Manager, Distribution Reliability

Job Title:  Manager, Distribution Reliability

PS Job Title: Manager, Distribution Reliability

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy New Orleans, LLC 

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

• This position is critical driver in improving overall reliability in each region. It has responsibility for the implementation of Asset Management programs and for consistent applications of system programs to ensure all jurisdictions follow system guidance.
• This position will be a leader ensuring successful coordination and execution of the jurisdiction reliability plans in an effort to meet company reliability goals as well as the regulatory expectations. 
• This position will also be instrumental with ensuring alignment with the company’s overall distribution strategy in an effort to achieve operational excellence, ultimately for the benefit of all customers.
• This position will play a key role in changing the approach, philosophy, and mindset on how we plan, invest, operate, and maintain the distribution system while recognizing and monitoring the rapid pace of technology and evolution of customer expectations.
• This position will be a part of delivering a smarter energy future for our customers. We will focus on better system performance, more service options, more flexibility, interoperability, and more line capacity for added distributed generation (DG) and distributed energy resources (DER) while continuing to focus on the affordability of service.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides leadership and direction to the workgroups within Distribution Operations organization.
• Promotes partner for prioritization of initiatives through Regions and Operating Company.
• Provides oversight, analysis, and recommendations that impact priorities related to the distribution reliability budget.
• Partners with the Asset Management group to administer and execute reliability improvement plans throughout the Operating Company.
• Provides status reports and scorecards including contract resource spending forecast along with project construction and timeline status.
• Supports the Storm Response program, including preparedness and training initiatives.
• Provides support to Operations leadership in overall operations.
• Responsible for coordination with other teams regarding the distribution reliability strategy which includes ensuring alignment with Grid Modernization efforts and associated reliability projects and asset performance throughout the jurisdiction, as well as coordinating with groups such as Asset Management, Distribution Automation, Planning, etc.
• Works closely with the Engineering and Asset Management groups to develop working forecast based upon revenue, mandated, and approved internal identified projects for optimal contract resource plan.
• Orchestrates the prioritization and coordination of reliability activities with an emphasis on project selections providing the greatest benefit (value targeted, risk mitigated).
• Provides direction and oversight of all reliability-related system inspections, design, and construction activities.
• Provides leadership to Network reliability discussions and associated activities, including but not limited to outage data review to identify root cause and establish appropriate remediation plans, engineering activities, etc. 
• Strengthen proactive reliability culture and associated employee behaviors that support both short- and long-term reliability efforts
• Fosters an environment focusing on continuous improvement in Human Performance and Change Management. 
• Coordinates with Planning and Performance Assurance (PPA) to develop KPIs necessary to monitor ongoing system performance and adherence to plan execution. Monitors assigned components of the reliability plan and ensures plans are delivering expected value benefit from conception to completion.
• Assists with regulatory responses, analysis, and reporting as needed. Ensures availability of all necessary internal/external reporting, including support with providing necessary ongoing plan info and system performance tracking to key external stakeholders.
• Develops future technical leaders through mentoring and challenging assignments.
• Develops strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to foster open communications (Power Delivery T&D, Engineering, Customer Service, Public Affairs, Communications, Regulatory, Transmission, etc.). Able to represent Entergy at meetings with regulators, customers, and at community outreach events.
• Provides financial oversight of plan execution and establishes necessary cost controls to ensure projects remain on budget.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education & experience required of the position

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field AND 6+ years' experience within utility operation; OR, in lieu of degree, 10+ years' experience within utility operation

Desired :

• Transmission or Distribution supervisory experience
• Experience in the utility industry (e.g. Transmission or Distribution design, operations, construction, or reliability)
• Project and/or program management experience
• Professional Engineer license

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

Demonstrated commitment to safety

Excellent leadership skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to foster and adapt to change

Ability to monitor and manage departmental budgets 

Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans 
Job Function : Corporate
FLSA Status : Mgmt 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code : Non BARGAINING 
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID: 125190
PS Job Title : Manager, Distribution Reliability 
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.

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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.