Mgr, Region Engineering
New Orleans, LA - USA
Job Summary
Job Title:Mgr Region Engineering
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity:Entergy Services LLC
JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
Provides oversight and management of field engineering services within a geographical operating region. The activities include managing people finances and other resources needed to maintain customer relationships employee growth revenue growth system reliability and system improvements.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides administrative management and technical oversight of distribution design and field engineering (Power Quality Voltage issue resolution feeder level distribution planning contingency switching reliability programs etc.).
- Manages group resources to achieve group maintenance goals reliability and financial goals. Manages resources and budget activities to achieve strict compliance with Entergys guidelines.
- Provides operational support at the jurisdictional and network level to improve customer satisfaction and reliability performance. Provides technical expertise to local Jurisdiction on items arising from local and state regulatory agencies.
- Provides training and coaching to work group to ensure all employees are familiar with Entergys policies and procedures required to serve customers and comply with all applicable codes for designing and maintaining electrical distribution facilities.
- Manages special/large projects including process development storm restoration and other ad hoc jurisdictional and system assignments.
- Serves in leadership role during emergency response and storm restoration efforts. Provides oversight of 24/7 engineering response to support operations.
- Overseeing day to day needs of the West Region Engineering workgroup for reliability and resiliency efforts Ensuring customer centricity throughout Leading and developing team members Technical aptitude of basic electricity understanding of how the utility world operates
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelors degree in Engineering.
Minimum experience required of the position
5-8 years of experience with proven leadership capabilities or significant project management experience.
Minimum knowledge skills and abilities required of the position
None
Preferred:
People skills great communication skills to deal with internal and external customers regularly and employees daily and great attitude to help others willingness to independently learn supervisory skills interpersonal skills
Any certificates licenses etc. required for the position
Professional Engineering license strongly preferred (will vary state by state on requirements; higher/lower management having PE could eliminate the need).
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.
Preferred knowledge skills and abilities (Not in Description):
Experience with New Orleans City Council and CBD is preferred
Additional job duties/responsibilities (Not in Description):
Dotted line to New Orleans VP so expect regular interactions people skills great communication skills to deal with internal and external customers regularly and employees daily great attitude to help others willingness to independently learn supervisory skills is a plus interpersonal skills
Primary Location: Louisiana-New OrleansLouisiana : 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: 123064
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
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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.
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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.
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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.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Entergy is an integrated energy company that provides electricity to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We power life.