Engineer

Job Summary/Purpose

Provides engineering support to Area Substation Supervisors and Field personnel. Performs a wide variety of protection and control mis-operation investigations, assists with testing protection and control devices, calibrates relay test sets, designs engineering, and supports operations activities related to routine, non-routine, and emergency restoration duties.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs detailed engineering analysis in substation protection/control-related areas such as design, outage investigations, mitigation plans, documenting outage causes, identifying customer interruption trends, auditing SERC applicable asset maintenance, and using engineering/technical principles, best practices, and knowledge of internal and external business issues to solve problems, develop cost-effective, technically sound solutions, and improve products or services.
• Applies knowledge of engineering principles in evaluating alternatives, making decisions, and interpreting/applying applicable electrical codes, procedures, standards, processes, and policies.
• Provides engineering and technical support to Area Substation Supervisors in the group’s day-to-day performance of diagnostic and preventive maintenance tasks and supports activities to comply with applicable industry standards (i.e., NERC, SERC) and other utility regulations, as required.
• Works with other disciplines within the Transmission organization and other company business units to achieve stated goals.
• Affords assistance with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum education required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Discipline (typically Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution.
• Desired: Electrical Engineering Degree.
• Minimum Experience Required: Engineer II - 2+ years experience in an engineering discipline; Engineer III - 4+ years experience in an engineering discipline; Engineer Sr - 6+ years experience in an engineering discipline.
• Desired: Protection and Control experience with trouble-shooting, data analysis, causal determination and equipment testing.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Technical mastery of engineering principles.
• In-depth knowledge of procedures, programs, and standards in responsible area.
• Consistently drives for value in sound engineering decisions.
• Mentors other engineers and technical professionals.
• Good leadership skills.
• Good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent math skills.
• Good knowledge of Personal Computer operations and related software.
• Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Required to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated acceptance of a diverse and inclusive work environment and customer base.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change.

Primary Location

• Louisiana-Metairie
• Louisiana : Destrehan
• Louisiana : Gretna
• Louisiana : Metairie

Job Function

Corporate

FLSA Status

Exempt

Relocation Option

Level II

Union Description/code

N/A

Number of Openings

1

Req ID

122737

Travel Percentage

25% to 50%

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, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. 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.

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.

Working Conditions

This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre-employment and random drug testing.