Supervisor, Substation Design

Entergy Corporation; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy provides leadership for the engineering design activities for Substation Design, supervising staff who prepare estimates, scopes, technical drawings, specifications and requisitions, ensuring projects meet schedules, budgets and regulatory standards.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and at least seven years of leading teams, with strong knowledge of substation design practices and project management. Hybrid options are limited to onsite locations in Entergy’s service area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience with proven leadership capabilities.
• Extensive knowledge of substation design practices, standards, procedures and processes;
• Thorough understanding of design, planning, project management, operations and/or construction.
• Experience in managing/executing capital and/or O&M projects.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multi-projects simultaneously.
• Capable of moving frequently between multiple tasks, while prioritizing conflicting priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with superiors, colleagues and individuals inside and outside the Company.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and documentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; team player.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint), budgets, financial procedures, and property accounting.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision to an engineering staff of substation designers, including coaching, training, effective resource management, providing technical guidance and quality assurance.
• Evaluates the resource levels required for current and future workloads; Assigns company and contractor staff to accomplish effectively; Manages consultants, which includes scope preparation, bid evaluation, cost tracking, invoice approval and processing, and release order preparation.
• Actively participates on a jurisdictional team of supervisors with other functional area supervisors to enhance communication and coordination within the project organization
• Serves as the primary contact for the Grids, Distribution and Project Development for design evaluations, proposals and estimates for studies, customer requests, maintenance and potential projects.
• Develops, maintains and implements substation design standards.
• Responds to substation related regulatory and compliance issues.

Skills

Substation design

Project management

Leadership

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Company: Entergy

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

**While New Orleans, LA is the preferred location, the hiring team is open to considering candidates based in other areas within Entergy’s service territory, including Baton Rouge, Jackson, Little Rock, and The Woodlands.**

This posting will be used to fill multiple vacancies.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Provides leadership for the engineering design activities for projects within Substation Design. The position supervises employees who prepare the estimates, project scopes, technical drawings, construction specifications, material specifications and requisitions and complete as-built documentation. The supervisor ensures that projects achieve stated objectives, are implemented in accordance with regulatory requirements and company standards, meet established schedules and are completed within approved authorizations and budgets.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides direct supervision to an engineering staff of substation designers, including coaching, training, effective resource management, providing technical guidance and quality assurance.
• Evaluates the resource levels required for current and future workloads; Assigns company and contractor staff to accomplish effectively; Manages consultants, which includes scope preparation, bid evaluation, cost tracking, invoice approval and processing, and release order preparation.
• Actively participates on a jurisdictional team of supervisors with other functional area supervisors to enhance communication and coordination within the project organization
• Serves as the primary contact for the Grids, Distribution and Project Development for design evaluations, proposals and estimates for studies, customer requests, maintenance and potential projects.
• Develops, maintains and implements substation design standards.
• Responds to substation related regulatory and compliance issues.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Minimum experience required of the position

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience with proven leadership capabilities.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position

• Extensive knowledge of substation design practices, standards, procedures and processes;
• Thorough understanding of design, planning, project management, operations and/or construction.
• Experience in managing/executing capital and/or O&M projects.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multi-projects simultaneously.
• Capable of moving frequently between multiple tasks, while prioritizing conflicting priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with superiors, colleagues and individuals inside and outside the Company.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and documentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; team player.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint), budgets, financial procedures, and property accounting.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position

• Preferred: Professional Engineering license (will vary state by state on requirements; higher management having PE could eliminate the need at lower level).

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Primary Location: Louisiana-New OrleansLouisiana : New Orleans || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function: Engineering
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 3
Req ID: 125127
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process.

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.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement

The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency.

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

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.

Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.