PS Job Title: Mgr, Substation Design
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
**While New Orleans, LA is the preferred location, the hiring team is open to considering candidates based in other areas within Entergy's service territory, including Baton Rouge, Jackson, Little Rock, and The Woodlands.**Job Summary/PurposeProvides leadership, direction and oversight for all Substation Design Engineering activities, including preliminary project scoping and planning, project estimating, engineering and material specifications, drawing development, design reviews and approvals, contract management, workgroup direction and strategic planning, configuration management, standards development, and compliance.
Job Duties/Responsibilities- Accountable for tracking and controlling the engineering phase of project costs, project schedules, and engineering quality to meet all project goals, achieve critical milestones and accomplish required levels of customer satisfaction.
- Accountable for the resolution of technical substation engineering conflicts that affect cost, schedule quality or customer satisfaction.
- Respond to substation-related regulatory compliance issues; Provide technical engineering expertise in developing responses to regulatory requests from FERC, NERC, SERC and other regulatory bodies. Participate in industry forums, serving as Entergy's Substation Design representative on national, industry committees.
- Ensure the integration of safety, reliability, operability, constructability, and configuration management practices into final substation products/designs/processes.
- Accountable for effective Substation Design resource management, including workload distribution, resource productivity, contractor management and employee development.
- Develop and provide processes and tools to improve project cost, cycle time and quality.
Minimum RequirementsMinimum
education required of the position
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
Minimum
experience required of the position
Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the utility industry with experience in various engineering disciplines.
Minimum of two (2) years of supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
Minimum
knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position
Extensive knowledge of substation design practices, standards, procedures and processes; Thorough understanding of planning, project management, operations and/or construction. Experience in managing/executing capital and/or O&M projects. Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multi-projects simultaneously. Capable of moving frequently between multiple tasks, while prioritizing conflicting priorities. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with superiors, colleagues and individuals inside and outside the Company. Sound analytical, problem solving and documentation skills. Excellent interpersonal skills; team player. Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint), budgets, financial procedures, and property accounting.
Any
certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position
Professional Engineer registration in at least 1 state in Entergy service area desired.
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Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function: Engineering
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: Level I
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124503
PS Job Title: Mgr, Substation Design
Travel Percentage:Up to 25% 
