Power Plant Operations Leader

Entergy Corporation; Westwego (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Corporation in Louisiana Westwego seeks a Manager, Power Plant to lead operations, reliability, safety, compliance, and financial performance of a power plant. You will oversee maintenance, engineering, planning, staff development, and budgeting to ensure regulatory standards are met.

This role requires strong leadership, travel up to 25%, and the ability to manage complex operations in a safety-sensitive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience, with supervisory/management background (preferably in a plant environment).
• Strong knowledge of power plant operations, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Holds management responsibility to ensure a safe production environment that operates within regulatory compliance requirements; conducts field inspections to ensure safe conditions and identifies abnormalities.
• Owns all operations and performance of the power plant; sets priorities, allocates resources, and adapts plans to meet objectives; identifies and resolves complex issues; reports KPIs and closes performance gaps.
• Leads and directs plant staff; coordinates with engineering, maintenance, planning, and administrative support; ensures staff development and training; builds strong internal/external relationships.
• Promotes a strong, performance-driven culture; enforces code of conduct and continuous improvement practices.
• Ensures plant readiness to meet system load requirements; collaborates with system planning to maximize production.
• Prepares and manages plant budgets; monitors financial/operational results; ensures asset utilization and gap closure actions.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Budget management

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Job description

Entergy Corporation in Louisiana Westwego seeks a Manager, Power Plant to lead operations, reliability, safety, compliance, and financial performance of a power plant. You will oversee maintenance, engineering, planning, staff development, and budgeting to ensure regulatory standards are met.

This role requires strong leadership, travel up to 25%, and the ability to manage complex operations in a safety-sensitive environment.