Distribution Work Readiness Coordinator - Texas

About the role

The Work Readiness Coordinator leads the coordination and planning for the Region around site access, permits, and conditions prior to work start and assesses job sites for access, environmental, and safety conditions.

Responsibilities

• Leads coordination and planning for the Region while verifying site access, permits, and conditions prior to work start
• Visits job sites to assess access, environmental, and safety conditions
• Ensures 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
• Coordinates and verifies availability of materials and equipment
• Secures necessary permits, environmental clearances, and utility locate coordinates
• Validates that materials, locates, and designs are complete
• Develops and verifies switching or outage plans
• Prepares job sites with pre-staged materials, traffic control, and logistics
• Conducts readiness and safety reviews
• Manages field paperwork, safety documentation, and inspection logs including EWPIS and switching orders
• Provides daily field status updates documenting progress and issues
• Identifies field process improvements related to access, materials, or coordination
• Verifies site access, permits, and conditions during emergency events
• Ensures site readiness and supports crews in the field to overcome roadblocks

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED, with preference for some college coursework or an Associate Degree
• 4+ years of Electric Utility, Work Management, Engineering design, or similar relevant experience
• Working knowledge of scheduling process and systems
• Understanding of end-to-end work order life-cycle
• Ability to develop realistic, conflict-free schedules based on workforce capacity, material readiness, permitting status, and operational constraints
• Strong problem-solving ability, coordination skills, attention to detail, and commitment to continuous improvement

Skills

• Understanding of end-to-end work order life-cycle
• Skill in developing realistic, conflict-free schedules
• Knowledge of outage preparation processes
• Ability to verify administrative and logistical prerequisites
• Strong problem-solving ability, coordination skills, attention to detail, and commitment to continuous improvement

Work Environment

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.

Travel Percentage: 50% to 75%

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.