Storm Services Engineering Jobs in Ridgeland, MS

Job Title: Supervisor, Distribution Protection

PS Job Title: Supervisor, Distribution Protection

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

*This position may be filled in New Orleans LA, Jackson MS, Woodlands TX or Little Rock AR. Other locations in the Entergy service territory may be considered*

 Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

Job Summary/Purpose

Provide management and oversight of Distribution Protection engineers who support Distribution Protection assets across Entergy’s entire service territory. Manage the team’s responsibilities for development and ongoing support of device coordination and settings, Self-Healing network schemes, substation automation, and associated capital projects. Provide 24/7 leadership support for equipment failures that require urgent settings development.

 Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership by exemplifying strong safety culture for others to follow.
• Develop reporting and report performance in relation to metrics associated with Distribution Automation and Power Delivery.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of staff, monitoring workload and prioritizing resources as needed to meet Power Delivery reliability initiatives and other associated program commitments and provide 24/7 engineering support for operations.
• Provide oversight for development of coordination and settings for all 3PH devices and 1PH electronic protective devices on the Distribution system including integration of Distributed Generation (DG) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER).
• Provide oversight for development of settings for all voltage regulators and capacitors, self-healing network devices, and reclosers on the Distribution system to support proper Power Quality and Conservation Voltage Reduction/Voltage Var Optimization initiatives.
• Serves as the primary contact for the Grids, Distribution and Project Development for settings, configuration evaluations, and control system projects. Responds to proposals and estimates for studies, customer requests, maintenance, and potential projects. Serves as the technical expert in automation, settings, and control-related issues for the Distribution system. Provides technical assistance and guidance for field operations.
• Not required but desired; experience with settings development of Distribution Automation relays and Substation relays.
• During large storm events, perform a storm role of leading this team in providing real-time support of restoring Distribution Protection Assets.
• Support Project Delivery Engineering, Relay Field Operations Support, Distribution Reliability, and Distribution Planning with coordination of feeder breakers, reclosers, and fuses.
• Support PRC-006 and the Under Frequently Load Shed program.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering 

Minimum experience required of the position

7 Years relative work experience

 Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

Desired: Professional Engineering License

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.

 Our expectations are the five employee and leader behaviors we believe are essential for positive stakeholder outcomes.

Our expectations:

1. Make our customers more successful
2. Innovate and continuously improve
3. Collaborate and share knowledge
4. Be accountable for results
5. Recognize and reward outcomes

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.

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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.