Operations Coordinator

Operations Coordinator - VegetationJob Title: Operations Coordinator - Vegetation Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid Legal Entity: Entergy Mississippi, LLCJob Summary/Purpose: Responsible for leading and mentoring internal vegetation management staff within assigned region(s) as well as coordinating contractors in implementation of all vegetation management programs in assigned area.Job Duties/Responsibilities:Schedule, assign and inspect work of Entergy Vegetation Management contractors.Ensure that all work meets Entergy standards and complies with Entergy safety requirements, guidelines and practices.Develop, maintain and implement annual maintenance plans (cycle and herbicide plans) and reactive programs (internal and external customer requests and storm response) in assigned work areas.Monitor reliability and implement improvement plans as needed.Verification and tracking of contractor productivity and invoicing to meet annual O&M and capital budgets for assigned areas.Respond to all customer concerns/complaints timely and effectively as required in reactive and Conflict Issue Resolution (CIR) processes.Work emergency or storm restoration in assigned area or other areas as needed.Be available for call out at all times.Work with Engineering and Line Departments on estimating, planning and oversight of new capital construction projects.Provide technical support to internal customers as requested.Minimum Requirements:College degree preferred (Forestry or Environmental Resources related desired) and 2 - 5 years electric utility vegetation management experience or 7 - 10 years electric utility vegetation management experience.Licensed/Certified arborist or utility arborist.7+ years of experience in related field.Other Attributes:Functional Knowledge - Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field.Business Expertise - Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.Problem Solving - May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.Impact - Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.Interpersonal Skills - Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.Other - Not all aspects of the job are covered by the description - may require "other duties as assigned." - Job may change over time in accordance with business needs. - Job description does not guarantee employment.Primary Location: Mississippi - Pearl