Engineer III - Sr (Trans)

Entergy; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Services, LLC in Texas seeks a senior engineer to lead planning, preventive maintenance, and portfolio management for transmission assets. You will guide multi‑year roadmaps, capital programs, and asset health initiatives while aligning with enterprise strategy and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes data‑driven decision making, cross‑functional collaboration, and storm/restoration support, with hybrid work flexibility and travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical capability and data-driven decision making are required.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed engineering analysis in transmission assets including planning, maintenance support, design, project management, construction, and operations.
• Develop cost-effective, technically sound solutions to improve transmission infrastructure performance and reliability.
• Evaluate alternatives and interpret regulatory, procedures, standards, and policies.
• Support compliance with NERC, SERC and other regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate across Transmission disciplines and with other units to achieve goals.
• Assist with storm and emergency restoration efforts as needed.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Cross‑functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Industrial Engineering

Job description

Job Summary/Purpose

This role is responsible for a wide range of planning, preventive maintenance portfolio, design engineering, project management, construction, and operational activities related to routine, non‑routine, and emergency restoration work for the transmission system. The position plays a strategic leadership role in shaping and advancing the transmission asset management function by integrating operations, data, and enterprise strategy. The successful candidate will drive how the organization plans, strategies around asset management efficiencies, prioritizes, and executes across the transmission asset portfolio to improve reliability, safety, productivity, affordability, customer satisfaction, and employee experience. This position requires strong analytical capability, a systematic approach to decision‑making, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies while engaging diverse stakeholders across the enterprise.

Work Place Flexibility

Hybrid

Legal Entity

Entergy Services, LLC

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Engineering & Technical Responsibilities

• Perform detailed engineering analysis in transmission assets related areas including planning, maintenance support, design, project management, construction, and operations.
• Use engineering and technical principles to develop cost‑effective, technically sound solutions that improve strategies, transmission infrastructure performance and reliability.
• Apply engineering principles to evaluate alternatives, make decisions, and interpret regulatory, procedures, standards, and policies.
• Support compliance with applicable industry standards (NERC, SERC) and other regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate across Transmission disciplines and with other business units to achieve organizational goals.
• Assist with storm and emergency restoration efforts as needed.

Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management

• Develop and own the multi‑year transmission renewal and preventive maintenance strategy aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Build and maintain a prioritized capital investment portfolio based on asset health, risk exposure, and business value.
• Provide oversight and tracking of execution against milestones and KPIs, identifying gaps and making adjustments as needed.
• Lead development of five‑year strategic roadmaps that align transmission asset management with organizational growth and regulatory requirements.

Program Development & Effectiveness

• Design, implement, and operationalize asset management programs such as condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and asset health improvement initiatives.
• Measure program effectiveness using outcome‑based metrics and continuous improvement methods.
• Develop business cases demonstrating measurable impact on reliability, asset health, and lifecycle cost optimization.

Data Systems & Decision‑Making

• Manage and utilize large datasets and systems of information to develop strategic insights supporting capital allocation, risk mitigation, and operational planning.
• Partner with IT, analytics, and operational technology teams to build platforms and dashboards that measure asset risk, health indices, and decision‑making performance.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership and cross‑functional teams.

Stakeholder Engagement & Operational Alignment

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with operating company teams to ensure strategies reflect field realities.
• Serve as the bridge between corporate strategy and field execution, gathering continuous feedback to refine priorities.
• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration across engineering, operations, planning, and compliance.

Compliance & Regulatory Excellence

• Lead development of compliance frameworks for NERC and FERC requirements, including PRC‑005 (Protection System Maintenance) and CIP‑014 (Physical Security).
• Ensure asset management programs incorporate compliance requirements from inception.

Business Strategy & Enterprise Outcomes

• Drive evidence‑based strategies that improve reliability, productivity, safety, affordability, customer satisfaction, and employee experience.
• Prepare and present strategic recommendations that connect asset management decisions to enterprise value creation.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four‑year accredited institution
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Industrial Engineering from a four‑year accredited institution

Minimum Experience

• Engineer III: at least 4 years of experience in an engineering discipline
• Sr Engineer: at least 5 years of experience in an engineering discipline

Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc.

• Preferred: FE or PE
• Prefer strong coding/data analytics skill set
• PMP Certification preferred

Primary Location

Texas‑Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Louisiana : West Monroe || Mississippi : Jackson

Job Function

Engineering

FLSA Status

Professional

Relocation Option

No Relocation Offered

Union description/code

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

1

Req ID

123862

Travel Percentage

25% to 50%

Equal Opportunity Employer

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

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 please 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.

Equal Opportunity

The non‑confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact [e-mail] to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

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, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre‑employment and random drug testing.