Procurement Engineering Specialist -Sr Lead

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Company: Entergy

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Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.

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* This position may be filled as a Procurement Engineering Specialist I, II, III, Senior, or Senior Lead based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. This position may be able to work from the preferred location of Russellville, AR or Jackson, MS, St Francisville, LA *

Job Summary/Purpose

Procurement Engineering Specialists (PESs) establish the technical and quality requirements (T&Qs) for all materials, parts and, upon request, contracts as designated under the Entergy Nuclear Quality Assurance Program. This is a high percentage of all items procured and contracts issued for Entergy’s nuclear plants. The PES’s job is to assess the procurement request and specify the requirements that must be satisfied to ensure the license basis, code requirements, regulatory commitments, etc.

are met.

The Procurement Engineering Specialist (PES) is a position where the employee is expected to acquire the required operating qualifications and demonstrate the basic skills to perform the twenty-six (26) different types of procurement engineering evaluations (PE Evals). The PE Eval is the primary work product for the PESs.

PES qualifications are obtained by completing two programs during the first year of employment. These two programs are completed concurrently:

• Engineering Support Personnel (ESP) qualification:
  The ESP program consists of numerous training modules covering a wide range of topics important to all engineers working in the nuclear industry (e.g., Role of the Nuclear Power Plant Engineer, Basic Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory, Reactor Core Protection, Properties of Reactor Plant Materials, Configuration Management, Records Management, Corrective Action Program, etc.)
• Procurement Engineer
  
  Qualification:
  
  The PE Qualification program is primarily an on-the-job training program where the employee is assigned a mentor. The qualification card requires specific knowledge, skills and abilities be obtained by the employee. During this training, the employee will perform PE Evals with a qualified co-preparer under strict adherence to Entergy’s policies, procedures, and job aids. Upon demonstrating proficiency in each topic, the mentor certifies completion by signing the qualification card (examples of processes include procurement technical evaluations, parts classification, commercial grade dedication, item equivalency evaluation, addressing obsolete items, performing technical reviews (2nd level) of PE Evals performed by others, etc.)

After qualification, the PES will perform PE Evals, many of which require technical review (2nd level) and some requiring supervisory approval (3rd level) as defined by procedures. During this post-qualification phase, the requirement is for the PES to demonstrate proficiency (i.e., quality and productivity).

Key interfaces for this position include both internal and external stakeholders. Common internal stakeholders include Procurement Specialists (i.e., materials buyers), Receipt Inspectors, Planners, Design Engineers, Project Managers, etc. Common external stakeholders include vendors, regulators, industry groups, etc.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Safety/Human Performance:
Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first;
Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to ensure standards and behaviors;
Monitor and influence suppliers to proactively identify any safety concerns.

• Perform emergency role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS) and/or the nuclear Emergency Response Organization (ERO).
• Process and Reporting Compliance, ensure all requirements for savings, diversity, document retention, and other areas of compliance are met.

Work Processes:

• Complete/maintain qualification and perform assigned emergency response role:
  • If work location is a nuclear plant site, employee will be assigned an Emergency Response Organization role (i.e., “ERO” assignment);
  • If work location is…