IT Telecommunications Engineering Senior Specialist or Consultant

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

 

***Selected candidate will be titled as an "IT Specialist Sr - Telecom" or "IT Consultant - Telecom" based on their education/experience/success at an equivalent role***

**This position can be in either Beaumont or Conroe, Texas.  Relocation assistance is not available for this role**

 

Job Summary/Purpose:

Individual contributor role responsible for design engineering and project planning/execution in support of Entergy’s Telecommunication Transport Network, including inside plant, outside plant, signals, communication protocols and systems, creation and maintenance of associated records, plus other duties as assigned.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide telecom engineering support as described below for Entergy’s Southwest Region operating footprint, which is roughly the area bounded by the eastern border of Texas, extending from the Gulf Coast to a line running from Toledo Bend Dam to Bryan, excluding the Houston metropolitan area.  Frequent day travel and occasional overnight travel are required to adequately support requirements of this position.
• Provide Telecom engineering services for over 500 sites within Southwest Region, including, but not limited to:  office buildings, operational centers, power generating stations, substation control houses, telecom shelters, microwave radio shelters, equipment cabinets, etc., all of which are connected by over 1400 route miles of various types of fiber cable plus 31 digital microwave hops.
• Support Entergy’s operational companies through project scoping; estimate development; design and execution of new OPGW, ADSS, and underground fiber optic cable construction.
• Design and implement new packet transport and time division-multiplexed communication systems on fiber optic cable plant and/or digital microwave systems, aligned to meet all identified needs as well as anticipated future service requirements.
• Interact with and serve a variety of internal customers, including Entergy Transmission, Relay Design, Grid Operations, Generation, Facilities, and IT
• Plan, develop, and deliver detailed engineering packages to drive and support actions of skilled craftsmen in the field as they install, test, and turn up fiber optic cable plant, communication systems, and communication services.
• Plan and implement changes to infrastructure and systems using Entergy’s change management processes, create supporting documentation such as detailed work procedures, coordinate and obtain outage clearances from various entities, etc.
• Create and maintain GIS information, hardware records, system design, and service provisioning records in Entergy Telecom’s operational support system.
• Adhere to and continually look for opportunities to improve Entergy Telecom Engineering design standards, being mindful of master sources, such as the National Electric Code, the National Electric Safety Code, Telcordia, industry best practices, etc.
• Collaborate with fellow engineers and technicians to create and implement the best solutions possible within the framework of any given project, looking for systemic relationships beyond the immediate project scope, identifying mutual dependencies or impacts.

 

Minimum Education Required:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/Electronic Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology, a related field, or equivalent work experience.  Relevant professional certifications or licenses are desired.

 

Minimum Experience Required:

• IT Specialist, Sr:  4+ years of relevant experience.
• IT Consultant:  5+ years of relevant experience. 
• Desired: 8+ years of directly relevant experience.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities That Will Ensure Success in This Position:

• Be a knowledge-seeking self-starter who can function without the immediate and constant direction of management and peers.  A demonstrated ability to identify knowledge gaps and independe