Supt, Area Substations

Entergy; Senatobia (MS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Mississippi, LLC seeks a Supt, Area Substations to lead substation maintenance for transmission and distribution within Senatobia or Grenada, MS. You will oversee a team of substation mechanics, relay techs, and contractors, ensuring safe operations and regulatory compliance.

The role requires coordinating with Customer Service Managers, Engineering, and leadership, with 25%–50% travel and after-hours responsibility for storm events.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent work experience.
• 6-8 years related experience with supervisory experience.
• Experience in transmission, substation, construction, or electrical repair.
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work irregular hours, overtime, and travel 25%–50%.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety efforts and ensure a safe work environment.
• Provide strategic leadership for the substation maintenance program.
• Develop annual substation maintenance, diagnostic, and corrective plans.
• Monitor weather and outages; direct restoration efforts and storm response.
• Provide risk analysis and mitigation for grid maintenance and projects.
• Oversee adherence to O&M and SERC work plans.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Strategic planning

Communication

Risk analysis

Outage management

Time management

Decision making

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

Tools

Substation Work Management System

Automated Outage Request System

Power plant applications

Job description

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Company: Entergy

PS Job Title: Supt, Area Substations

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Mississippi, LLC

**This position can be filled in Senatobia or Grenada, MS**

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

This position is accountable for providing leadership, direction and oversight for the Transmission and Distribution substation maintenance activities. The position promotes safe work behaviors and actions from all assigned employees and takes full responsibility for the safety culture within the workgroup. Supervises a staff of substation mechanics, relay mechanics, utility foremen and contractors to maintain substation operations within geographic area of responsibility. Requires strong matrix working relationship with Customer Service Managers, Engineering Supervisor, and Transmission and Distribution Leadership.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Safety – Engages safety organization and partner to transform field safety efforts. Ensure a safe work environment and safety culture exists for all assigned employees. Actively and progressively require safe work behaviors and actions from all assigned employees.
• Provides strategic leadership, development, and oversight in the execution of the substation asset management capital and maintenance portfolio. Ensures the Work Management Process is understood and followed.
• Develop, supervise, and direct the annual substation preventative, diagnostic and corrective maintenance program.
• Responsible for monitoring weather conditions and outages and directing and management of restorations workers for minor storm events during both regular and after hours. Coordinates the assembling of out of town storm response teams and Local Storm Leadership during a black event.
• Risk awareness and development – Provides grid leadership for Risk Analysis and elimination/mitigation efforts. Understand and mitigate risk posed by execution of grid maintenance and capital projects.
• Provide oversight, support, and direction for employees to adhere to committed O&M and SERC work plan.
• Ensure personnel adhere to the FERC/NERC/SERC compliance, configuration management, and maintenance procedures.
• Manage workforce mandated safety and compliance training. Provide development opportunities for employees through training opportunities, both in house and external.
• Provide development opportunities for employees through training opportunities, both in house and external. Lead Organizational Health Committees and consistently improve OHI.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Technical degree or equivalent work experience (detailed below)
• 6-8 years related work experience with several years' supervisory experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of Substation Work Management System, Automated Outage Request System, and Power plant applications.
• Thorough knowledge of substation maintenance and construction practices.
• Working knowledge of safe work procedures, Entergy Safety Manual, OSHA, and DOT regulations applicable to position.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in transmission, substation, construction, or electrical repair area.
• Proven leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Strong capabilities to work with computers and related technology.
• Understanding of mechanical maintenance principles and relay schemes.
• Ability to work irregular hours, overtime, and out of town assignments.
• Capable of working multiple tasks simultaneously with adherence to deadlines.
• Demonstrated leader in working safely and identifying and correcting unsafe work conditions and practices.
• None

OTHER ATTRIBUTES:

Functional Knowledge:

• Requires understanding and application of procedures and concepts within own discipline and basic knowledge of other disciplines.

Business Expertise:

• Applies understanding of how the team relates to other closely related areas to improve efficiency of own team.

Problem Solving:

• Has formal supervisory responsibilities; sets priorities for and coaches employees to meet daily deadlines.

Impact:

• Impacts the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team and its contribution to the sub-function.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Uses tact and diplomacy to exchange information and handle sensitive issues.

Primary Location: Mississippi - SenatobiaMississippi : Senatobia || Mississippi : Grenada
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status:
Relocation Option:
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 125571
PS Job Title: Supt, Area Substations
Travel Percentage: 25% to 50%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

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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.