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Construction Engineer

Entergy

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Metairie, LA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

EIT Or Graduate Engineering Degree Or MBABachelor's degree

Job overview

The Construction Engineer coordinates distribution, substation, and transmission-line construction projects, supporting work from planning and design review through field execution and project closeout. The role develops scopes, estimates, schedules, and construction plans; coordinates teams, outages, materials, and contracts; and provides field technical support. The position may be filled at Engineer III or Senior level and is onsite in Metairie or another listed Louisiana location.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering PrinciplesEngineering ProceduresEngineering StandardsEngineering Decision-MakingLeadershipInterpersonal CommunicationWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationMathematicsProject ManagementPersonal Computer OperationsRelated SoftwarePrioritizationHazard RecognitionHazard MitigationProcess ImprovementPower SystemsRelay SystemsSubstation Engineering

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering4+ Years Engineering Experience6+ Years Engineering ExperienceEIT or Graduate Engineering Degree or MBAEIT or PE

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Construction Engineer

Date: Nov 3, 2026

Location: Metairie, Louisiana, United States

Company: Entergy

PS Job Title: Engineer, Sr (Utility)

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

**** This position may be domiciled in either Jefferson, Metairie, Baton Rouge, or New Orleans, LA. ****

**** This position may be filled as an Engineer III or Sr. based up on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. ****

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

Performs a wide variety of planning, project management, and construction, and operations activities including emergency restoration duties. Project areas may include grid/system design, operations and maintenance, planning, asset management, reliability, computer applications, safety, and root cause failure analysis.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for the coordination of various Distribution, Substation, and Transmission Line Construction projects in different areas of Entergy.

  • Responsible for preparing construction contracts, construction schedules, cost tracking, progress reporting and project team coordination within a strong matrix organization to facilitate safe construction of facilities from 13.8kV to 500kV for both internal and external customers.

  • Job will require providing engineering field technical support to substation and distribution and transmission line construction crews.

  • Job will require technical reviews of Substation (Electrical and Relay Controls) and D-Line and T-Line design - packages issued for construction.

  • Responsible for participating in the planning, scoping, and brainstorming sessions with all applicable departments, and a diverse customer base (internal and external).

  • The Engineer will continue to participate throughout the entire capital work process by establishing the sequenced schedule duration's outage, coordination, preparing construction estimates, identifying resources (internal or contract), development and preparation of contractual agreements for necessary resources, commitment to fostering, encouraging, and policing all safety measure, performing quality assurance and control, verifying and processing of invoices, completion of as-builts, and project closeout.

  • Engineer must be dedicated and committed to providing a safe, quality, and productive work environment conducive to meeting all obligations required by policies, procedures, specifications, and applicable laws of the local, state, and national agencies.

  • The engineer shall typically interface with multiple organizations.

  • These communications articulate into the Construction Management Engineer performing a wide variety of duties such as, identification of safety hazards, the elimination/mitigation of hazards on projects, environmental stewardship, development of project scopes, development of project estimates, development of construction sequence plans, development of project schedules, performing constructability review, tracking/receiving materials and equipment, requesting contract proposals, identifying and initiating environmental compliance tactics, coordination of schedules, outage identification/coordination, deficiency resolution, quality assurance, reporting cost, issue resolution, and closure of projects.

  • The engineer's time allotment is comprised of three major categories:

  • support of the capital work management process @ 40%

  • Compilation of the project and construction execution plan and associated activities @ 40%

  • field inspection for scoping and determining check and adjustments for a successful project completion @ 20%

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (typically Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from four-year accredited institution.

  • Degrees in engineering technology (typically, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution with PE may be considered.

Minimum Experience:

  • Engineer III: at least 4 years of experience in an engineering discipline

  • Engineer Sr: at least 6 years of experience in an engineering discipline

  • Preferred : power system, relay, or substation experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Technical mastery of engineering principles.

  • In-depth knowledge of procedures, programs, and standards in responsible area.

  • Consistently drives for value in sound engineering decisions.

  • Good leadership skills.

  • Good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills.

  • Excellent math skills.

  • Excellent project management skills.

  • Good knowledge of Personal Computer operations and related software

  • Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities.

  • Ability to work well under pressure.

  • Required to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures.

  • Ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards.

  • Demonstrate acceptance of a diverse and inclusive work environment and customer base.

  • Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change.

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

  • Engineer I - III: none

  • Engineer SR: EIT orGraduate Level Engineering DegreeorMBA.

  • Preferred: EIT or PE

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Primary Location: Louisiana-Metairie Louisiana : New Orleans || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Louisiana : Jefferson || Louisiana : Metairie

Job Function : Engineering

FLSA Status : Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings : 1

Req ID: 125470

PS Job Title : Engineer, Sr (Utility)

Travel Percentage :Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en\_US) 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 ([email protected]?subject=Accessibility) 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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)

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 [email protected] 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 827 open Construction Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$96–134K/yr438 salary ranges
  • US median$43–60/hr32 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 23 open Construction Engineer jobs in Louisiana and 827 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Louisiana
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Construction Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (627 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 362 of the 827 open Construction Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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