Utility Foreman - Relay
Company: Entergy
Location: Conroe
Posted on: May 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Utility Foreman - Relay
Date: May 16, 2023
Location: Conroe, Texas, United States
Company: Entergy
Posting End Date: 05/30/2023
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity: Entergy Texas, Inc.-GTX
JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:
Utility Foreman - Relay is primarily responsible for supervising
and performing installations, maintenance and testing of substation
protective systems and SCADA systems. The relay foreman will
supervise emergency activities associated with the restoration of
relay and substation equipment. The relay foreman promotes safe
work behaviors and actions from all assigned crews. The relay
foreman provides a professional point of contact for contractors
and internal/external customers. The relay foreman must be
available for callouts and extended hours.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervise and perform all aspects of installation and maintenance
of substation protective systems
Supervise and perform all aspects of installation and maintenance
of substation SCADA systems
Supervise and organize emergency activities associated with the
restoration of relay and/or substation equipment
Provide field training to relay crews on a wide array of protective
devices, schemes and philosophies
Assist crews in performing relay and SCADA testing and
commissioning
Provide a professional point of contact for contractors,
internal/external customers, and design groups
Ensures compliance with Configuration Management and system
protection regulatory procedures and processes
Facilitate and support activities associated with the realization
of departmental and company goals
Assure a safe work environment exists and actively and
progressively require safe work behaviors and actions from all
assigned crews
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or equivalent or related work experience.
Preferred : 2-year technical degree in
Electronics/Instrumentation
Minimum Experience:
At least 5 years of experience in the electric utility industry, or
in a related industrial field
Preferred :
5-10 years of experience in electrical substation maintenance or
construction
Experience in leading construction and maintenance of transmission
relay protection schemes
Experience with leading on-call/after-hours response to substation
equipment and line outages on the transmission system
Experience in storm restoration of transmission substations
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Able to work with little direction with a high level of
organization to accomplish multiple projects simultaneously
Must be available for 24-hour callout and extended hours
Must be certified and able to perform substation switching
Preferred :
Proficient in transmission relay protection schemes including:
Power Line Zone Distance Protection, Permissive and Blocking
Schemes, Transformer and Bus Differential Protection, Fiber Optic
Communication Schemes, Power Line Carrier Schemes
Proficient with RTU SCADA programming (GE: D20, D25, D400 ; SEL
RTAC)
Proficient with microprocessor based relay applications ( SEL
Engineering, GE, ABB)
Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:
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Primary Location: Texas - Conroe Texas : Conroe
Job Function : Professional
FLSA Status : Professional with Paid Overtim
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID: 111384
Travel Percentage : Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.
Please clickhere
(https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) 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 (humanr@entergy.com?subject=Accessibility) 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.
Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of
Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner
discriminate against employees or applicants because they have
inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of
another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access
to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as
a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of
other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise
have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is
(a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance
of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the
Company's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
Equal Opportunity
(https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity)
and Pay Transparency
(https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)
.
Pay Transparency Notice:
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)
(https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)
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.
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