Supervisor, Relay Field Ops Support

Job Title: Supervisor, Relay Field Ops Support

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:
Leads the Transmission Asset Management Relay Field Operations Support team and provides direction and oversight to protection & control activities including the development of relay settings. Maintains a strong focus on delivering projects to support maintenance and construction with quality, schedule, cost efficiency, NERC compliance, reliability and security of the Bulk Electric System.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides direct supervision to an engineering staff of relay field operations support personnel, including coaching, training, effective resource management, providing technical guidance and quality assurance.
• Develops and maintains the plan for supporting projects or tasks from development through completion with engineering services.
• Performs various compliance activities to assess and evaluate compliance with NERC reliability standards.   These activities include reporting, self-assessments, audit preparation and participation, development of corrective actions and remediations plans, identifying and correcting potential risks within current processes and procedures driving compliance-related tasks, and educating teams to ensure compliance-related tasks and the impacts thereof are well understood.
• Develops and maintains technical standards to be applied to projects. Ensures the technical standards are in line with NERC regulatory requirements and standard industry engineering practices. 
• Has system-wide responsibility and actively participates on several jurisdictional teams to enhance communication and coordination within the transmission organization.
• Supports storm and incident response as a member of the System Incident Command Operations Section staff.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience with proven leadership capabilities.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of relay settings, standards, procedures and processes.
• Thorough understanding of design, planning, project management, operations and/or construction.
• Experience in managing/executing O&M and/or capital projects.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Capable of moving frequently between multiple tasks, while prioritizing conflicting priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• 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.

 

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

• None

 

Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Louisiana : New Orleans || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands 
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option:
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 122033
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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