Analyst-Environmental III-Sr. Lead (Water SME)

About the position

Seeking an individual with experience in water permitting and compliance matters related to utility operations across Entergy’s enterprise, including Power Delivery, Power Generation, and Nuclear. The primary responsibility of this position is to serve as a Water Program Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the Centralized Environmental Services team, supporting operations across each of Entergy’s jurisdictions. The incumbent will work closely with Environmental Operations and facility personnel, providing guidance and support to ensure continuous compliance with applicable Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements, track environmental regulatory developments, completing both routine permit renewals and off-cycle permit modifications, and assisting in the preparation and submittal of reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Water Program SME within the Centralized Environmental Services team, providing guidance and support across Power Delivery, Power Generation, and Nuclear business functions in coordination with Environmental Operations teams.
• Serve as a liaison between Entergy and agency staff, including but not limited to U.S. EPA, ADEQ, LDEQ, MDEQ and TCEQ, on water related matters.
• Prepare and submit appropriate water permit applications, including NPDES permit renewal and modification applications.
• Prepare and submit appropriate Notice of Intent forms associated with stormwater regulatory requirements and, as necessary, coordinate the development of site-specific Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans.
• Monitor environmental laws and regulations for changes that may impact Entergy work practices and assist in developing regulatory compliance strategies.
• Provide guidance and support to key internal stakeholders regarding environmental issues.
• Be thoroughly familiar with site specific environmental permits and plans.
• Work in partnership with Environmental Operational Support team and Environmental Project Services team to assist in ensuring regulatory compliance, identify potential compliance risks and develop risk mitigation plans, as necessary.
• Draft and distribute concise, timely and accurate written communications, review routine reports and interface with state/federal agencies on Entergy’s behalf to arrive at favorable solutions.
• Engage with industry groups including, but not limited to, Eddison Electric Institute (EEI), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and Baker Botts Cross-Cutting Issues Group (CCIG).
• Participate in other environmental duties and special projects as assigned.
• Manage records and documentation pertaining to compliance programs in accordance with the records retention policy.
• Identify and execute continuous improvement opportunities.
• Participate as a team member of the Environmental system outage emergency operations and restoration organization for major storm events.
• Strong Microsoft tool skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Requirements

• Applicant must be physically able to conduct field environmental investigations.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple work tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team setting.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Self-starter and requires little or no supervision.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to work effectively on multiple assignments.
• Flexible and able to adjust to changing priorities.
• Willing and able to perform other unrelated duties as required and learn new processes and technologies.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience managing environmental programs in an industrial setting.
• Knowledge of utility and power generation fundamentals.

Benefits

• 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.
• Reasonable accommodations for online applicants.