Co-Op Student, Power Delivery, Engineering, Summer 2027

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PS Job Title: Co-Op Student

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity:  Entergy Services, LLC  

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

Entergy’s Transmission Department is eager to hire a college student who will be actively engaged in an Electrical, Mechanical and/or Civil Engineering curriculum, and on track to obtain a bachelor's or master's degree. Seeking students who will be classified as sophomore, junior, senior, or enrolled in graduate studies at the time of hire. The minimum  cumulative GPA requirement for this role is 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, which is verified through an official transcript from the previous semester. 

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Assisting engineers in day-to-day activities including, but not limited to:

Performing project scoping and site visits

Review of Transmission Line encroachments

Preparing operational one-line drawings

Management of the network model and deployment of facility rating changes

Creation of a more detailed model used to improve the State Estimator

Validate estimating prices and equipment units, ensuring material is properly ordered and staged for upcoming projects

Managing projects that are in construction

Completion of as-built documentation

Participate in weekly planning coordination calls

Work on special projects to assist in improving grid reliability

Responding to equipment failures

NERC Clearance Remediation

Transmission Line database management

Support of Business Analyst processes within Project Controls through data mining and reporting, as well as performing a wide variety of detailed engineering analysis in transmission-related areas such as planning, economic analysis, maintenance, design, project management and construction, and operations

Travel is required for the position

Uses engineering principles to solve problems, develop cost-effective, technically sound solutions

Applies knowledge of engineering principles in evaluating the transmission grid

Works with other disciplines within the Transmission organization and other business units

Utilize various power system software packages (Steady State, Stability and/or Electric Market Analysis) to evaluate the performance of the transmission grid

Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Seeking candidates who are actively enrolled in pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree in Electrical, Mechanical, and/or Civil Engineering to work full-time during the designated co-op semesters. ( Other engineering majors may be considered.)

At minimum, candidates must be classified as a sophomore or beyond at the time of hire. 

Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale), verified through an official transcript from the previous semester.

Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson  

Job Function : Students / Early Careers

FLSA Status : Nonexempt  

Relocation Option: Level III

Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT  

Number of Openings : 1

Req ID: 125406

PS Job Title : Co-Op Student 

Travel Percentage :Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click  here 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  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.

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

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.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.