Power Development Engineer Sr-Sr ; Project Engineer Sr-Sr

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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Company: Entergy

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

Note:
This an onsite position and can be filled in The Woodlands, TX or New Orleans, LA. Based on education and experience other locations within the Entergy service territory may be considered. The selected candidates will be placed as either Project Engineer, Sr Lead or Project Engineer Sr Staff based on education, experience, and demonstrated success at the engineering level. Those selected outside of the areas shown will need to relocate;

relocation assistance is available for this posting.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Senior Staff Power Development Engineer (Thermal Generation and Emerging Technology):
Entergy is looking for an experienced and innovative Engineer with power generation development and/or design background to be a part of the Power Development engineering team optimizing the reliability, affordability, and sustainability of new generation to meet the needs of our customer’s. This role works with a team of engineers, analyst, and project managers to assess the performance attributes of utility scale power generation technologies, provide technical support to early-stage new generation project development, and to identify and progress development of design improvements to thermal generation solutions.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and matures technical performance perspectives for new and developing technologies for comparison and potential inclusion in the company’s future generation portfolio
• Performs early-stage project development for new generation resource types and technology improvements to existing generation designs
• Maintains technical performance screenings, assessments, and comparable perspective of utility scale power generation and related technologies (thermal, solar, wind, battery, etc)
• Collaborates with key internal and external stakeholders to meet the organizations power generation technology assessment needs, including financial analyst to form techno-economic perspective of new generation opportunities
• Provides technical support to new generation project development including project proposals, obtainment of internal and external approvals, establishment and maintenance of engineering design standards, the resolution of technical queries (RFIs), and the development of project deliverables
• Supports/Leads cross-functional teams consisting of internal Subject Matter Experts, Owners Engineers, EPC Contractors, and Technical Consultants during development of engineering contracts
• Ensures that engineering is complete, accurate and constructible, and that drawings and designs documents are organized and maintained in conjunction with Entergy’s requirements
• Oversees contractor's engineering performance, coordinates contractor and owner's engineering interfaces, and ensures projects are completed according to project specifications, schedule, quality and performance requirements.
• Coordinates with the project execution engineers and team to support effective implementation of the engineering design standards as new generation project progress through the stage gate process to detailed design and construction

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
• Advanced degree preferred.

Minimum experience required of the position.

• Project Engineer, Sr Lead: 10+ years of applicable and progressive professional experience, preferably engineering design, construction, or operation of power systems (8 years with a PE/PMP Certification/Masters Degree).
• Project Engineer, Sr Staff:12+ years of applicable and progressive professional experience, preferably engineering design, construction, or operation of powersystems(10 years with a PE/PMP Certification/Masters Degree).

Minimum experience required of the position.

• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills with strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office 360.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership behaviors.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and…