Entergy

Team Leader, Plant Assets

The Woodlands, TX

About This Job

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

This position may be domiciled in any of Entergy's service territories in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Arkansas.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

The Solar Asset Team Leader is responsible for executing the strategy and establishing systems and programs associated Entergy’s growing renewable portfolio. This role will be responsible for overseeing the performance of Entergy’s renewable portfolio of assets and the management and oversight on-site personnel dedicated to the daily operation of the assets and ensuring compliance with all applicable standards. This position will closely monitor the financial & operational performance of each project.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

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Renewable Resource Strategy: Support the execution and development of Entergy’s long-term strategy for renewable assets, including evaluation of third-party O&M providers, strategic sourcing of spare parts, vegetation management strategy and integration of additional facilities and technologies.

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Operations & Maintenance: Oversight of Entergy’s renewable generation O&M program, determining and ensuring appropriate maintenance tasks are being performed and completed within the prescribed intervals. Ensure compliance with all applicable policies/procedures and regulatory requirements (e.g., NERC/CIP compliance, Federal and State reporting requirements. Support the development of procedures and policies to support operations and maintenance. Procedures should be living documents capturing industry best practices and organizational lessons learned. Establish and prioritize predictive maintenance practices where possible to optimize the preventive maintenance practices.

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Asset Management: Management and oversight of third-party contracts, including supporting the negotiation/ re-negotiation of O&M services, balance of plant, and various other third-party contracts. Provide vendor oversight and management of warranty claims and quality. Ensure adequate repair parts and supply chain capacity to ensure high levels of performance and minimal downtime. Monitor and trend performance issues to inform stakeholders and budgetary targets.

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Financial Responsibility: Develop realistic annual budgetary estimates with an ongoing risk and opportunity list prioritized to support efficient operations. Management and oversight of annual Capital and O&M budget adherence. Support development of re-powering and asset replacement/ refurbishment strategy.

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Leadership of Employees: Ensure Entergy and contract personnel are adhering to Entergy’s Safety Policies and Procedures. Support the staffing plan for renewable generation facilities integrating into Entergy’s fleet. Provide leadership, training, and coaching to a diverse team of individuals with varying skillsets. Coach, mentor, and enforce safe work practices and human error prevention behaviors to ensure worker safety and equipment reliability.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum education required of the position:

Bachelor's Degree in engineering, technology, finance, accounting, or business management. (Experience may* be considered in lieu of a degree)

Minimum experience required of the position:

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At least 5 years of prior experience in electrical generation engineering, operation, and/or maintenance. OR 3 years of experience managing/supervising utility scale solar operations

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Demonstrated track record of identifying and implementing opportunities to improve processes, assess/manage risks, and enhancing financial/operational value

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position:

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Knowledge and technical understanding of generation resource operations and maintenance with an understanding of the key drivers for safe, reliable, cost effective and compliant operation

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Ability to establish metrics and monitor performance using dashboards

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Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as the ability to influence peers and executive leadership

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Must be dependable, self-motivated, goal oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks with little or no supervision

Preference for the following:

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Candidate with understanding of Entergy's Procurement and Financial regulations and programs

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Candidate with understanding of a regulatory business model and financial recovery processes

Any certificates, licenses, etc., required for the position

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None

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Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Arkansas : Little Rock || Arkansas : Marion || Arkansas : Searcy || Louisiana : New Orleans || Louisiana : Sterlington || Texas : The Woodlands Job Function: Professional FLSA Status: Professional Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT Number of Openings: 2 Req ID: 119572 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.

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