Distribution Right of Way Agent

Distribution Right Of Way Agent

Work Place Flexibility : Hybrid

Legal Entity : Entergy Louisiana, LLC

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.

This direct hire, full time hybrid (3 days in office each week) position that must reside in the Lake Charles or Lafayette, LA area and may be filled as a Right-of-Way (ROW) Agent I, II, III or Sr. depending on the qualifications and / or the experience of the candidate.

Job Summary / Purpose

In this role the Right-of-Way (ROW) Agent, hereinafter referred to as Agent, will support the Manager of Distribution ROW within Entergy's Power Delivery (PD) business unit. The Agent will assist in the : development of contract-labor & property-acquisition cost / schedule estimates, development of project specific scopes of work, and the tracking / reporting of project specific financials. In addition, the Agent will support the Distribution Reliability organization's requests including but not limited to letters of no objection, ingress / egress matters, and various permit requests. The Agent will interface and partner with internal stakeholders including Distribution ROW Agents, Project Management, Construction Management, Project Controls, Legal, Environmental, Engineering, Telecom, Industrial Accounts, Supply Chain Representatives, Customer Service Representatives, and their counterparts in Transmission ROW. The Agent is also expected to actively participate in corporate, business unit, workgroup, and incident-management (i.e., storm recovery) initiatives as requested by the Manager of Distribution ROW.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

Project Delivery :

• Develop labor and acquisition cost estimates for distribution projects assigned to the Power Delivery business unit for execution.
• Utilize labor cost estimated to manage the availability of contract resources
• Assist in distribution route selection.
• Coordinate permissions for boundary survey(s), soil boring, environmental assessment, and cultural assessment.
• Develop initial compensation offers.
• Oversee and provide quality assurance / quality control for easements
• Coordinate necessary information to obtain permits
• Process payments to landowners and service providers
• Oversee the recordation of easements with Parish / County clerks of court and ensure recordation documents are maintained according to Entergy's document retention plan.
• Produce project status reports for key customers
• Verify contactor invoices and process for payment
• Ability to develop key internal and external relationships to ensure project success

Distribution Reliability :

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Education :

Minimum Experience :

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc. :

Primary Location

Louisiana-Lake Charles Louisiana : Lake Charles || Louisiana : Lafayette

Job Function

Professional

FLSA Status

Professional

Relocation Option

No Relocation Offered

Union Description / Code

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

Req ID

121072

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority / Female / Disability / Vets.

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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.