Engineer, III- Sr

Entergy•The Woodlands, TX

17d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position can be filled by an Engineer III or SR based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE: This role is responsible for a wide range of planning, preventive maintenance portfolio, design engineering, project management, construction, and operational activities related to routine, nonroutine, and emergency restoration work for the transmission system. The position plays a strategic leadership role in shaping and advancing the transmission asset management function by integrating operations, data, and enterprise strategy. The successful candidate will drive how the organization plans, strategies around asset management efficiencies, prioritizes, and executes across the transmission asset portfolio to improve reliability, safety, productivity, affordability, customer satisfaction, and employee experience. This position requires strong analytical capability, a systematic approach to decisionmaking, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies while engaging diverse stakeholders across the enterprise

Requirements

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution
Engineer III: at least 4 years of experience in an engineering discipline
Sr Engineer: at least 5 years of experience in an engineering discipline
Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position.
This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre-employment and random drug testing.

Nice To Haves

Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Industrial Engineering from a four-year accredited institution
Preferred: FE or PE
PMP Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Perform detailed engineering analysis in transmission assets related areas including planning, maintenance support, design, project management, construction, and operations.
Use engineering and technical principles to develop costeffective, technically sound solutions that improve strategies, transmission infrastructure performance and reliability.
Apply engineering principles to evaluate alternatives, make decisions, and interpret regulatory, procedures, standards, and policies.
Support compliance with applicable industry standards (NERC, SERC) and other regulatory requirements.
Collaborate across Transmission disciplines and with other business units to achieve organizational goals.
Assist with storm and emergency restoration efforts as needed.
Develop and own the multiyear transmission renewal and preventive maintenance strategy aligned with enterprise objectives.
Build and maintain a prioritized capital investment portfolio based on asset health, risk exposure, and business value.
Provide oversight and tracking of execution against milestones and KPIs, identifying gaps and making adjustments as needed.
Lead development of fiveyear strategic roadmaps that align transmission asset management with organizational growth and regulatory requirements.
Design, implement, and operationalize asset management programs such as condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and asset health improvement initiatives.
Measure program effectiveness using outcomebased metrics and continuous improvement methods.
Develop business cases demonstrating measurable impact on reliability, asset health, and lifecycle cost optimization.
Manage and utilize large datasets and systems of information to develop strategic insights supporting capital allocation, risk mitigation, and operational planning.
Partner with IT, analytics, and operational technology teams to build platforms and dashboards that measure asset risk, health indices, and decisionmaking performance.
Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership and crossfunctional teams.
Build and maintain strong partnerships with operating company teams to ensure strategies reflect field realities.
Serve as the bridge between corporate strategy and field execution, gathering continuous feedback to refine priorities.
Facilitate crossfunctional collaboration across engineering, operations, planning, and compliance.
Lead development of compliance frameworks for NERC and FERC requirements, including PRC005 (Protection System Maintenance) and CIP014 (Physical Security).
Ensure asset management programs incorporate compliance requirements from inception.
Drive evidencebased strategies that improve reliability, productivity, safety, affordability, customer satisfaction, and employee experience.
Prepare and present strategic recommendations that connect asset management decisions to enterprise value creation.