Utility Foreman, Grid - Louisiana

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy seeks a Utility Foreman - Grid in Louisiana to supervise installation, maintenance, and testing of substation equipment, and to lead crews during emergencies and restorations.

The role requires 5+ years in electric utilities and 5-10 years in substation maintenance/construction, with 24-hour callout availability and required certifications.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent or related work experience.
• 5+ years' experience in electric utility industry.
• 5-10 years' experience in electrical substation maintenance or construction preferred.
• Able to work with little direction with a high level of organization to accomplish multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must be available for 24-hour callout and extended hours.
• Must be certified and able to perform substation switching.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TWIC Card and a CDL driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and perform all aspects of installation and maintenance of substation equipment.
• Supervise emergency activities associated with the restoration of substation equipment.
• Provide field training to maintenance crews on substation apparatus.
• Assist crews in performing equipment testing (e.g., Doble tests, Alber battery test set, Kelman Profiler).
• Provide a professional point of contact for contractors, internal/external customers, and design groups.
• Ensure compliance with configuration management and maintenance procedures; support departmental goals.
• Promote and enforce safe work practices across crews.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

CDL driver’s license

TWIC Card

Job description

This posting is for a potential future opening(s) with Entergy. This posting is to build a candidate pool, should the opening(s) become available.***

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Utility Foreman - Grid is primarily responsible for supervising and performing installations, maintenance and testing of substation equipment. The substation foreman will supervise emergency activities associated with the restoration of substation equipment. The substation foreman promotes safe work behaviors and actions from all assigned crews. The substation foreman provides a professional point of contact for contractors and internal/external customers. The substation foreman must be available for callouts and extended hours.

• Supervise and perform all aspects of installation and maintenance of substation equipment. Supervise and organize emergency activities associated with the restoration of substation equipment.


• Provide field training to maintenance crews on a wide array of substation apparatus.


• Assist crews in performing equipment testing. Such tests include but not limited to Doble power factor, Doble breaker speed analyzer, Alber battery test set and Kelman Profiler.


• Provide a professional point of contact for contractors, internal/external customers, and design groups.


• Ensures compliance with Configuration Management and substation equipment maintenance procedures and processes. Facilitate and support activities associated with the realization of departmental and company goals.


• Assure a safe work environment exists and actively and progressively require safe work behaviors and actions from all assigned crews.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

• High School Diploma or equivalent or related work experience.

Minimum experience required Of The Position

• 5+ years' experience in electric utility industry.


• 5-10 years' experience in electrical substation maintenance or construction preferred.

Minimum knowledge, skills, And abilities required Of The Position

• Able to work with little direction with a high level of organization to accomplish multiple projects simultaneously.


• Must be available for 24-hour callout and extended hours.


• Must be certified and able to perform substation switching.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

• Ability to obtain and maintain a TWIC Card and a CDL driver's license.

Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : Amite || Louisiana : Arcadia || Louisiana : Bastrop || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Louisiana : Belle Chase || Louisiana : Bogalusa || Louisiana : Broussard || Louisiana : Buras || Louisiana : Chalmette || Louisiana : Church Point || Louisiana : DESTREHAN || Louisiana : Delhi || Louisiana : Denham Springs || Louisiana : Donaldsonville || Louisiana : Dubach || Louisiana : Eunice || Louisiana : Ferriday || Louisiana : Fort Polk || Louisiana : Gonzales || Louisiana : Grayson || Louisiana : Gretna || Louisiana : Hammond || Louisiana : Haynesville || Louisiana : Hodge || Louisiana : Holly Ridge || Louisiana : Homer || Louisiana : Houma || Louisiana : Jefferson || Louisiana : Jena || Louisiana : Jennings || Louisiana : Jonesboro || Louisiana : Joyce || Louisiana : Kenner || Louisiana : Killona || Louisiana : Labadieville || Louisiana : Lafayette || Louisiana : Lake Charles || Louisiana : Lake Providence || Louisiana : Lockport || Louisiana : Luling || Louisiana : Marksville || Louisiana : Metairie || Louisiana : Monroe || Louisiana : Montgomery || Louisiana : Montz || Louisiana : New Orleans || Louisiana : Newellton || Louisiana : Oak Grove || Louisiana : Port Allen || Louisiana : Rayville || Louisiana : Reserve || Louisiana : Ringgold || Louisiana : Saint Rose || Louisiana : Scott || Louisiana : Sibley || Louisiana : Springhill || Louisiana : St. Francisville || Louisiana : St. Gabriel || Louisiana : St. Joseph || Louisiana : St. Rose || Louisiana : Sterlington || Louisiana : Sulphur || Louisiana : Tallulah || Louisiana : Thibodaux || Louisiana : West Monroe || Louisiana : Westlake || Louisiana : Westwego || Louisiana : Winnsboro || Louisiana : Zachary

Job Function: Corporate

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 124173

Travel Percentage:50% to 75%

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 to provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

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.

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.