Senior Distribution Operator — Power Grid Reliability

Entergy Corporation; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy in the United States seeks a Distribution Operator to ensure safe, reliable operation of the electric distribution system. You will direct switching teams, monitor system status, and coordinate with field crews, substation staff, contractors, and control centers to anticipate and mitigate reliability issues.

Roles involve after-hours on-call duties, extensive use of SCADA, OMS data entry, and real-time decisions to restore service during outages and disturbances.

Qualifications

• Tier 0–2 qualifications must be obtained within the first 12 months of employment.
• Distribution Operator I: no prior work experience required, depending on education.
• Distribution Operator II: 18 months of experience as Operator I or equivalent work experience.
• Distribution Operator Sr: 18 months of experience as Operator II or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct switching personnel and allocate suitable crews for trouble work to outages for resource optimization.
• Input outage data into OMS and provide restoration updates to Entergy staff and customers.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose distribution system issues and coordinate with field responders and Operations Centers.

Job description

Entergy in the United States seeks a Distribution Operator to ensure safe, reliable operation of the electric distribution system. You will direct switching teams, monitor system status, and coordinate with field crews, substation staff, contractors, and control centers to anticipate and mitigate reliability issues.

Roles involve after-hours on-call duties, extensive use of SCADA, OMS data entry, and real-time decisions to restore service during outages and disturbances.