Senior Manager, Grid

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking a Senior Manager Grid to lead the Substation Grid organization, ensuring safe operations, timely inspections, outage response and capital project execution under $250K. The role directs engineers, operators and staff, aligning with regulatory requirements from FERC, NERC and others and driving reliability across transmission assets.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record in utility grid management, budgeting and multi-project leadership, with deep understanding of

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years in Utility industry or equivalent experience, with 3+ years supervisory experience.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and multi-project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead substation field operations including safety, compliance and inspections.
• Manage capital and maintenance budgets; schedule and complete work to meet goals.
• Supervise engineers, coordinators, craft personnel, and support staff; coach and develop talent.
• Coordinate with engineering, finance, asset planning, and operations units to support grid objectives.
• Address regulatory filings, reliability improvement and cost-control projects.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Capital project management

Budget management

Team leadership

Electrical systems knowledge

Process optimization

Education

BS in Engineering or related field

Job description

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

The Senior Manager Grid is accountable for providing leadership, direction, management and oversight for the activities within the Substation Grid organization. This includes providing a safe work environment to perform all required inspection and maintenance tasks, outage and failure response and management, capital project execution for blanket projects under $250K and support and commissioning of new lines and equipment to be energized and maintained as a transmission line or substation asset.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides leadership, management and oversight for substation field operations, including safety, regulatory compliance, equipment inspections and maintenance, capital project management and support, contract management, workgroup direction, and configuration management. Accountable for tracking and controlling the execution of the capital and maintenance budget for the Grid which includes planning, scheduling and completing maintenance and capital work to meet all project goals safely, achieve critical milestones and accomplish required levels of customer satisfaction. Manage the supervision of engineers, operations coordinators, substation and relay craft personnel, supervisors, managers and support staff including coaching, training, employee development, and effective resource management. Responds to regulatory compliance issues in terms of managing compliance requirements; supports efforts related to regulatory requests from FERC, NERC, SERC and other regulatory bodies. Ensures configuration management processes are followed and evaluates enhancement opportunities. Interface with supporting organizations including engineering, finance, asset planning, customer service managers, operations centers, environmental management, substation engineering, etc. Lead and participate on teams to address various jurisdictional and system objectives such as improvement projects, regulatory filings, safety projects, cost control efforts, reliability improvement, and labor management.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position BS in Engineering or a related field or equivalent work experience.

Minimum experience required of the position 8+ years in Utility industry or equivalent relevant experience preferably with engineering or operational experience and 3+ years of Supervisory experience.

• Demonstrated exceptional leadership ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; team player.
• Experience in managing/executing capital and/or O&M projects.
• Thorough understanding of procedures, programs, and standards.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multi-projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of utility electric system design and operations.
• Knowledge of budgets, financial procedures, and property accounting.