Manager, Dist Reliability

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Texas, Inc.-GTX

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

- Ensures successful execution of the distribution reliability strategy in an effort to meet company reliability goals. This individual will also be instrumental with ensuring alignment with the company’s overall distribution strategy in an effort to achieve and maintain premier utility status for the benefit of all customers.

- Ensures that the reliability team adapts to the rapid pace of technological changes and evolution of customer expectations as it pertains to reliable power delivery.

- Ensures that the reliability team and the operating company are focused on better system performance as it pertains to reliability and resiliency while continuing to focus on the affordability of electric service.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

- Provides leadership and direction to the Reliability group within the Operations organization. Responsible for development and execution of the distribution reliability strategy which includes ensuring alignment with Grid Modernization efforts, as well as coordinating with groups such as Asset Management, Asset Planning, Operations, etc.

- Orchestrates the prioritization and coordination of all reliability activities with an emphasis on project selections providing the greatest benefit (value targeted, risk mitigated).

- Provides direction and oversight of all reliability-related system inspections, design, and construction activities.

- Provides leadership for Reliability related activities, including but not limited to outage data review to identify root cause and establish appropriate remediation plans, engineering activities, etc.

- Strengthen the proactive reliability culture and associated employee behaviors that support both short- and long-term reliability efforts, both within the Reliability group and throughout the entire Operating Company.

- Fosters an environment focusing on continuous improvement in Human Performance and Change Management.

- Coordinates with Planning and Performance Assurance (PPA) to develop KPIs necessary to monitor ongoing system performance and adherence to plan execution. Monitors each component of the reliability plan execution and ensures plans are delivering expected value benefit.

- Performs analysis and trending to ensure programs and plans are addressing reliability and asset performance.

- Assists with regulatory responses, analysis, and reporting as needed. Ensures availability of all necessary internal/external reporting, including support with providing necessary ongoing plan info and system performance tracking to key external stakeholders

- Develops future technical leaders through mentoring and challenging assignments.

- Develops strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to foster open communications (D Ops, Engineering, Customer Service, Public Affairs, Communications, Regulatory, Transmission, etc.). Able to represent Entergy at meetings with these same internal and external stakeholders.

- Provides financial oversight of plan execution and establishes necessary cost controls to ensure projects remain on budget.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position

BS in Engineering or Business degree

Professional Engineering license desired

Minimum experience required of the position

2 years of Transmission or Distribution supervisory experience or

7 years of Experience in the utility industry (e.g. Transmission or Distribution design, operations, construction, or reliability) or

7 years of Project and/or program management experience

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

Demonstrated commitment to safety

Excellent leadership skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to foster and adapt to change

Ability to monitor and manage departmental budgets

Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands

Job Function: Professional FLSA Status: Professional Relocation Option: Level I Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT Number of Openings: 1 Req ID: 120430 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.

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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.