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Apr 01, 2025

Reliability Maintenance Specialist

$97,700 - $119,400 yearly
Full-time Planner/Scheduler Reliability Engineers Reliability Specialist Reliability Technician

Job Description

LCRA Dam and Hydro is seeking a professional with expertise in reliability analytics and planning. This exciting, new role will be headquartered at Lake Buchanan, TX. As our Power Plant Planner, you will contribute to the overall reliability of dam structures/equipment and hydroelectric powerhouse/generators by leading failure mode and effect analysis, root cause analysis, tracking equipment issues, and planning for asset maintenance and capital projects. This position will require experience as an analyst to develop equipment status reports and KPIs to track equipment performance as well as provide updates on planned work. Our ideal candidate has the ability to multitask and solve complex problems, including prioritizing your daily workload with other demanding work. Most of the time, you will work independently with minimal guidance and will be a resource for colleagues with less experience. At times, you may direct the work of other staff members. We want you to join us in our mission to enhance the lives of Texans!

You will be trusted to:

- Implement the reliability centered maintenance (RCM) process to improve asset performance, reliability and safety.
- Develop, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPI) that measure and track performance of the maintenance program.
- Develop detailed work packages, including cost, for all tasks performed in an assigned area. Work packages shall be comprehensive and include steps, safety precautions, OEM information, parts, tools, equipment, and any other resources needed to perform task effectively. Jobs shall be planned with enough detail that any qualified craft person can safely and effectively perform the work with little assistance.
- Plan the completion of complex and detailed repairs, installation and maintenance of equipment in assigned area.
- Develop and track appropriate metrics to measure the effectiveness of work processes.
- Analyze unplanned failures and develop and implement mitigation steps for all critical equipment in an assigned area.
- Perform critical spares analysis and assist in critical asset planning and strategy.

You qualify with:

- Nine or more years of experience in industrial (power, petrochemical, pulp/paper, steel, etc) plant operations, maintenance or engineering or other relevant experience.   
- A degree(s) in power generation, engineering, business, science, math or relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.  

You are a great fit with:

- Experience in operating and maintaining conventional gas/coal fired power plants or combustion turbine based power plants.
- Experience in maintenance planning principles, including work package development and PM development.
- Experience in non-destructive examination (NDE), oil analysis, vibration analysis, thermography, transformer testing, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), root cause analysis, and other applicable PdM tools.
- Experience in developing and implementing CMMS processes and/or Maximo

You gain:

- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance

- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave

- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option

- Life and disability insurance

- Wellness program including wellness incentive

- Extensive learning & development programs

And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.

 Salary Range:

$97700-119400

This pay range represents a general target and is not reflective of the full pay range.  Offers to selected candidates are contingent upon various factors such as skills, experience and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.

LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.


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LCRA exists to serve the people of Texas. It's been that way since the state Legislature created us in 1934. We continue that legacy today by providing a multitude of vital services to our customers and communities. Our mission To enhance the quality of life of the Texans we serve through water stewardship, energy and community service. What we do We produce and deliver electric power, manage the lower Colorado River and provide a reliable water supply, manage a public parks system and support community development. LCRA is funded by revenue we generate, the vast majority of which comes from generating and transmitting electricity. A very small portion of our revenue comes from selling water. We do not receive state appropriations or have the ability to levy taxes. Our history LCRA has deep roots in Texas, dating as far back as the Great Depression of the 1930s. We built the chain of dams that tamed the Colorado River and brought power to rural Central Texas for the first time.