Senior Manager, Region Distribution Operations

Posting End Date: 01/21/2022

• Please note, this position may be located within 30 minutes of the onsite work location.*

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Oversees all aspects of safely delivering reliable electric service within a defined service Region. Manage employee safety in compliance with all Entergy and OSHA requirements. Strong management skills required to drive and deliver an optimum and reliable service through the distribution system through collaboration between line operations, design & field engineering. Leader is responsible for delivering reliable, safe service to customers within a geographical region, while maintaining effective strategic relationships with the customer service organization, key community leaders, local elected officials, and key business customers ensuring business objectives. Key areas of success will focus on reliability, financial and budget responsibility, employee engagement and development,improving organizational health, delivering customer-centric solutions, managing regulatory issues, first-time issue resolution, supporting revenue growth through timely and efficient engineering and construction to meet customer expectations, and constructing/operating/maintaining the distribution facilities and infrastructure of today & the future. Strong leadership required to drive safety focus and maintain Entergy's position as the best in storm/crisis preparation and response by performing the responsibilities of an Incident Commander during significant restoration events.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be seen as a leader in the Opco Distribution organization through effective coordination and strong collaboration of activities of the OpCo's line operations, design & field engineering and customer service team to ensure service levels and accountability for achieving new customer-centric business model aspirations. This would inlcude the successful execution of strategic plans helping to deliver on commitments and benefits.
• Deliver on reliability commitments as measured by SAIDI, SAIFI and CAIDI. Leverage new technologies including smart grid capabilities to modernize the grid and its operation. Improve customer NPS by delivering on customer-centric solutions and efficiently resolving customer & regulatory complaints.
• Strengthen safety culture and improve performance as measured by leading and lagging indicators such as close catch good calls (CCGC), total recordable incident rate (TRIR) and serios injury or fatality (SIF) incidents. Actively work to improve employee engagement as measured by OHI scores, promote DIB's throughout the entire organization, and focus on employee career development opportunities leveraging Individual Development Plans (IDP).
• Stays informed about the electrical industry and technology best practices, bringing new ideas to Entergy.
• Key measures of success include: achieve Target Zero safety incidents as measured by accident incidence rates, drive continuous improvement in reliability as measured by the operating region's SAIFI, SAIDI and CAIDI, drive actions at the region level to achieve strategic customer satisfaction goals as measured by CSat Metric and NPS, Commit Dates (% met), & Customer Complaints (# and speed to resolve), support revenue growth & customer service through effective, timely engineering and construction of facilities to meet customer needs, employee engagement as measured by OHI metrics, and manage regional spending within approved targets for Capital and O&M. Support regulatory fildings as required. Leadership as an Incident Commander during significant restoration events. Fair application of the MOA where necessary.
• Support the development and implementation of Customer Experience, Marketing, and Communications initiatives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience. MBA preferred.

Minimum experience required of the position

5-8 years

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

Knowledge of processes and key performance indicators for distribution engineering, distribution line operations, and customer service. Ability to serve as company spokesperson on operational and reliability related issues affecting customers. Ability to build relationships with key external stakeholders and internal stakeholders within all departments.

Any certificates, licenses, etc., required for the position

Professional Engineer license preferred

Six Sigma or other continuous improvement certification/training preferred

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 dutie.

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Primary Location: Texas-New Caney

Job Function: Professional

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 105024

Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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

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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.