Manager, Power Development

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Responsible for leading an engineering team that provides technical support for Entergy’s clean generation portfolio of projects, specifically solar, wind, and battery projects. The core responsibility of the role is to provide technical governance and engineering leadership to ensure project design standards are established, aligned with industry standards, and properly maintained to achieve Entergy’s expectations for safety, reliability, functionality, cost competitiveness, and regulatory compliance.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of technical specifications for new clean generation projects, ensuring integration of industry best practices and lessons learned.
• Review new clean generation project engineering design reviews of drawings and technical deliverables, including evaluation of alternatives and validation of recommended solutions prior to contract execution.
• Support project leadership by providing engineering guidance to project teams by ensuring effective resolution of technical issues.
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination with project execution and operations business units, and other company stakeholders where applicable, to evaluate technical specification deviations impacting projects in development or execution.
• Be knowledgeable of MISO generation interconnection processes and other regulatory or market integration requirements.
• Prepare and secure approval of formal decision documents that establish technical positions or evaluate deviations from established design standards.
• Collaborate with internal organizations on new clean generation technology assessments and long-range evaluation/planning initiatives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum education required of the position: Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Minimum experience required of the position: 10 years of experience in engineering/design of power generation and/or industrial facilities.
• Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position: Must be experienced and capable of making decisions that may result in a substantial financial impact to the company. Must be a capable communicator, skilled in interfacing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Desired credentials: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Professional Engineer (PE) license