Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) engages in the production and distribution of electricity in the United States through gas/oil, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar power sources. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company generates approximately $11 billion in annual revenue with more than 13,000 employees. Entergy operates two principal business segments: Utility and Wholesale Commodities.

The company’s Utility segment produces approximately 85% of revenue by generating, distributing, and selling electric power to customers in the US Gulf States region. The segment comprises several regulated utility companies, including Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Louisiana LLC, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., and Entergy Texas. Four nuclear power plant sites with capacity of some 5,200 MW are owned and operated by corporations that roll up into this segment. It also runs a small natural gas distribution business. Of its generation capacity, about 65% is from gas, oil, and hydroelectric sources, about 25% is from nuclear, and the rest comes from coal-fired plants.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President and COO of operations services and generation.This position will ideallly report  from our Woodlands office. However NOLA, Jackson, and Little Rock applicants will be equally considered.The Vice President, Safety (“VP”) will lead all corporate safety programs and professionals across the Entergy family of utilities. S/he will also be a thought leader and a key member of the senior management team, operating with a very high level of autonomy in decision-making due to the breadth and complexity of the issues under his/her purview.

The VP will be responsible for driving the adoption of best in class processes, policies, and procedures that ultimately ensure that a focus on safety becomes an even more integral part of the DNA of Entergy. This will require continued change management and the commitment to creating a heightened consciousness across the business to fully embed safety into Entergy’s culture. S/he will stay current on all emerging safety issues and trends, communicating effectively across the business the actions that must be taken to address emerging issues. Moreover, s/he will interact accordingly with relevant federal, state, and local regulators and staff.

The VP will work through a small team of direct reports, as well as through a matrixed organizational structure that requires working with business unit leadership across the enterprise. At the core of the VP’s mandate, s/he must earn the trust and respect of all constituents across the organization, from field employees to executive leaders, in order to successfully elevate Entergy’s safety culture and performance to new levels of excellence. In the daily course of his/her work, the VP will engage principally with other members of Entergy’s leadership team. Additionally, the VP will need to be a credible and visible representative of Entergy’s passion for safety with industry peers and other external stakeholders.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership and set the strategic direction for Safety function within Entergy. This includes direct development of Safety strategies and process improvement initiatives and identifying associated performance measures, establishing performance targets, and driving continuous improvement.
• Provide governance and oversight of the Business Units across the enterprise with regards to safety results, programs, processes
• Direct the development, communication and implementation of safety policy, guidance, and business practices for field operations.
• Ensure that Entergy builds a self-critical working environment that identifies and addresses safety-related events in order to improve overall safety and operational performance.
• Proactively interface with Entergy’s Leadership to promote and manage the resources required to initiate, develop, and implement work practices, procedures, tools and equipment that focus on enhanced safety. Once established, ensure ongoing applicability and sustainability of the safety management model.
• Interface with executive leadership to align safety strategy Corporate objectives and business needs. Drive implementation of strategic safety activities throughout the enterprise.
• Collaborate with operating groups in the creation of strategies and processes to ensure compliance with Federal, State and local safety rules. Drive consistency among organizations when appropriate.
• Provide regular updates to the Office of the Chief Executive and Board of Directors.

The successful candidate must have extensive experience in managing safety issues within a field services organization, ideally within the utility industry, or an industry with relevant operating and organizational dynamics such as oil, gas, chemicals, or heavy manufacturing. A track record of demonstrated improvement in safety culture and performance that has resulted in a significant overall impact on employee well-being and an organization’s overall business performance is a must.

In terms of specific competencies, we would highlight the following:

Setting Strategy

• The ability to create and articulate an inspiring vision for the organization, not only for the areas s/he is directly responsible for, but the enterprise as a whole.
• The inclination to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the organization's overall strategy.
• An entrepreneurial and creative approach to developing new, innovative ideas to achieve sustained excellence in safety.
• The ability to effectively balance the desire/need for broad change with an understanding of how much change the organization is capable of handling, to create realistic goals and implementation plans that are achievable and successful.

Executing for Results

• The ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing the organization to improved performance; tenacious and accountable in delivering results.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty; the ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.
• A leader who is viewed by others as having a high degree of integrity and forethought in his/her approach to making decisions; the ability to act in a transparent and consistent manner while always taking into account what is best for the organization.
• Ability to effectively implement change across a large, matrixed organization.

Leading Teams

• The ability to attract and recruit top talent, motivate the team, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within the team, and manage performance; widely viewed as a strong developer of others.
• The ability to persevere in the face of challenges, and exhibit a steadfast resolve and relentless commitment to higher standards, which commands respect from followers.
• A leader who is self-reflective and aware of his/her own limitations; leads by example and drives the organization's performance with an attitude of continuous improvement by being open to feedback and self-improvement.

Relationships and Influence

• Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.
• An ability to inspire trust and followership in others through compelling influence, powerful charisma, passion in his/her beliefs, and active drive.
• Encourages others to share the spotlight and visibly celebrates and supports the success of the team.
• Creates a sense of purpose/meaning for the team that generates followership beyond his/her own personality and engages others to the greater purpose for the organization as a whole.

Communication Skills

• Ability to effectively communicate to the Office of the Chief Executive and Board of Directors.
• Ability to effectively engage and communicate with craft and supervisory personnel.

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Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Texas : Woodlands 
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Relocation Option: Level I
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 119180
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO 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.