Job Title: Environmental Analyst

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

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.

Note: This is a hybrid role, working out of the office 3 days per week, and can be based out of our offices in New Orleans or Baton Rouge, LA as well as The Woodlands, TX.  Those outside of these areas would need to relocate for this opportunity, relocation assistance is not available for this posting. This position can be filled as an Environmental Analyst I, II, III, or Senior depending on the candidate's experience and qualifications

SUMMARY:

As an Environmental Analyst at Entergy, you play a critical role in developing and implementing processes to ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations that affect the electrical utility industry. Working primarily in an office setting, you will utilize your expertise and Entergy's standards to provide guidance to operations personnel on environmental issues, regulatory compliance, and permitting processes. Using knowledge and expertise, conducts assessments of operational locations to ensure compliance, and if needed, taking necessary actions to close gaps in compliance. Routinely serves on special work teams and uses expert technical knowledge to support new and ongoing projects.  

Duties

• Provide oversight to vendors conducting ecological impact evaluations of Entergy construction projects including but not limited to permit acquisition (air, water, storm water general/industrial permit, wetlands, natural resources, local/county) commenting agency correspondence required as a condition of issuance (USEPA, USFWS, NOAA, SHPO and state regulatory agencies), work plan development (spoil management, environmental impact avoidance, stream crossing, equipment management), and site inspection (permit compliance and pollution prevention inspections).  Responsible for ensuring that all environmental requirements are met during new generation unit commissioning and operational readiness reviews are met according to schedule
• Support due diligence investigations associated with real estate transactions.
• Interface with needed regulatory agencies to ensure proper permitting.
• Monitor environmental laws and regulations for changes that may impact Entergy work practices and assist in developing regulatory compliance strategies. Provide guidance and support to key internal stakeholders regarding environmental issues. Be thoroughly familiar with site specific environmental permits and plans.
• Communicating issues by presentations and writing and distributing concise, timely and accurate summaries, reviewing routine reports for project management and leadership, and negotiating with state/federal agencies on the Company’s behalf to arrive at a favorable solution.
• Participate as a team member of the Environmental system outage emergency operations and restoration organization for major storm events. Provide management and oversight of emergency environmental permitting for construction efforts.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required for the position

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience

Minimum experience required of the position

• Analyst – Environmental I: 0+ years of experience handling environmental compliance activities.
• Analyst – Environmental II: 2+ years of experience handling environmental compliance activities.
• Analyst – Environmental III: 4+ years of experience handling environmental compliance activities.
• Analyst – Environmental Senior.: 6+ years of experience handling environmental compliance activities

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

• Applicant must be physically able to conduct field environmental investigations.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple work tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team setting.
• Strong attention to details.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Self-starter and requires little or no supervision.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to work effectively on multiple assignments.
• Flexible and able to adjust to changing priorities.
• Willing and able to perform other unrelated duties as required and learn new processes and technologies.

Desired:

• Experience managing environmental programs in an industrial or power generation setting.
• Experience in preparing environmental reports for an industrial or power generation facility, including Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), Excess Emission and monitoring system performance Reports (EERs), Semi-Annual Monitoring (SAM) reports, and Annual Compliance Certification (ACC) reports.
• Experience in managing hazardous materials and hazardous waste shipments in accordance with DOT and RCRA requirements.

• Knowledge of power generation fundamentals.

Any Certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

• None 

Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Louisiana : New Orleans || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Texas : The Woodlands 
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 3
Req ID: 118481
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

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, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. 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. 

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

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.

Equal Opportunity

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.  Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

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.