Project Manager

Job Summary This position supports the Entergy Texas distribution reliability team by managing all reliability project aspects, including coordinating schedules, managing budgets, and ensuring efficiency through all project phases. Responsibilities Establish project schedules, and track and control project costs and schedules to meet budgets and critical milestones. Prepare and conduct management review meetings at critical milestones. Maintain current information on project status in all relevant division and accounting databases. Resolve project conflicts that affect cost, schedule, or customer satisfaction, and develop appropriate action and recovery plans. Ensure that the project team utilizes the Capital Projects Process in the development and implementation of capital projects. Manage a portfolio of reliability projects. Accountable for the coordination of and communication to all project resources, both internal and external. Communicate resource status to functional managers and jointly develop contingency plans. Ensure timely closeout of projects, including all required documentation. Provide feedback to functional management on team members' individual performance. Minimum Requirements Education required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Management or equivalent (4‑year degree required). Experience required: 5+ years of experience in customer service, engineering or operations. Skills and abilities: Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment; working knowledge of utility rates, regulatory issues, company policy, construction of new facilities, and contract requirements; ability to prioritize opportunities based on probability of success and profitability; excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to develop and present proposals to prospective customers. Preferred Qualifications Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Location The Woodlands, Texas, United States. Hybrid work place flexibility. Travel up to 25%. 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, leave 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 contact Employee Services to discuss your request. Working Conditions As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects employees to be available to work additional hours, 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr