Job Title: Project Controls Manager
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
This is a Hybrid position located in The Woodlands, TX or New Oreans, LA. Relocation is not provided. You will be traveling 50% - 75% of the time to new generation facilities within Entergy serivce territories.
Job Summary/Purpose
The Manager, Project Controls provides intrusive oversight of large, complex projects by establishing and leading project assurance, reporting, and training programs that drive predictability and efficiency in project delivery at Entergy. This position provides oversite and support for Entergy's Stage Gate Process (SGP) and project management standards - ensuring standardization and continuous improvement in project delivery across Entergy's Capital Projects New Generation business unit. Works directly with Project Manager and Construction Manager to ensure projects are delivered with cost and schedule certainty. Manages risks and risk management issues to ensure risks are identified and mitigated. Works directly with Project Teams to ensure alignment with Stage Gate Process and to ensure that proper project controls are being implemented. Works with Project Team to ensure costs are managed; change control is established and controlled; and that contingency is properly controlled. The Manager, Project Controls provides deep subject matter expertise (SME) to project teams, project controls team, aids in project business case development, and lessons learned to achieve the requirements of Entergy's Stage Gate Process (SGP) and project management and controls standards.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Provides deep subject matter expertise (SME) in the various disciplines of project management and control; maintains ownership for the development and continuous improvement of policies, standards, and guides that standardize and optimize project delivery across Entergy's Capital Projects New Generation business unit.
Leads over site, assessments, and support for projects within Entergy's Capital Projects New Generation project portfolio to ensure compliance with Entergy's SGP and project management standards. Delivers projects with cost and schedule certainty; manages and controls costs; manages risk by identifying and mitigating risks.
Leads and supports SGP Gate Reviews by performing rigorous evaluations of project development and control deliverables, including business cases presented by project teams.
Leadership without authority, deligation and team management, development of team members, accountability for team member deliverables, coordination with peer and influencing up the organization, flexible approach to changing prioritization, knowledge of Entergy project exection methodology (PDS and Stage Gate) or similar processes from past experience.
Utilizes project management and project controls expertise as well as business acumen and experience to provide SME-level project management, controls, and business case guidance to project team members in Entergy's Capital Projects New Generation business unit.
Conducts training on the Entergy SGP, project management standards/implementation guides and in various project controls disciplines, such as Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA).
Mentors other project controls managers, project controls specialists and cost analysts Capital Projects New Generation organization.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum education required of the position
B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management or applicable course of study or related work experience. MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
Minimum experience required of the position
10+ years plus capital project development and management experience. (Large, complex, utility capital project experience essential. 5+ Experience in the management and control of large, complex utility and/or Oil and Gas capital projects with an EPC or Engineering firm is desired.
Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position
Knowledge and experience in the management and control of large, complex capital projects.
Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position
None
Working Conditions/Essential Functions/Physical Requirements
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.
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Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands || Louisiana : New Orleans
Job Function : Professional
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID: 116741
Travel Percentage :50% to 75%
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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.
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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.
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