Area Substation Maintenance & Safety Lead

Mississippi Public Service Commission

Jackson (MS)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Entergy is seeking a Substation Maintenance Supervisor to lead the transmission and distribution substation maintenance activities, promoting a strong safety culture and directing a team of substation mechanics, relay mechanics, and foremen. You will manage maintenance programs, assess weather/outages, and coordinate storm response with regional teams.

You will ensure compliance with FERC/NERC/SERC, safety training, and operational procedures, while guiding development opportunities and

Qualifications

Technical degree or equivalent work experience.
6-8 years related work experience with 2+ years of supervisory experience.
Working knowledge of Substation Work Management System, Automated Outage Request System, and Power plant applications.
Thorough knowledge of substation maintenance and construction practices.
Working knowledge of safe work procedures, Entergy Safety Manual, OSHA, and DOT regulations applicable to position.
Minimum 8 years’ experience in transmission, substation, construction, or electrical repair area.
Proven leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
Strong capabilities to work with computers and related technology.
Understanding of mechanical maintenance principles and relay schemes.
Ability to work irregular hours, overtime, and out of town assignments.
Capable of working multiple tasks simultaneously with adherence to deadlines.
Demonstrated leader in working safely and identifying and correcting unsafe work conditions and practices.

Responsibilities

Safety – Engages safety organization and partner to transform field safety efforts. Ensure a safe work environment and safety culture exists for all assigned employees. Actively and progressively require safe work behaviors and actions from all assigned employees. Provides strategic leadership, development, and oversight in the execution of the substation asset management capital and maintenance portfolio. Ensures the Work Management Process is understood and followed.
Develop, supervise, and direct the annual substation preventative, diagnostic and corrective maintenance program. Responsible for monitoring weather conditions and outages and directing and management of restorations workers for minor storm events during both regular and after hours. Coordinates the assembling of out-of-town storm response teams and Local Storm Leadership during a black event.
Risk awareness and development – Provides grid leadership for Risk Analysis and elimination/mitigation efforts. Understand and mitigate risk posed by execution of grid maintenance and capital projects. Provide oversight, support, and direction for employees to adhere to committed O&M and SERC work plan.
Ensure personnel adhere to the FERC/NERC/SERC compliance, configuration management, and maintenance procedures.
Manage workforce mandated safety and compliance training. Provide development opportunities for employees through training opportunities, both in-house and external.
Provide development opportunities for employees through training opportunities, both in-house and external. Lead Organizational Health Committees and consistently improve OHI.