Senior Lead Power Gen Engineer – Safety & Compliance

Entergy; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking an Engineer I–Sr. Lead (Power Gen) to provide engineering, technical support, and oversight at a Greenville, Mississippi power generation plant. The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and reliability across O&M and capital projects.

The candidate will lead causal analyses, champion NERC/CIP compliance, and coordinate technical tasks with internal teams and external contractors, ensuring modifications follow established processes and standards.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• Experience in power generation or related fields with increasing responsibility.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to lead tasks, coordinate contractors, and solve complex engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead with safety and compliance; enforce regulatory requirements, industry codes/standards, and Entergy engineering guidelines.
• Champion of Causal Analysis. Lead and assist in causal analysis of plant component failures, environmental and NERC compliance related items, and operational events.
• Champion of NERC Regulatory Compliance. Serve as the plant NERC Champion to ensure compliance with all NERC/CIP regulatory standards.
• Trend system performance via walkdowns and analyses; identify deficiencies, drive corrective actions, and perform failure evaluations/root‑cause analyses/causal determinations.
• Conduct project management and technical oversight of both small O&M and large Capital projects.
• Coordinate and execute betterment capital and O&M projects, interface with plant production and maintenance, project personnel, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure plant modification process is followed on projects. Provide engineering support for plant modifications as needed.
• Provide project and maintenance troubleshooting of equipment to address issues in a timely manner.
• Provide oversight of engineering activities of external firms, including development of work scopes, and solicitation and evaluation of proposals, project planning and controls, review of deliverables, installation support, and start-up assistance.
• Assist plant personnel on KPI criteria. Improve plant processes, support plant staff in establishing action plans to close gaps, and track action plan progress through completion.
• Support reliability process by serving as Boiler Tube Failure Reduction (BTFR) team leader.
• Ensure technical resources are available to assist in daily operations/maintenance activities.
• Provide technical consultation associated with applicable equipment.
• Provide interface with equipment OEMs.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Stakeholder mgmt

Drawings interpretation

Power gen knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Mechanical Engineering degree preferred

Tools

PC applications

Engineering tools

Job description

Entergy is seeking an Engineer I–Sr. Lead (Power Gen) to provide engineering, technical support, and oversight at a Greenville, Mississippi power generation plant. The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and reliability across O&M and capital projects.

The candidate will lead causal analyses, champion NERC/CIP compliance, and coordinate technical tasks with internal teams and external contractors, ensuring modifications follow established processes and standards.