Transmission Line Supervisor - Texas

Entergy Corporation; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Corporation is seeking a Transmission Line Supervisor to manage maintenance and blanket capital activities within the transmission grid. You will lead direct reports and contract crews, promoting safe work practices and coordinating with multiple internal teams and customers.

Responsibilities include outages response, COS updates, and aiding annual capital and O&M planning, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and adherence to designs.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil) or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of transmission related utility experience.
• Ability to respond 24 hours a day to system events, outages and emergencies.
• Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of transmission lines construction, safety procedures, and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage transmission line maintenance and capital blanket activities.
• Oversee safety culture and ensure safe work practices for employees and contractors.
• Direct engineers and contractors in design, calculations, drawings, and evaluations.
• Coordinate with engineering, distribution, generation, and external customers.
• Direct response personnel for outages; maintain 24-hour coverage and COS updates.
• Assist in capital and O&M work planning and project scheduling within budget.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Task prioritization

Teamwork

Contract administration

Safety culture

Education

BS degree in Engineering

Tools

COS system

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Job Summary/Purpose

This position is responsible for managing all transmission line maintenance and blanket capital activities within the transmission grid. This includes providing leadership to direct reports and company and/or contract crews ensuring they are aware of and maintain safe work practices and procedures at all times.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining the safety culture for transmission line employees and contractors and ensuring a safe work environment exists for all assigned employees and contractors.
• Manage individual contributors, supervisors, including coaching, training, employee development, and effective resource management. Manages contract personnel for transmission line maintenance and inspection contractors, promoting good employee relations, morale and teamwork.
• Manage engineers that develop transmission line design packages, including calculations, drawings, standards, and engineering evaluations, for capital blanket projects.
• Ensure work is performed in a team environment by interfacing with transmission engineering staff, transmission personnel, distribution personnel, generation plant personnel, major accounts representatives and other internal and external customers.
• Direct response personnel to address failures and emergency transmission outages. Ensure 24 hour coverage is maintained at all times. Direct root cause analysis and ensure the Consolidated Outage System (COS) is updated.
• Assist Asset Management in development of the annual capital and O&M work plans. Manage the development and implementation of project schedules and ensure they are completed on time, within budget and as designed.

Minimum education required of the position

• BS degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil) or equivalent work experience.

Minimum experience required of the position

• 6 years of transmission related utility experience

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

• Available to work irregular hours and to respond 24 hours a day to system events, outages and emergencies (On a weekly rotation with peers).
• Working knowledge of transmission lines construction and maintenance standards, safety procedures & policies.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with little direction with a high level of organization.
• Strong working knowledge of basic computer programs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, strong leadership, decision making and follow through skills.
• Ability to both lead and work in a team environment across multiple disciplines and work groups.
• Good knowledge of accounting and contract administration policy and procedures.

Primary Location: Texas-BeaumontTexas : Beaumont
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status:
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code:
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124094
Travel Percentage:50% to 75%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

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.

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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.

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.

Please note: 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.

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