Distribution Work Readiness Coordinator - Texas

Entergy Corporation; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy seeks a Distribution Work Readiness Coordinator in Texas to lead and coordinate region-wide site access, permits, and readiness. The role involves evaluating environmental and safety conditions, planning outages, and ensuring timely materials, equipment, and documentation before work begins.

Responsibilities include daily field updates, cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain and Engineering, and supporting storm/restoration efforts.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, with preference for some college coursework or an Associate Degree.
• 4+ years of Electric Utility, Work Management, Engineering design, or similar relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of scheduling process and systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination and planning for the Region while verifying site access, permits, and conditions prior to work start; visit job sites to assess access, environmental, and safety conditions; ensure prerequisites are met before crews begin work.
• Coordinate and verify availability of materials and equipment; secure necessary permits, environmental clearances, and utility locate coordinates; develop switching or outage plans; prepare job sites with pre-staged materials and traffic control; manage field paperwork, safety documentation, and inspection logs including EWPIS and switching orders.
• Provide daily field status updates documenting progress and issues to Sr Region Manager; maintain accurate records and documentation to support regulatory compliance and transparency.
• Identify field process improvements related to access, materials, or coordination; update field readiness procedures to enhance efficiency.
• Verify site access, permits, and conditions during emergency events; support crews to overcome roadblocks and ensure equipment/materials availability for restoration.

Skills

End-to-end work-order life-cycle

Scheduling knowledge

Permits and locates

Coordination & planning

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate Degree preferred

Job description

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Distribution Work Readiness Coordinator - Texas

Location: The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Company: Entergy

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

***This posting is for a potential future opening(s) with Entergy. This posting is to build a candidate pool, should the opening(s) become available.***

Job Summary/Purpose

TheWork Readiness Coordinatorleads the coordinationand planningfor the Region aroundsite access, permits, and conditions prior to work start and assesses job sites for access, environmental, and safety conditions.Manages the region view and indirectly leads and advises Field Coordinators at a network level to assesses job scope and complexity to assign priorities and resourcing needs; coordinates and verifies material and equipment availability; secures permits and environmental clearances; validates designs are complete; develops switching or outage plans; prepares job sites with pre-staged materials and traffic control; and manages field paperwork and safety documentation including EWPIS, switching orders, and hot line holds. Provides daily field status updates documenting progress and issues;identifiesprocess improvements related to access, materials, or coordination; andmaintainsdocumentation supporting field readiness procedures. During emergency and storm response,verifiessite access and readiness and supports crews overcoming roadblocks while ensuring equipment and materials availability.Advises and informs Sr Region and State Leadership on these items to help inform decision making thatimpactsstorm restorations efforts.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Fieldwork Execution & Site Assessment – Leads coordination and planning for the Region while verifying site access, permits, and conditions prior to work start; visit job sites to assess access, environmental, and safety conditions; and ensure all prerequisites are met before crews begin work to prevent delays and safety issues.
• Planning & Work Prioritization – Manages the region view and indirectly leads and advises Field Coordinators at a network level to assess job scope, complexity, and urgency to assign priority and resourcing needs; coordinate and verify availability of materials and equipment; secure necessary permits, environmental clearances, and utility locate coordinates; validate that materials, locates, and designs are complete – working cross functional with leaders across Supply Chain, Engineering, etc.; develop and verify switching or outage plans; prepare job sites with pre-staged materials, traffic control, and logistics; conduct readiness and safety reviews; and manage field paperwork, safety documentation, and inspection logs including EWPIS and switching orders.
• Reporting & Compliance – Provide daily field status updates documenting progress and issues to Sr Region Manager; maintain accurate records and documentation to support regulatory compliance and operational transparency.
• Continuous Improvement – Identify field process improvements related to access, materials, or coordination; works cross functionally within the state and also across the operating territory to maintain documentation and support updates to field readiness procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Emergency & Storm Response – Verify site access, permits, and conditions during emergency events; ensure site readiness; and support crews in the field to overcome roadblocks while ensuring equipment and materials are available to maintain restoration efforts. Including dispatching responsibilities. Advises and informs Sr Region and State Leadership on these items to help inform decision making that impacts storm restorations efforts.

Minimum education required of the position

• High School Diploma or GED, with preference for some college coursework or an Associate Degree

Minimum experience required of the position

• 4+ years of Electric Utility, Work Management, Engineering design, or similar relevant experience.
• Also able to demonstrate the capabilities around hand off and the integrated process of job execution and the work order life cycle.
• Must have a working knowledge of scheduling process and systems.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position

• The role requires understanding of end‑to‑end work order life-cycle (planning, scheduling, and job package development, including the ability to prepare accurate, complete, and constructible work packages) that align with standards and approved work methods.
• It requires skill in developing realistic, conflict‑free schedules based on workforce capacity, material readiness, permitting status, and operational constraints, while maintaining disciplined workflow coordination across Work Management, Control Center, Engineering, Construction, GIS, System Operations, and Field Coordination.
• The role demonstrates the ability to verify administrative and logistical prerequisites—such as permits, locates, customer notifications, environmental requirements, and material availability—prior to scheduling or releasing work.
• It also requires knowledge of outage preparation processes, including validating switching prerequisites, system constraints, and customer impacts to support safe, efficient outages.
• The position must demonstrate strong problem‑solving ability, coordination skills, attention to detail, and commitment to continuous improvement through feedback loops, documentation updates, and incorporation of lessons learned to enhance planning quality and operational readiness.

Primary Location: Texas-The WoodlandsTexas : The Woodlands
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status:
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code:
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124258
Travel Percentage:50% to 75%

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process, and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities:As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).Equal Opportunity andPay Transparency .

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, and/or a transfer operation in whom lies or anything remote.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.