Engineer I-Sr

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Responsible for performing a wide variety of planning, analysis, and project oriented engineering activities related to ensuring available capacity and risk mitigation within the electrical distribution system in accordance with the Entergy grid modernization strategy.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Maintain records of peak substation and circuit loads and perform annual load flow analysis with load forecasts for substation transformers, feeder circuits, and local loads.
• Perform annual overload, voltage, power factor and contingency studies.
• Develop and propose blanket and specific level substation and distribution normal load driven and N-1 contingency projects.
• Provide technical guidance to the Engineering Design Group, Operations and the Distribution Operations Center through the proactive development and maintenance of emergency/contingency switching plans.
• Provide project management for all planned improvements through the use of modeling, load tracking, and alternative analysis.
• Review and recommend for approval electrical system solutions that meet customer needs, comply with company standards and enhance the overall system performance and reliability.
• Participate in meetings with external customers, architects, developers, contractors and government entities to communicate standards and guidelines.
• Perform engineering calculations to aid in planning and corrective measure projects.
• Assist with storm restoration efforts, both local and out of town, typically by serving as a Scout or Lead Scout in the initial stages of a storm restoration and provide technical and operational support and/or crew leadership in the later stages of the event.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum education required: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (typically Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Chemical, Industrial) from four year accredited institution.
• Minimum experience required: Engineer Sr – 6+ years experience in an engineering discipline.
• Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required: Technical mastery of engineering principles, in-depth knowledge of procedures, programs, and standards in responsible area, consistent drive for value in sound engineering decisions, good leadership skills, good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills, excellent math skills, excellent project management skills, good knowledge of Personal Computer operations and related software, familiar with National Electrical Safety Codes and National Electrical Code, ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities, ability to work well under pressure, ability to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures, ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards, ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change, ability to respond to significant outage restoration events that may require a significant amount of time away from home via both on system and off system responses.