Job Description

Work Place Flexibility: HybridLegal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC*This position will be filled as an NERC Engineer II, III, or Senior based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate****This position may be filled in The Woodlands TX, New Orleans LA, Jackson MS, or Little Rock AR.***Job Summary:Improve reliability and compliance across the enterprise from a high-visibility position. Design, implement, monitor, and support processes, projects, and controls addressing reliability risk management and compliance with NERC Operations & Planning (O&P) Reliability Standards. Assignments will involve working with peers and high-level management within the following Business Units (BUs): Power Delivery, Power Generation, Nuclear, and System Planning & Operations. Support all aspects of the NERC Standards life cycle and the Corrective Action Program. Develop/maintain metrics and reports. Provide subject matter expertise for procedures, training, and support within the department.Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work with management across the company to resolve NERC compliance and reliability issues.
• Ensure compliance to NERC O&P Reliability Standards, NERC Alerts, NERC Lessons Learned, and other internal reliability policies by supporting and enhancing BU reliability risk and compliance management programs.
• Ensure implementation of new and revised NERC O&P Reliability Standards.
• Support development and maintenance of Reliability Risk Management program addressing reliability risks beyond NERC compliance.
• Design and support Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) controls to monitor BU regulatory compliance.
• Develop metrics monitoring BU performance against NERC compliance-sensitive business processes.
• Coordinate and assist BUs with enforcement process (self-reports, reportability reviews, mitigation plans).
• Prepare for, coordinate, and support compliance audits conducted by internal resources, consultants, or regulatory organizations.
• Keep stakeholders informed of NERC standards development activities. Solicit input from appropriate subject matter experts and communicate Entergy's position on proposed regulatory standards.
• Perform self-assessments, new build & acquisition compliance readiness assessments, and spot-checks.
• Review BU procedures, provide NERC Standard guidance, support NERC compliance risk control/test development, and support responsibility matrix development.
• Support Corrective Action Program including creating Condition reports, assisting Causal Determinations, collaborating with BUs, creating Corrective Actions, and fulfilling Corrective Actions.
• Liaise with security teams as an O&P Subject Matter Expert supporting security controls in the operations environment.
• Monitor & coordinate industry compliance trends, risks, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Participate in stakeholder engagement activities and industry events.
• Ensure best practices are incorporated into the regulatory policies and programs as required. Participate in internal meetings/committees regarding strengthening Entergy compliance processes and oversight.

Minimum Requirements:Minimum education & experience required of the position:

• Engineer (NERC) II: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology with 2+ years of relevant experience is required, or in lieu of a degree 8+ years of relevant experience is required.
• Engineer (NERC) III: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology with 4+ years of relevant experience is required, or in lieu of a degree 8+ years of relevant experience is required.
• Engineer (NERC) Senior: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology with 6+ years of relevant experience is required, or in lieu of a degree 10+ years of relevant experience is required.

Minimum Knowledge & Skills and Abilities required of the position:

• Direct cross-functional experience and strong high-level understanding in one or more of the following NERC functional entities: Transmission Owner, Transmission Operator, Generation Owner, Generation Operator, Transmission Planner, Reliability Coordinator, Balancing Authority.
• Experience complying to NERC standards as an employee of a NERC oversight organization or an aforementioned NERC functional entity.
• Ability to establish internal control objectives based on complex regulatory requirements, company policy, standards, and guidelines, and risk analysis.
• Well versed in compliance resolution and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of NERC reliability standards.
• Experience in auditing, NERC standard enforcement, inherent risk assessments/compliance oversight plans, and/or NERC registration.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to work collaboratively on cross-functional teams and projects.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple projects and tasks.
• Problem solving skills to analyze complex issues and identify solutions.
• Self-Starter/Motivator and independent worker to complete tasks/ projects with quick turnaround deadlines and prioritize new or changing deadlines.

• Flexibility to redirect focus when new priorities arise.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, and/or other reporting metric tools.

#LI-HYBRID#LI-DH1Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function: All Other Jobs
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 2
Req ID: 116722
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click to view the EEI page, or see statements below.EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.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). and .Pay Transparency Notice: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 HRCompliance@entergy.com 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.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.

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