Capital Projects Manager - Capital Scrubs

Capital Projects Manager - Capital Scrubs

This posting is for a potential future opening(s) with Entergy. This posting is to build a candidate pool, should the opening(s) become available. The preferred locations for this role are New Orleans or Baton Rouge, LA; The Woodlands, TX; Jackson, MS or Little Rock, AR; however, we are open to considering other locations within the Entergy service territory as well. This position may be filled as a Project Manager, Sr Staff - CP or a Capital Projects Manager depending on the qualifications and or the experience of the candidate.

Job Summary/Purpose: This position leads and oversees project scrubs, focusing on maximizing value while ensuring the quality and rigor of each scrub from start to finish. The role involves: successfully executing individual project scrubs, preventing value leakage during these project scrubs, providing peer-to-peer leadership to the project managers responsible for individual project scrubs, creating and executing a rolling 12-month schedule for these project scrubs.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maximize project value: Lead and direct individual project scrubs from inception to completion, focusing on maximizing value and eliminating waste.
• Proactively identify and prevent value leakage to ensure the highest level of rigor and quality is consistently applied to all projects.
• Drive project execution and scheduling: Manage a team of project managers to deliver a rolling 12-month schedule of project scrubs, aligning project selection and adjustments with functional leadership and sponsor objectives.
• Enhance organizational capability: Build and reinforce scrub capabilities throughout the organization by providing both classroom training and on-the-job coaching to project managers and subject matter experts.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to project managers across the entire scrub lifecycle.
• Ensure governance and accountability: Implement and enforce a robust scrub governance framework. Track the progress of all scrub initiatives, communicate status updates to key stakeholders, and ensure project teams are aligned on project goals and strategic priorities.
• Facilitate collaboration and continuous improvement: Facilitate dynamic scrub workshops to drive collaboration and problem-solving through probing questions. Remove roadblocks, escalate critical issues, and enable the cross-pollination of best practices by engaging with other functional teams.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field OR 4 years of equivalent/related work experience (in addition to Minimum Experience requirement) in lieu of degree.
• Preferred: Advanced Degree Preferred - MBA, Masters in Engineering, Construction, Project Management.
• Project Manager, Sr Staff - CP: 8 years of experience in Project Management, Construction Management, Electric Utility Industry, or related field.
• Capital Projects Manager: 10 years of experience in Project Management, Construction Management, Electric Utility Industry, or related field.

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

• Subject Matter Expert in project and construction management fundamentals and complicated project problem resolutions.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology to transmission lines and substations.
• History of safe performance, active safety involvement and participation and strong desire for a safer workplace.
• Supervisory Experience with direct reports or in a matrix organization.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and project management applications, processes, software and equipment.
• Understanding of Industry Best Practices.
• Demonstrated cross-functional project leadership experience, team performance skills, service mindset approach, and the ability to act as a trusted advisor.
• Knowledge of Effective Estimating Practices.
• Preferred: PMP (Project Management Professional certification) Preferred: Advanced Degree

Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Arkansas: Little Rock || Louisiana: Baton Rouge || Louisiana: New Orleans || Mississippi: Jackson || Texas: The Woodlands

Job Function: Engineering

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

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