Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI

As a safety sensitive position, compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) drug and alcohol regulations is required, including but not limited to pre-employment drug testing and background screening.

Entergy has entered into an agreement to sell its Louisiana gas distribution business to Bernhard Capital Partners. The sale is expected to close in approximately the third quarter of 2025.  Entergy has no planned reduction in workforce as a result of this sale, and intends to operate the business as usual prior to the sale.

 

Job Summary/Purpose

Manage all aspects of the Measurement group to include but not limited to the safe installation of high pressure gas meters, operation of equipment covered under PHMSA regulations including odorization, SCADA, over pressure protection, and sampling systems.   

 

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, assign, manage and monitor work of associated workgroups. Coordinate with contractors and customers as needed, addressing any issues and ensuring exemplary customer service. Ensure all work meets company standards and in service dates while ensuring all workmanship complies with Entergy's safety guidelines, practices and procedures. Provide leadership and training or help schedule training as needed in order to ensure Operator Qualifications of the workgroup. Track training as required Ensure that any gas facilities constructed meet company specifications and standards, and are maintained according to procedures and policies.   Be available to work emergency work after hours, participate in an after hours call out schedule as needed, and aid in natural disaster restoration efforts as needed. Rebuild odorizers, regulator stations and maintain and troubleshoot all high-pressure meter sets. Understand the general operation of a gas distribution system and make suggestions on improvement opportunities to improve system performance. Work with external and internal customers. Assume OCs or Supervisor's duties during absences. General knowledge of gas industry specific software (Fisher Roclink, Daniels Meter Link, Eagle Field Manager, SICK Flowgate and other measurement specific software applications). Monitor Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems and communication protocols between systems and remote measurement points (Modbus, Fisher ROC, RS-232, RS-485, etc).  Troubleshoot/Repair SCADA sensors. General knowledge of different types of flow meters and AGA flow calculations. Troubleshoot and repair of AC/DC circuits used in SCADA and measurement data acquisition.  Familiarity around the installation of electrical conduit/wiring. Troubleshoot/repair/rebuild various flow control equipment. Ability to represent the Measurement group in a PHMSA audit. Maintain a working level understanding of pipeline safety regulations and ability to interpret changing requirements. General knowledge of how a gas distribution system operates in regards to pressure and flow control stations and how over pressure protection equipment works.    Be able to manage all work orders in the ticket management system (paper or electronic). Organize work and manage multiple task and inputs simultaneously.  Must reside within 45 road miles of the reporting location.  

 

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

High School Diploma or equivalent.

 

Minimum experience required of the position

5+ yeas of gas  industry or related experience.

Preferred:  5+ Years gas measurement distribution or transmission industry experience

 

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

Strong communication and organizational skills.  Ability to take and understand directives and complete tasks. Excellent leadership skills. Strong decision making skills. Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities. Ability to work well under pressure. Self motivated and dependable team player. Ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards. Ability to maintain and care for Company equipment properly and safeguard assets. Ability to meet the public in a pleasant and tactful manner and understand the importance of delivering a high level of customer service. Demonstrated acceptance of a diverse and inclusive wok environment and customer base. Desired: Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change; Ability to lead and participate in problem solving teams as required.

 

ANSI Required:

Class D with Class A CDL preferred driver’s license

               

 

Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans
Job Function: All Other Jobs
FLSA Status:
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code:
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 118131
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO 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, 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 here 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.

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 HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

EEI Testing:

One way that Entergy has found to identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs is through pre-employment testing. If this position does require an EEI test, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting. If you are invited to a test session, we strongly recommend you review and complete the practice test as well as review the testing brochure for your respective test.  The test brochure will give you critical information on the test such as time allocated and number of questions.  Also, keep in mind that the actual test is timed; you should practice timing yourself while doing the practice tests. The practice test information and test brochures can be located by going to the EEI website, http://www.eei.org/practicetests, Logon ID:  entergy, password:  practice test (2 words). Travel expenses incurred in connection with EEI testing are non-reimbursable.

In addition to EEI testing there is also Fit-for-Duty testing which will identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs. If this position does require Fit-for-Duty testing, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting.

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.