Pilot or Co-Pilot
Entergy Corporation
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Job summary
Entergy Aviation is seeking a highly skilled FAA Commercial Rated Pilot to manage flight operations, ensure safety, and uphold regulatory compliance for company-owned aircraft. The role requires extensive flight experience, weather evaluation, and rigorous preflight/postflight procedures.
Expect travel up to 75% with duties at MSY and related locations, including maintaining aircraft readiness, weight and balance calculations, and coordination with PIC for safe flight operations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business field plus 3+ years of FAA Commercial Rated Pilot flight experience.
- 1,500 hours Total Flight Time; 500 hours Turbine Time; 500 hours Multi-Engine Time; 200 hours Instrument Time.
- In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience; 2,500 hours Total Flight Time; 1,000 hours Multi-Engine Time; 250 hours Instrument Time.
Responsibilities
- Participates in Aviation Safety Management System and ensures safety of passengers and aircraft.
- Obtains weather and NOTAMs; makes go/no-go decisions based on conditions.
- Conducts preflight and postflight inspections; ensures aircraft is airworthy and properly documented.
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Job description
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Company: Entergy
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
***This position will be filled as a Pilot or Co-Pilot depending on the selected candidate's knowledge, experience, and qualifications.***
Work Location and Travel required for position
- Work location at New Orleans International airport (MSY), Kenner, LA
- Reside within 1 hour commute time to MSY airport
- Position requires travel +75%
Entergy Aviation began in 1927 with a 2-seat enclosed cabin modified biplane to a department today that manages the safe operation of all company-owned, contracted, and sub-contracted aviation equipment used for the expeditious business transport of Entergy personnel and for the operation, maintenance, and construction of the enterprise electric system. The six focus areas of the department are Aviation Corporate Jets, Helicopter Patrol operations, UAS Program, Safety & Governance, Maintenance, and Operations Control Center, comprising 40+ team members . Entergy’s corporate jet division was the first corporate flight department in North America to achieve IS-BAO certification and the first flight department in the world to achieve Stage III in the IS-BAO system. The very heart of both the Aviation department and the enterprise of Entergy is the safety culture. Safety is a shared responsibility; and every team member always remains vigilant to assure a safe environment around aviation equipment and to ensure every passenger and employee returns home uninjured at the end of the day.
JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:
Performs all flight and collateral duties as assigned. Conducts flights in accordance with FAA rules and regulations, company policy, and IS-BAO and NBAA good operating procedures. Directly responsible for the operation, safety, and security of the aircraft as well as the safety of all passengers, crewmembers, and cargo onboard during all associated flight activities.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participates fully in the Aviation Safety Management System. Ensures safety and security of passengers and aircraft during aircraft operations.
- Obtains and evaluates all available weather and applicable NOTAMs to ensure flight can be safely accomplished (go/no-go decisions).
- Modifies schedule, as necessary, corresponding to existing conditions (i.e., change order of destinations, wait for improving conditions, etc.). Determines aircraft condition, mechanical status, fuel, oil, oxygen requirements, and configuration for flight requirements, ensuring that the aircraft is airworthy, duly registered, and that all required documentation and operational information is onboard the aircraft.
- Ensures that dispatch requirements are within the capability of assigned aircraft. Calculates aircraft weight and balance, fuel and performance required for acceptable margins of safety, ensuring that all flight planning requirements have been met.
- Utilizes experience, knowledge and training to cope with abnormal or emergency situations.
- Completes all post-flight administrative requirements and duties as specified in the company operations manual recording flight times and aircraft defects.
- Completes all company administrative requirements.
- Completes collateral duties, as assigned, in timely and professional manner.
- Jointly evaluates, with PIC, all available weather and applicable NOTAMs to ensure flight can be safely accomplished (go/no-go decisions).
- Conducts preflight and postflight inspections of aircraft and reports abnormalities to PIC.
- Ensures passenger manifest is correct and aircraft is properly equipped, provisioned, cleaned, fueled, and ready for flight.
- Jointly ensures, with PIC, that dispatch requirements, weight and balance, fuel and performance required for flight are within the capability of assigned aircraft.
- Conducts pre-flight and post-flight inspections before and after each flight, respectively.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum experience required of the position
- Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business-related field and 3+ years of flight experience as an FAA Commercial Rated Pilot conducting passenger transportation operations under Part 91, Part 135, and/or Part 121 or equivalent military flight experience. In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience is required.
- 1,500 hours Total Flight Time.
- 500 hours Turbine Time.
- 500 hours Multi-Engine Time.
- 200 hours Instrument Flight Time
- Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business-related field and 5+ years of flight experience as an FAA Commercial Rated Pilot conducting passenger transportation operations under Part 91, Part 135, and/or Part 121 or equivalent military flight experience. In lieu of degree, 9+ years of experience is required.
- 2,500 hours Total Flight Time.
- 1,000 hours Multi-Engine Time.
- 250 hours Instrument Flight Time
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position
- Demonstrated strong working knowledge of aircraft systems and operating requirements.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of the Federal regulations and standards relating to aircraft flight operations.
- Demonstrated knowledge of computer office skills in flight planning, scheduling, word processing, and expensing software.
Minimum certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position
- Commercial, Multi-Engine Land, Instrument rated Pilot license.
- FAA 1st Class Medical Certificate.
At least 1 Turbojet-powered airplane type rating
Experience, certificates, licenses, etc. desired for the position
- Challenger 300/350 type ratingor at least 1 Turbojet-powered airplane type rating
- Additional professional aviation certifications and training (i.e. Certified Aircraft Manager, Aviation Safety and Security Certificate, FAA part 107 license for UAS/Drones, NBAA PDP courses, etc.)
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124894
Travel Percentage: Travel: More than 75%
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. 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 and Pay Transparency.
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 contactHRCompliance@entergy.com 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.
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