What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ops Coord - Vegetation position at Entergy?
Job Title: Ops Coord - Vegetation
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Mississippi, LLC
Job Summary/Purpose
Responsible for leading and mentoring internal vegetation management staff within assigned region(s) as well as coordinating contractors in implementation of all vegetation management programs in assigned area.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Minimum education required of the position
7 years of experience in related field.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required Of The Position
Experience in distribution operations and distribution contractor management for safety and process compliance.
Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required Of The Position
Arborist or Utility Arborist License/Certification; State Certified Pesticide Applicator
Other Attributes
Functional Knowledge - Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field.
Business Expertise - Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
Problem Solving - May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
Impact - Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.
Interpersonal Skills - Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.
Other
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Intermedia
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union Description/code
Number of Openings: 2
Req ID: 123003
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, 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 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.
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.
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Mississippi, LLC
Job Summary/Purpose
Responsible for leading and mentoring internal vegetation management staff within assigned region(s) as well as coordinating contractors in implementation of all vegetation management programs in assigned area.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Schedule, assign and inspect work of Entergy Vegetation Management contractors. Ensure that all work meets Entergy standards and complies with Entergy safety requirements, guidelines and practices.
- Develop, maintain and implement annual annual maintenance plans (cycle and herbicide plans) and reactive programs (internal and external customer requests and storm response) in assigned work areas. Monitor reliability and implement improvement plans as needed.
- Verification and tracking of contractor productivity and invoicing to meet annual O&M and capital budgets for assigned areas.
- Respond to all customer concerns/complaints timely and effectively as required in reactive in reactive and Conflict Issue Resolution (CIR) processes.
- Work emergency or storm restoration in assigned area or other areas as needed. Be available for call out at all times.
- Work with Engineering and Line Departments on estimating, planning and oversight of new capital construction projects. Provide technical support to internal customers as requested.
Minimum education required of the position
- College degree preferred (Forestry or Environmental Resources related desired) and 2 - 5 years electric utility vegetation management experience or 7 - 10 years electric utility vegetation management experience.
- Licensed/Certified arborist or utility arborist.
7 years of experience in related field.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required Of The Position
Experience in distribution operations and distribution contractor management for safety and process compliance.
Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required Of The Position
Arborist or Utility Arborist License/Certification; State Certified Pesticide Applicator
Other Attributes
Functional Knowledge - Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field.
Business Expertise - Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
Problem Solving - May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
Impact - Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.
Interpersonal Skills - Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.
Other
- Not all aspects of the job are covered by the description - may require "other duties as assigned."
- Job may change over time in accordance with business needs.
- Job description does not guarantee employment.
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Intermedia
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union Description/code
Number of Openings: 2
Req ID: 123003
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, 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 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.
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.