Engineer 3 Senior - Trans

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

This role is responsible for a wide range of planning, preventive maintenance portfolio, design engineering, project management, construction, and operational activities related to routine, non‑routine, and emergency restoration work for the transmission system. The position plays a strategic leadership role in shaping and advancing the transmission asset management function by integrating operations, data, and enterprise strategy. The successful candidate will drive how the organization plans, strategies around asset management efficiencies, prioritizes, and executes across the transmission asset portfolio to improve reliability, safety, productivity, affordability, customer satisfaction, and employee experience.
This position requires strong analytical capability, a systematic approach to decision‑making, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies while engaging diverse stakeholders across the enterprise

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Engineering & Technical Responsibilities

• Perform detailed engineering analysis in transmission assets related areas including planning, maintenance support, design, project management, construction, and operations.
• Use engineering and technical principles to develop cost‑effective, technically sound solutions that improve strategies, transmission infrastructure performance and reliability.
• Apply engineering principles to evaluate alternatives, make decisions, and interpret regulatory, procedures, standards, and policies.
• Support compliance with applicable industry standards (NERC, SERC) and other regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate across Transmission disciplines and with other business units to achieve organizational goals.
• Assist with storm and emergency restoration efforts as needed.

Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management

• Develop and own the multi‑year transmission renewal and preventive maintenance strategy aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Build and maintain a prioritized capital investment portfolio based on asset health, risk exposure, and business value.
• Provide oversight and tracking of execution against milestones and KPIs, identifying gaps and making adjustments as needed.
• Lead development of five‑year strategic roadmaps that align transmission asset management with organizational growth and regulatory requirements.

Program Development & Effectiveness

• Design, implement, and operationalize asset management programs such as condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and asset health improvement initiatives.
• Measure program effectiveness using outcome‑based metrics and continuous improvement methods.
• Develop business cases demonstrating measurable impact on reliability, asset health, and lifecycle cost optimization.

Data Systems & Decision‑Making

• Manage and utilize large datasets and systems of information to develop strategic insights supporting capital allocation, risk mitigation, and operational planning.
• Partner with IT, analytics, and operational technology teams to build platforms and dashboards that measure asset risk, health indices, and decision‑making performance.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership and cross‑functional teams.

Stakeholder Engagement & Operational Alignment

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with operating company teams to ensure strategies reflect field realities.
• Serve as the bridge between corporate strategy and field execution, gathering continuous feedback to refine priorities.
• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration across engineering, operations, planning, and compliance.

Compliance & Regulatory Excellence

• Lead development of compliance frameworks for NERC and FERC requirements, including PRC‑005 (Protection System Maintenance) and CIP‑014 (Physical Security).
• Ensure asset management programs incorporate compliance requirements from inception.

Business Strategy & Enterprise Outcomes

• Drive evidence‑based strategies that improve reliability, productivity, safety, affordability, customer satisfaction, and employee experience.
• Prepare and present strategic recommendations that connect asset management decisions to enterprise value creation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Industrial Engineering from a four-year accredited institution

 Minimum Experience:

• Engineer III: at least 4 years of experience in an engineering discipline
• Sr Engineer: at least 5 years of experience in an engineering discipline

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

• Preferred: FE or PE
• Prefer strong coding/data analytics skill set
• PMP Certification preferred

Primary Location: Texas-Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Louisiana : West Monroe || Mississippi : Jackson 
Job Function: Engineering
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 123862
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.

Equal Opportunity

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 [email protected] 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.

This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre-employment and random drug testing.