Job Title: IT Telecommunications Engineering Consultant
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
This is a hybrid role, based out of our West Monroe offices. Those outside the area will need to relocate. Relocation Assistance is not available for this role.
Job Summary/Purpose:
Individual contributor role responsible for design engineering and project planning/execution in support of Entergy’s Telecommunication Transport Network, including inside plant, outside plant, signals, communication systems and protocols, creation and maintenance of all associated records, plus other duties as assigned.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide telecom engineering support as described below for Entergy’s Central Region operating footprint, which is roughly the northern half of the state of Louisiana, northward of a line drawn from Bunkie to Leesville. Frequent day travel and occasional overnight travel are required to adequately support requirements of this position.
- Provide Telecom engineering services for over 200 sites within Central Region, including, but not limited to: office buildings, operational centers, power generating stations, substation control houses, telecom shelters, microwave radio shelters, outdoor equipment cabinets, etc., all of which are connected by over 430 route miles of various types of fiber cable plus 41 digital microwave hops.
- Support Entergy’s operational companies through project scoping; estimate development; design and execution of new OPGW, ADSS, and underground fiber optic cable construction.
- Design and implement new packet transport systems and support “legacy” time division-multiplexed communication systems on fiber optic cable plant and/or digital microwave systems, aligned to meet all identified needs as well as anticipated future service requirements.
- Interact with and serve a variety of internal customers, including Entergy Transmission, Relay Design, Grid Operations, Generation, Facilities, and IT.
- Plan, develop, and deliver detailed engineering packages to drive and support actions of skilled craftsmen in the field as they install, test, and turn up fiber optic cable plant, communication systems, and communication services.
- Create and maintain GIS information, hardware records, system design, and service provisioning records in Entergy Telecom’s operational support system, Connect Master.
- Adhere to and continually look for opportunities to improve Entergy Telecom Engineering design standards, being mindful of master sources, such as the National Electric Code, the National Electric Safety Code, Telcordia, industry best practices, etc.
- Collaborate with fellow engineers and technicians to create and implement the best solutions possible within the framework of any given project, looking for systemic relationships beyond the immediate project scope, identifying mutual dependencies, benefits, or impacts.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering Technology, a related field, or equivalent work experience. Relevant professional certifications or licenses are desired.
- IT Consultant: 5+ years of directly relevant experience; 8+ years of directly relevant experience desired.
- IT Specialist, Sr: 4+ years of relevant experience.
- IT Specialist, II: 2+ years of relevant experience.
- IT Specialist, I: 0+ years of experience, Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering/Electrical Engineering Technology, or Electronic Engineering Technology is HIGHLY PREFERRED.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities That Will Ensure Success in This Position:
- Be a knowledge-seeking self-starter who can function without the immediate and constant direction of management and peers.
- Be well-versed in all aspects of telecom engineering: 1) inside/outside plant design and construction, 2) system-level design of telecom transmission systems, 3) packet-based transport, namely MPLS-TP, 4) time-division multiplexing systems such as SONET, 1/0 DCS, channel banks, and 5) system and service documentation using a relational database system.
- Have a solid, working knowledge of IP.
- Be skilled with design and productivity software, including Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook, and collaboration tools such as Webex.
- Have relevant, direct experience using a GIS database system, such as Connect Master, ArcGIS, Small World, etc.
- Be familiar with work management systems, such as Service NOW, Remedy, etc.
- Be skilled with telecommunication-centric operational support systems, such as Connect Master, MetaSolv, TIRKS, etc.
- Be skilled in construction and design considerations regarding outside plant.
- Embrace Entergy’s safety culture and employ safety principles when designing new projects and improving existing systems and infrastructure.
- Demonstrate flexibility and a readiness to learn new technologies and new processes.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Be familiar with electric utility organization, operation, and regulation.
Primary Location: Louisiana-West Monroe
Job Function: Information Technology
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 116457
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.
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