Utility Foreman, Grid Louisiana

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity:Entergy Services LLC

***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.***

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.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

1. Supervise and perform all aspects of installation and maintenance of substation equipment. Supervise and organize emergency activities associated with the restoration of substation equipment.
2. Provide field training to maintenance crews on a wide array of substation apparatus.
3. 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.
4. Provide a professional point of contact for contractors internal/external customers and design groups.
5. 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.
6. 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 drivers license.

Primary Location: Louisiana-New OrleansLouisiana : 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
FLSA Status:
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code:
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124173
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.

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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.