

Competitive salary and benefits package, including relocation assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The IT System Analyst is responsible for leading projects in the development and maintenance of application software for business and engineering functions in a client/server environment. This involves leading project teams in the establishment of requirements, procedures, methodology, and tracking for complex user applications from inception to implementation; preparing work plans and coordinating the activities of the IT project team participants; and performing complex applications programming as well as developing programming standards and procedures.

(The general requirements listed below are for the Senior System Analyst position. The requirements for the System Analyst I - III are similar but less in overall scope).

• 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, VMS, UNIX, and/or Windows NT.

• Extensive knowledge of structured system analysis and design methodologies.

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

• Extensive knowledge of computer network protocols such as TCP/IP, SQL*net, Decnet, LAT, and related protocols.

In order to be considered for the System Analyst, all candidates MUST have:

• 3+ years experience with Cobol software development
• 3+ years experience developing applications with Oracle PL-SQL
• 3+ years experience developing applications in a Unix-based environment

Preferred Experience:

• 3+ years experience supporting Ventyx PassPort

• 3+ years experience in an Electric Utility company

Tri-State offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

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

The responsibilities of the Telecommunications Technician IV are similar but may less in overall responsibility .

• 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.

Competitive salary and benefits package, including relocation assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

This position is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the Tele­com­mu­ni­ca­tions/SCADA maintenance within an assigned area of operations.

• Ten (10) years of combined education and experience in 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) and digital systems (including microprocessors, peripheral equipment, and programming);

• AND

- Six (6) years of practical experience and/or be able to demonstrate knowledge in maintenance of tele­com­mu­ni­cation/ digital systems as follows:

- Two-way radio system testing, inspecting and repair.

• Microwave radio and multiplex carrier systems.

• Digital systems including testing, inspection and repair of digital remote terminal units, microprocessor controlled systems and other computer systems.

• Fiber optic terminal and regeneration site equipment installation, operations, testing, inspection and repair.

• AND

- Practical experience in microwave operation center functioning as a system analyst/coordinator with lead supervisor responsibilities.

• AND

- Must be capable of satisfactorily interpreting and teaching electrical schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams and control logic.

• Maintain a current FCC radiotelephone license, or industry certification.

• Extensive knowledge of telecommunications/SCADA equipment maintenance standards and procedures.

• Ability to direct and coordinate work of technical personnel.

• Working knowledge of government regulations pertaining to the electrical utility industry.

• Willingness to be available on a 24hour basis.

• Willingness to work in and around high voltages peculiar to the electrical utility industry.

• Willingness to accept overnight travel up to 25 percent of working time.

• Working knowledge of firstaid and safety procedures and practices, and OSHA regulations.

• Possession of a valid New Mexico driver's license or willingness to obtain.

• Ability to operate computer and computer-based equipment for purposes of performing maintenance functions.

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

• Must have an extensive knowledge of testing, maintenance and operation of fiber optic communications systems.

Competitive salary and benefits package, including relocation assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Responsible for day- to- day operation of the Tri-State Learning Management System (LMS) and production coordination of e-learning and on-line course development. Also responsible for working directly with Tri-State employees and Training Coordinators for each company business unit and contractors used for the development and integration of e-learning courses, exams, on-the-job training evaluations and other LMS resources.

• Associates degree in a technology relevant to the development of e-learning module development, training program development, or closely related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Seven (7) to ten (10) years of experience in a responsible position including training resource development, preferably in an e-learning environment. Also prefer experience in an electric utility specialty in power generation and/or transmission operations and maintenance.

• Knowledge of learning management systems implementation and administration.

• Experienced in the use of training development applications such as Flash, PowerPoint, Articulate and Captivate, and the ability to develop and apply multimedia components to training materials.

• Knowledge of electric utility construction standards, work practices, safety rules, and OSHA rules and regulations.

• Knowledge of pertinent environmental regulations, as they apply to electric utilities.

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

• Ability to effectively use and apply computer and Information System programs and materials to the training functions.

• Ability to effectively conduct a classroom setting, prepare and present written, visual and audio aids.

• Experience with labor agreements.

Competitive salary and benefits package, including relocation assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran