Senior Staff Engineer (Civil)

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

This position is domiciled in New Orleans, LA, however, Baton Rouge, The Woodlands, Little Rock, and Jackson may be considered for individuals willing to travel to New Orleans regularly. This posting will be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Job Summary/PurposeThis position acts in a lead capacity among peers within a department in a technical discipline, short of a supervisor, but with responsibilities of some level of coordination and/or review. This position works in conjunction with other engineering disciplines and is responsible for system functions such as developing design/ construction standards, ensuring quality of engineering deliverables, and participating in technical workforce development. Additionally for very large capital projects, this position acts as liaison between project management and technical disciplines involved with capital projects and serves as the subject matter expert and primary point of contact for the management and coordination of all technical aspects of the project. Ensures that engineering is complete, accurate and constructible for all elements of a project's scope. Oversees contractor's engineering performance and coordinates all contractor and owner's engineering interfaces in addition to ensuring projects are completed according to project construction drawings and in accordance with project specifications, quality, and performance requirements. Focus of role may be in one of five areas: design/construction of transmission line facilities, design/construction of transmission and distribution substation facilities, design/construction of civil and structural aspects of transmission lines and substations, design/construction of relay protection and control components in substation facilities, or design/construction of relay settings in transmission and distribution substation facilities.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

+ Relay Design focus area - responsibilities include approval of operational one-lines, panel layouts, AC and DC calculations, optical budget calculations, procurement of vendor equipment, and support during construction. + Relay Settings & Configurations focus area - responsibilities include performing engineering design and project management work using knowledge of relay settings templates, RTU configurations, settings calculations sheets associated with Transmission Line Protection, Bus Protection, Capacitor Bank Protection, Power Transformer Protection, Auto Transformer Protection, and Medium Voltage Feeder Breaker standards, and CIP change management support. + Substation Design focus area - responsibilities include approval of one-lines, electrical arrangements, ultimate arrangements, grounding studies, lightning protection studies, procurement of vendor equipment prints, and support during substation construction. + Civil/Structural Design focus area - responsibilities include all civil and structural aspects of Substation and Transmission Line design, civil development of substations, foundation and structural design of transmission line and substation facilities. + Transmission Line Designfocus area - responsible for physical design of transmission line facilities including approval of PLS-CADD Models, Staking Sheets, Plan and Profile drawings, transmission line structures and foundation designs, procurement of vendor equipment, and support during transmission line construction and ensuring transmission line facilities engineered/procured/constructed are in accordance with Entergy standards.

Minimum Requirements Minimum Education

Degrees in Engineering Technology from a four-year accredited institution with PE may* be considered.

Minimum Experience

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position

Knowledge of engineering fundamentals. Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology to transmission line and transmission/distribution substation design and construction. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design of transmission/distribution lines and substations. Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the design, construction or repair of transmission/distribution lines and substations. Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solution.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position

Desired: PE License

#LI-NC1 Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans

Job Function: Professional

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: Level II

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 2

Req ID: 118942

Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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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.