NERC Engineer (The Woodlands, Texas, United States) - Entergy

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

*This position will be filled as an NERC Engineer 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 supportprocesses, projects, and controls addressing reliability risk management and compliance with NERCOperations & Planning (O&P) Reliability Standards. Assignments will involve working with peers and high-level management withinthe 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) 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.

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Primary 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: 1
Req ID: 116086
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.

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.