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Manager, Transmission Project Development

Date: Jun 18, 2024

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Company: Entergy

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

Manager, Transmission Project Development is responsible for leading transmission project development efforts for both internal and external initiated by entities seeking (i) modification and expansion of transmission system related to generator interconnections, (ii) modification and expansion of transmission system related to non-revenue generating externally funded request, (iii) coordination of maintenance activities for requests involving transmission.

This position is responsible for coordinating Project Development efforts for the MISO Generator Interconnection Definitive Planning Process (DPP) and reviewing and responding to internal and external non-revenue requests that impact the transmission system.

This position ensures a commitment to high-level Customer service and a strict adherence to NERC facility interconnection requirements and Project Delivery practices with a keen focus to impacts to Net Promoter Score, Organization Health, and Total Shareholder Return.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads a team responsible for development of projects and estimates to support MISO Generator Interconnection Process.

• Manages Contract Support of the MISO Definitive Planning Generator Interconnection process.

• Assures that general Customer requests for transmission system modification are addressed in a timely manner in adherence with Entergy Capital Projects Stage 1 and 2 quality expectations.

• Reviews, prepares, and administers project agreement contracts and holds primary responsibility to establish these projects and ensure appropriate recovery mechanisms are followed.

• Ensures compliance with Entergy’s safety, quality, engineering, and other standards.

• Supports Capital Projects cost estimating efforts and tools to ensure consistency and high levels of accuracy with estimating projects.

• Tracks portfolio of assigned projects and ensures that projects are scoped with holistic view of Entergy’s primary business objectives.

• Provide support in regulatory matters related to transmission service/interconnections.

• Ensure adherence to company policies, MISO rules and procedures, and FERC rules regarding interconnections/transmission service requests on the transmission system.

• Maintains Entergy’s transmission interconnection requirements to comply with NERC and MISO facility interconnection requirements.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or construction related fields.

• Preferred : Advanced degree

Minimum Experience:

• 10 years of experience.

• Preferred :

• 5 years of engineering, project management, planning or operations experience.

• Utility industry experience.

• Supervisory experience.

• Experience with MISO procedures.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong communication, conflict management, and change management skills.

• Knowledge of capital stage gate processes.

• Preferred :

• Understanding of cost recovery and pre-payment as well as financial differences between categories of capital investment.

• Experience with planning, project delivery, construction, portfolio management, and T&D operations including the reliable operation of T&D facilities and industry project delivery process(es).

• Understanding of MISO Generator Interconnection Definitive Planning Process (DPP).

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

• Preferred : PMP cerification; PE certification.

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Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : Beaumont || Texas : The Woodlands

Job Function : Professional

FLSA Status : Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings : 1

Req ID: 115030

Travel Percentage :25% to 50%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) to view the EEI 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 (humanr@entergy.com?subject=Accessibility) 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.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity) and Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .

Pay Transparency Notice:

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

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.

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.

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