Operations Coordinator - Vegetation

Job Title: Operations Coordinator - 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:

• 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 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 Requirements

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.

Minimum experience 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:

• 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.

Primary Location: Mississippi-Pearl Mississippi : Pearl || Mississippi : Jackson || Mississippi : Madison

Job Function: Corporate

FLSA Status: Exempt Ind

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 124781

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities 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. The policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. If you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process, please request it as appropriate.

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: Please contact HRCompliance 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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