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Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

JOB SUMMARY :

This position is for Sr. Lead Engineer in the Relay Group within Capital Projects - Project Delivery Engineering. This position works in conjunction with other engineering disciplines and performs a wide variety of activities in support or relay design and relay settings/configuration duties. The Sr. Lead Engineer will focus on quality excellence, customer centricity, compliance, workforce development, industry involvement, and project portfolio management. The Sr. Lead Engineer will interface with various teams including but not limited to Relay Design, Relay Settings & Configuration, Training, NERC Compliance, Information Technology, Information Security, Telecom, and Construction personnel.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSBILITIES :

• Project Portfolio Management

• Assist Relay supervisors in managing/tracking portfolio of work, i.e. project reporting, package counts, etc.

• Assist in coordination and oversight for Grid and PM&C portfolios of contracted work. Duties could include gathering and organizing feedback for Contract Partner Business Review Meetings

• Support early Project stage gates (0-2) of if needed for critical/complex projects

• Work with other disciplines within the Capital Projects & Power Delivery organizations and other company business units to achieve department goals.

• Assist with contractor evaluation, creation of new blanket contracts, and creating scope of work based contract releases

• Compliance Excellence

• Assist in compliance activities such as Condition Report Causal Determinations/HULOs involving relay design & relay settings/configurations

• Supports activities to comply with applicable industry standards (i.e., NERC, SERC) and other utility regulations

• Assist in the development NERC Compliance expertise within Project Delivery Engineering

• Identify gaps in design & settings process/procedures and assist in developing/implementing process/procedure changes or improvements

• Workforce Development

• Coordinate and Develop Relay Design and Relay Settings/Configuration Training modules with the Training Department to create rapid onboarding program for new design and settings/configuration engineers

• Mentor and teach new design & settings/configuration engineers, i.e. directs and mentors junior staff

• Quality Excellence

• Participate in quality review of critical design and settings/configuration packages. Examples of critical packages might include Tier 1 Industrial substations, Nuclear switchyards, and CIP medium impact switchyards.

• Facilitate lunch-n-learn meetings to increase awareness of design/settings/configuration issues

• Gather and facilitate project issues to act as a liaison between the Chief Engineer (Design Basis) and Project Delivery Engineering (Relay) to provide feedback for protection standards developments & improvements

• Industry Involvement

• Actively participate in industry organizations/meetings/conferences such as IEEE PRC committee, IEES PES, Texas A&M and Georgia Tech Relay Conferences, North American Transmission Forum, etc.

• Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline from a four-year accredited institution

• Preferred : Electrical Engineering Degree.

Minimum Experience:

• 8 years of experience with a PE

• 10 years of experience without a PE

• Preferred : 6+ years of experience in T&D protection design.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change

• Excellent project management skills

• Recognized by peers (internal and external) as expert in relay design or relay settings/configurations

• Mentors other engineers and technical professionals

• Good leadership skills

• Good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills

• Excellent math skills

• Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities

• Ability to work well under pressure

• Required to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures

• Ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards

• Demonstrated acceptance of a diverse and inclusive work environment and customer base

Certifications/Licenses:

• Preferred : PE

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Primary Location: Louisiana - New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans

Job Function : Professional

FLSA Status : Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings : 1

Req ID: 116571

Travel Percentage : Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) to view the EEO 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.

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 please click here (humanr@entergy.com?subject=Accessibility) and 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 (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity) and Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .

Pay Transparency Notice:

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

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 HRCompliance@entergy.com 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.

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