Supervisor, Transmission Line Design

Entergy • New Orleans, LA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides leadership for the engineering design activities for projects within Transmission Line Design. The position supervises employees who prepare the estimates, project scopes, technical drawings, construction specifications, material specifications and requisitions and complete as-built documentation. The supervisor ensures that projects achieve stated objectives, are implemented in accordance with regulatory requirements and company standards, meet established schedules and are completed within approved authorizations and budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience with proven leadership capabilities.
• Extensive knowledge of transmission line design practices, standards, procedures and processes.
• Thorough understanding of design, planning, project management, operations and/or construction.
• Experience in managing/executing capital and/or O&M projects.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multi-projects simultaneously.
• Capable of moving frequently between multiple tasks, while prioritizing conflicting priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with superiors, colleagues and individuals inside and outside the Company.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and documentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; team player.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint), budgets, financial procedures, and property accounting.
• Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineering license desired (will vary state by state on requirements; higher management having PE could eliminate the need at lower level).

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision to an engineering staff of transmission line designers, including coaching, training, effective resource management, providing technical guidance and quality assurance.
• Evaluates the resource levels required for current and future workloads; Assigns company and contractor staff to accomplish effectively.
• Manages consultants, which includes scope preparation, bid evaluation, cost tracking, invoice approval and processing, and release order preparation.
• Actively participates on a jurisdictional team of supervisors with other functional area supervisors to enhance communication and coordination within the project organization.
• Serves as the primary contact for the Grids, Distribution and Project Development for design evaluations, proposals and estimates for studies, customer requests, maintenance and potential projects.
• Develops, maintains and implements transmission line design standards.
• Responds to transmission line related regulatory and compliance issues.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• Compliance with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
• 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.
• Prohibition 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.
• Prohibition of improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties.
• Reasonable accommodations for online applicants.
• Affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager