Manager, Grid Operations Support

Posting End Date:

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

The preferred location for this position is in Beaumont, TX, however the Woodlands, TX may be considered. Relocation may also be considered for this position.

JOB SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for developing and coordinating a work plan and schedules for the Capital, Incremental, O&M, and Failure work performed in substations for the Grid. The manager is also responsible for ensuring that tasks are planned and scheduled in a timely manner and adequate time and resources are allocated to complete the work safely and in compliance with NERC Reliability Standards.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Leads the Grid Planner / Scheduler organization and manages the work management process for the Grid

- Champions the Tier 1 and/or Nuclear maintenance programs for the Grid

- Champion the AM Work Management Process within the Grid

- Provide oversight of required SERC maintenance tasks to ensure they are executed within established intervals

- Ensure transmission protection system failures and maintenance activities are properly evaluated and performed in accordance with established procedures

- Provide direct supervision to engineering, technical specialist, planner/scheduler and analytical personnel, including development of substation design packages, calculations, drawings, standards, and engineering evaluations, for capital blanket projects

- Assist Asset Management in development of the annual capital and O&M work plans

- Manage the development and implementation of project schedules and ensure they are completed on time, within budget and as designed

- Provide organizational focus for activities related to SERC/NERC standards for compliance

- Maintain asset changes in accordance with configuration management requirements and procedures

- Provide technical analysis and leadership for reliability issues

- Support routine and emergency response to substation equipment failures and problems including DFR and smart relay support, service restoration and root cause analysis

- Ensure work is performed in a team environment by interfacing with Transmission Operations Center, engineering design personnel, construction personnel, distribution personnel, generation plant personnel, major accounts representatives and other internal and external customers

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

- BS in Engineering (Electrical preferred) or equivalent work experience

- MBA, PMP, or PE preferred.

Minimum Experience:

- Requried: At least 1 of the following:

- 8+ years of substation related experience - 6+ years of progressive and applicable experience including supervisory experience

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Knowledge of utility safety policies and exceptionally strong commitment to safety

- Familiar with NERC/FERC/SERC requirements related to utility industry

- Effective oral and written communication skills at multiple levels of the organization

- Significant understanding of Substation Work Management System (SWMS), Transmission Automated Outage Request System(TAORS), Paperless Condition Report system( PCRs) or similar software programs

- Strong background in protective relaying and substation power equipment

- Available and on-call 24 hours/day to respond to system emergencies, which often require immediate decisions and actions

- Strong working knowledge of basic computer programs

Primary Location: Texas-Beaumont Texas : Beaumont || Texas : Conroe Job Function: Professional FLSA Status: [[customString3]] Relocation Option: Level I Union description/code: [[customString5]] Number of Openings: 1 Req ID: 122731 Travel Percentage:25% to 50%

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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.