Engineer, Sr Staff (Utility)

Posting End Date: 06/06/2023 

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

This position can be filled anywhere in the Entergy system (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi).

Job Summary/Purpose

This position acts in a lead capacity within design basis and serves as a system wide technical expert. While not a formal supervisor, the role is responsible for broad leadership, coordination, and review of technical matters. This position works in conjunction with other engineering disciplinesand is responsible for engaging with various system functions such as design, construction, asset planning, asset management, design and construction standards, and distribution automation.

Job Duties/Responsibilities
Plan and conduct independent engineering work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of engineeringtechniques, procedures, and criteria. Devise new approaches to solving problem.
Direct and mentor junior staff and oversee the engineering work on multiple projects such as development of standards and specifications,engineering analysis, evaluation of new technologies, assessing equipment failures, monitoring and addressing manufacture performance, anddevelopment of resilient system design principles.
Represent Entergy as a technical expert within the industry, and engage with various Entergy departments in the development, implementation, andchange management associated with standards.
Work with consultants and equipment manufacturers and interface with a broad range of departments on technical issues.
Leads the development of company-wide processes and procedures.
Serve as a change agent for achieving business and stakeholder objectives. Provide guidance and coaching to other departments on engineeringmatters.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (typically Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Chemical, Industrial) from four year accredited institution.Degrees in engineering technology (typically, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four year accredited institution with PEmay be considered.
Masters Desired.

Minimum experience required of the position
12+ years of experience in an engineering discipline. (10+ yrs with PE or MS Degree)
PE Strongly Desired.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position
This position acts in a leadership capacity among peers and requires excellent communication, problem solving, critical thinking, and conflictresolution skills. Further, the Sr. Staff Engineer requires the experience, skills, and knowledge to effectively coach and mentor junior staff and serveas a subject matter expert. They must be capable of managing multiple competing priorities while timely delivering on commitments.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position
Must have valid driver's license and good driving record.

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Primary Location: Louisiana- Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans || Mississippi : Jackson 
Job Function: Engineering
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 111756
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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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.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.  41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency.

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
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.

Please note: 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.