Distribution Work Readiness Coordinator - Louisiana

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads coordination and planning for the Region while verifying site access, permits, and conditions prior to work start; visit job sites to assess access, environmental, and safety conditions; and ensure all prerequisites are met before crews begin work to prevent delays and safety issues.
• Manages the region view and indirectly leads and advises Field Coordinators at a network level to assess job scope, complexity, and urgency to assign priority and resourcing needs; coordinate and verify availability of materials and equipment; secure necessary permits, environmental clearances, and utility locate coordinates; validate that materials, locates, and designs are complete – working cross functionally with leaders across Supply Chain, Engineering, etc.; develop and verify switching or outage plans; prepare job sites with pre-staged materials, traffic control, and logistics; conduct readiness and safety reviews; and manage field paperwork, safety documentation, and inspection logs including EWPIS and switching orders.
• Provides daily field status updates documenting progress and issues to Sr Region Manager; maintain accurate records and documentation to support regulatory compliance and operational transparency.
• Identify field process improvements related to access, materials, or coordination; works cross functionally within the state and also across the operating territory to maintain documentation and support updates to field readiness procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Verify site access, permits, and conditions during emergency events; ensure site readiness; and support crews in the field to overcome roadblocks while ensuring equipment and materials are available to maintain restoration efforts. Including dispatching responsibilities.
• Advises and informs Sr Region and State Leadership on these items to help inform decision making that impacts storm restorations efforts.

Minimum Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED, with preference for some college coursework or an Associate Degree.
• The role requires understanding of end-to-end work order life-cycle (planning, scheduling, and job package development, including the ability to prepare accurate, complete, and constructible work packages) that aligns with standards and approved work methods.
• It requires skill in developing realistic, conflict-free schedules based on workforce capacity, material readiness, permitting status, and operational constraints, while maintaining disciplined workflow coordination across Work Management, Control Center, Engineering, Construction, GIS, System Operations, and Field Coordination.
• The role demonstrates the ability to verify administrative and logistical prerequisites—such as permits, locates, customer notifications, environmental requirements, and material availability—prior to scheduling or releasing work.
• It also requires knowledge of outage preparation processes, including validating switching prerequisites, system constraints, and customer impacts to support safe, efficient outages.
• The position must demonstrate strong problem-solving ability, coordination skills, attention to detail, and commitment to continuous improvement through feedback loops, documentation updates, and incorporation of lessons learned to enhance planning quality and operational readiness.

Primary Location

Primary Location: Louisiana-West Monroe Louisiana : West Monroe || Louisiana : Gretna

Job Function

Corporate

FLSA Status

Exempt

Relocation Option

No

Relocation Offered

No

Union Description/code

N/A

Number of Openings

1

Req ID

124083

Travel Percentage

50% to 75%

Accessibility

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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.

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.

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.