Job Abstract

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%

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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 and Pay Transparency.

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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.