Co-Op Student, Power Delivery, Spring 2027
Jackson, MO - USA
Job Summary
PS Job Title: Co-Op Student
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity:Entergy Services LLC
Entergys Transmission Department is eager to hire a college student who will be actively engaged in a Electrical Mechanical and/or Civil Engineering curriculum and on track to obtain a bachelors or masters degree. Seeking students who will be classified as a sophomore junior senior or enrolled in graduate studies at the time of hire. The minimumcumulative GPA requirement for this role is 2.8 on a 4.0 scale which is verified through an official transcript from the previous semester. .
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Assisting engineers in day-to-day activities including but not limited to:
- Performing project scoping and site visits
- Review of Transmission Line encroachments
- Preparing operational one-line drawings
- Management of the network model and deployment of facility rating changes
- Creation of a more detailed model used to improve the State Estimator
- Validate estimating prices and equipment units ensuring material is properly ordered and staged for upcoming projects
- Managing projects that are in construction
- Completion of as-built documentation
- Participate in weekly planning coordination calls
- Work on special projects to assist in improving grid reliability
- Responding to equipment failures
- NERC Clearance Remediation
- Transmission Line database management
- Support of Business Analyst processes within Project Controls through data mining and reporting as well as performing a wide variety of detailed engineering analysis in transmission-related areas such as planning economic analysis maintenance design project management and construction and operations
- Travel is required for the position
- Uses engineering principles to solve problems develop cost-effective technically sound solutions
- Applies knowledge of engineering principles in evaluating the transmission grid
- Works with other disciplines within the Transmission organization and other business units
- Utilize various power system software packages (Steady State Stability and/or Electric Market Analysis) to evaluate the performance of the transmission grid
- Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Seeking candidates who are actively enrolled in pursuing a bachelors masters or doctorate degree in Electrical Mechanical and/or Civil Engineeringto work full-time duringthe designated co-op semesters.
Other engineering majors may be considered.
At minimum candidates must be classified as a sophomore or beyond (at the time of hire).
Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale) verified through an official transcript from the previous semester.
Primary Location: Mississippi-JacksonMississippi : Jackson
Job Function: Students / Early Careers
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Relocation Option: Level III
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124754
PS Job Title: Co-Op Student
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere 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.
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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.
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.
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.