Non-Destructive Examination Level III Specialist

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

At Entergy, we power life today and for future generations. That means we do more than provide electric and natural gas service. It means we're listening so we can continue to better serve, better support, and better build the future, together. Day in and day out, we're working to improve lives, build businesses and create prosperity across our diverse communities.

We own and operate a fleet of nuclear reactors in four locations in the United States. Our fleet generates approximately 5,200 megawatts of clean, carbon-free nuclear power, which is critical in meeting our climate commitments to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Our nuclear fleet is headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi.

Our nuclear safety culture is strong, and our performance record has proven us to be a clean, reliable, and affordable provider of electricity for our household customers in our utility areas of the southern U.S. and to our commercial customers in other parts of the country.

Entergy Nuclear is a business unit of Entergy Corporation that employs approximately 4,000 highly skilled and dedicated professionals. We exist to grow a world-class energy business that creates sustainable value for our four key stakeholders - our customers, employees, communities, and owners. This has been our mission for many years. We understood early on that to create real, sustainable value, the decisions we make and the strategies we pursue must benefit all stakeholders.

We invite you to learn more about Entergy Nuclear and the nuclear clean air energy that we supply for our nation. Entergy Nuclear Fact Sheet

* This position may be filled as a NDE Level III Specialist IV or Sr. Lead based on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. *
* This positoin is located at River Bend Station, in St Francisville, LA or Entergy Nuclear Headquarters - Echelon One in Jackson, MS, and is an onsite position. Relocation is required for those outside of the area and relocation assistance is available.*

Job Summary/Purpose

Responsible for providing Governance and Oversight of the Inspection Services processes and vendor performance. Responsible for seeking out fleet and industry best practices related to the Inspection Service implementation. Will also be responsible for driving organizational improvements related to inspection services for Reactor Head Inspections, Steam Generator Inspections, In-vessel inspections (IVVI) and In-service Inspections.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

* Acts as a single point of contact for the assigned site for all NDE implementation issues. Provides NDE expertise to the sites to assist in answering questions regarding techniques and applications. Project manages the preparation and execution for an outage for the assigned site. Assists other site NDE personnel (Level II/III ASNT Certification) during outages or large scope non-outage periods. Manages non-outage NDE that is required for the respective site to ensure proper resources are scheduled to perform the work. Sets priorities for NDE Technicians/schedulers/planners to ensure outage milestones are accomplished. Works with vendors to ensure scope of work is clearly understood and proper resources are scheduled to perform the work. Performs emergent NDE when necessary. Provides Training/Qualification/Certification and procedure development. Performs vendor NDE procedure review and approval and NDE personnel certification review and approval.
* Project manages outage preparation and execution for site NDE scopes (35%)
* Performs non-outage NDE and oversight (35%)
* Leverage technology improvements across NDE organization (10%)
* Leverage technology improvements across NDE organization (10%)
* Provides training, qualification, certification, and procedure development (10%)

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position.

* High School graduate diploma or equivalent (GED).

Minimum experience required of the position.

* NDE Level III, Spec IV: 5+ years of experience as an NDE Level II.
* NDE Level III, Sr Lead: 5+ years of experience as an NDE Level III.
* Desired: Strong working knowledge in construction and in-service codes beyond the aspects of NDE.
* HIGHLY DESIRED: NDE Experience in the nuclear power industry.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position.

* Must have the skills and ability to meet the qualification requirements set forth in the applicable codes and standards and possess or be able to obtain Level III certifications (if achieved, specify Level of qualification for qualified NDE methods including current PDI qualifications) in accordance with applicable Entergy procedures.
* Ability to use computer scheduling programs and be familiar with the tools and equipment.
* Be able to perform inspections, examinations, and tests in accordance with fleet procedures and work packages including natural or corrected near distance visual acuity of Snellen fraction 20/25 or better in at least one eye, uncorrected or corrected and ability to differentiate contrast between colors used in the

NDE methods.
* Have knowledge and skills to maintain the ISI/NDE database and nuclear plant scheduling programs.
* Knowledge of other NDE methods such as RT/UT/ET.
* Have knowledge and skills to monitor outage schedule and make any necessary changes/updates as an outage progresses.
* Be able to support on-line and outage NDE planning by providing technical details for NDE implementation and ensures schedule reflects available NDE resources.
* Can resolve field implementation issues to keep NDE work on schedule.
* HIGHLY DESIRED: Working knowledge and experince with ASME Section XI.
* HIGHLY DESIRED: NDE Level III Certifications in 2 or more techniques.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position.

* NDE Level III, Spec IV: Certified Level III in at least one method. (Considered entry level NDE Level III)
* NDE Level III, Sr Lead: ASNT Certified w/multiple Level III methods and Special Qualifications held such as EPRI PDI, QDA or LPA analyst.

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Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson || Louisiana : St. Francisville

Job Function: Nuclear

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: Level II

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 2

Req ID: 114635

Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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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.

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.