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Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

Job Summary/Purpose

Directs and supervises a team of operations/maintenance personnel in a cross-functional multi-craft, multi-skilled plant environment at a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant.  The position's primary responsibility is plant operations and responsiveness to start-up and dispatch requests as well as assign and direct operations/maintenance work on shift.

 

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Ensures Safe work practices that comply with all OSHA and Entergy Safety Processes. Provides Compliance oversight relating to NERC and Environmental requirements. Provides direct supervision to hourly multi-craft employees during a rotating 12 hour shift. Ensures that all dispatch directives are met within operational guidelines during 12 hour rotating shift. Ensures all required maintenance is performed according to assigned shift schedule. Provides and supports budget/project development and cost control. Provides contract management/contractor oversight. Responsible for hiring a team of high performing Production Technicians and training them to be ready to assume safe and reliable operations during commissioning and at the plant’s commercial operation date. Responsible for the complete program build out and ownership of all assigned processes/programs associated with a newly designed and constructed Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant.  Duties will include design, develop, implement, and continually evaluate programs for which they are responsible for by utilizing metrics and review of key results.   This position is directly responsible for leading and supporting a team of Production Technicians that will participate in pre-commercial commissioning activities, engage with engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) partners to ensure highest standards are deployed, and assume control/ownership of the site at the commercial operations milestone date.   Utilize prior lessons learned and site pre-commissioning lessons learned to refine and improve operating procedures, training plans, unit operating and bid parameters, alarm management, surveillance testing, work management strategies, and all Operations/Maintenance fundamentals.   Responsible for networking with EPC partners and the project team to meet commissioning/testing schedules and resource needs.   Provides leadership and technical direction for unit troubleshooting and liaise with vendors, OEMs, and internal/external subject matter experts to improve team and site performance.   Ensures all site commissioning and testing reports and turnover packages are received and stored in accordance with the records management policy. Responsible for project and contract management of assigned projects including scope development, project execution, budget estimates, contractor oversight, cost tracking/reporting, and project close out.

 

Minimum Requirements

 

Minimum education required of the position

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.

 

Minimum experience required of the position

5+ years of Power Plant Operations/Maintenance Experience. Desired: Experience with CCGT, I&C as well as DCS Controls. Desired: Ability to operate and knowledge of Unit Control Board. Desired: Previous experience in Combined Cycle Power Plants.  Previous control room operator experience.

 

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

Should possess excellent oral, written and computer skills. Ability to build strong team through leadership and interpersonal skills is a must.

 

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

None   Primary Location: Texas-Orange Texas : Orange 
Job Function: Power Plant Operations
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 116351
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

 

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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.