Senior Manager, Grid

Entergy; West Monroe (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Louisiana, LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Grid to lead the Substation Grid organization, ensuring safe inspections, maintenance, outage response, and capital project delivery for blanket projects under $250K, and to support commissioning of new lines and equipment.

The role oversees engineers, coordinators, and craft personnel; manages budgets; coordinates with engineering, finance, asset planning, and operations; and leads teams on safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance across

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in utility industry or equivalent.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience.
• Leadership, interpersonal skills and team collaboration.
• Knowledge of budgets, financial procedures and asset accounting.
• Knowledge of utility electric system design and operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for substation field operations, safety, regulatory compliance, equipment inspections and maintenance.
• Track and manage Grid capital and maintenance budgets, planning, scheduling and project goals.
• Supervise engineers, operations coordinators, substation/relay craft personnel, including coaching and development.
• Respond to regulatory compliance issues and support requests from FERC, NERC, SERC and others.
• Interface with engineering, finance, asset planning, customer service managers and operations centers.
• Lead teams on improvement projects, regulatory filings, safety, cost control and reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Budgeting

Grid design knowledge

Education

BS in Engineering

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 Title:

Senior Manager, Grid

Work Place Flexibility:

Onsite

Legal Entity:

Entergy Louisiana, LLC

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.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required Of The Position: 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.

Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required For The Position: None

Primary Location:

Louisiana - West Monroe Louisiana : West Monroe

Job Function

Corporate

FLSA Status

Professional

Relocation Option

Union description/code

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

1

Req ID

125321

Travel Percentage

25% to 50%

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.

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.

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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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 contact [e-mail] to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

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.