Operations Specialist, Sr

About the role

The Operations Specialist is part of a team that centrally monitors Entergy’s regulated Power Generation resources’ fleet‑wide performance, maintenance, and operations from inside the Remote Operations Center (ROCC). The role provides technical expertise to improve operations in the MISO market, enhance maintenance practices that lower production costs, drive continuous improvement, and increase unit availability. It also supports remote operation of renewable facilities and the gathering, tracking, and utilization of Advance Pattern Recognition (APR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications.

Responsibilities

• Work assigned shift in the ROCC to operate Entergy renewable fleet and monitor resource operation & performance.
• Operate multiple renewable facilities from the ROCC.
• Monitor reliability & performance of Entergy fossil fleet and provide guidance where applicable.
• Review and assess resource equipment condition using APR software.
• Create, tune, and implement APR models utilizing APR software.
• Monitor equipment performance and operational trends to predict component health and deviations from operational standards.
• Triage developing issues to appropriate plant/engineering contacts, advise course of action, and alert SMEs and resource personnel of anomalies that could affect reliability, availability, maintainability, and performance.
• Track problems and issues to resolution, including participation in root‑cause analysis.
• Provide guidance and support to Entergy’s EMO Generation Dispatcher, Power Marketer, Asset Managers, and resource operators.
• Routinely review Tier 1 and Tier 2 instrument lists and support resolution of related issues.
• Prepare and provide routine reports on resource performance and equipment condition to management.
• Assist in identifying, evaluating, and implementing new processes or technology to support key initiatives such as fuel efficiency, enhanced monitoring, and remote unit operation.
• Work with reliability analysts/engineers to capture and quantify avoided costs.
• Support resource compliance and operations with all commercial, contractual, regulatory, safety, and operational obligations.

Requirements

• Minimum education: High School graduate; training in power plant operations, systems, and performance or equivalent technical training from an accredited school.
• Operational experience in drum‑type, supercritical, or combined‑cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants; recognized system‑wide expertise in power plant operations. Experience with other resource technologies (e.g., solar, wind, utility‑scale batteries, reciprocating engines, hydro) is a benefit.
• Strong working knowledge of rotating components such as pumps, motors, steam turbines, generators, and field instrumentation.
• Ability to recognize off‑normal conditions and trends in critical equipment parameters.
• Strong working knowledge of natural‑gas combined‑cycle and peaking plant technologies, coal‑fired plants, renewable plants, and associated systems, including startup, shutdown, and on‑line operations.
• Good understanding of power‑plant performance (thermal, physical, operational, and environmental).
• Familiarity with Advance Pattern Recognition (APR) software; SmartSignal knowledge preferred.
• Understanding of condition‑based maintenance programs and related technology applications.
• Basic knowledge of MISO operations and Entergy’s role in the market.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to develop relationships with plant support and operations personnel.
• Analytical skills to support decision‑making, equipment improvements, and instrumentation issue identification.
• Strong computer skills, including PI‑DataLink, AF, PiVision, and standard analysis tools.
• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment and shifting priorities.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and a collaborative mindset.

Additional Responsibilities

• Availability to work additional hours, in alternate locations, or perform duties during storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as required.

Location: Texas – The Woodlands, TX (On‑site).