Project Controls Manager - Capital Project

Entergy Corporation; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy in The Woodlands, Texas seeks a Project Controls Manager for Capital Projects. The role leads a team of schedule and cost professionals to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery of large capital projects.

Collaborate with EPC vendors and project management to maintain WBS integrity and risk controls. The position requires a bachelor’s degree (or 8 years of related experience) and 6–10 years of capital project controls experience, with strong ERP, Primavera P6, Excel, and Power BI

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field or 8 years of related work experience.
• 6+ years in capital project management or project controls with a focus on utility capital projects preferred.
• Experience with EPC contracts and owner/contractor project controls.
• Strong skills in ERP and scheduling tools; proficient with Excel and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on schedule and cost reporting including weekly and monthly submissions feeding Power BI models.
• Verify EPC performance via earned value, SPI, CPI, and KPI trends; provide mitigation recommendations.
• Review contractor deliverables and PCNs; monitor milestones and contract terms for compliance.
• Lead biweekly and monthly cost reviews, accruals, and EAC/ETC analyses; review invoicing.
• Coordinate risk register updates; develop mitigation plans with stakeholders.
• Act as CPM SME; lead schedule reviews, analyze critical path, and interpret risk data for mitigation.

Skills

ERP software

Primavera P6

Excel

Power BI

AI applications (CoPilot/Claude/Gemini

Education

Bachelor's degree or 8 years equivalent experience

Tools

Primavera P6

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Location: The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Company: Entergy

Job Title: Project Controls Manager - Capital Project

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

**The position will be open to LA, TX, MS and AR**

Job Summary/Purpose

Project Controls Manager (PCM) supports the day to day operations of multi-billion dollar projects for Capital Projects – New Generation Execution portfolio. The PCM coordinates a team of schedule and cost professionals and works hand in hand with Project Management and EPC/Vendors to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget. This role creates, maintains and oversees activities related to cost, schedule, work breakdown structure (WBS) integrity and risk management aligned with Entergy’s stage gate process — actively reducing project risk through disciplined analysis, early identification of issues, and implementation of mitigation strategies that protect project performance and outcomes.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

1. Responsible for the timely delivery of all project controls reporting including weekly and monthly reports and data submissions which feeds Power BI reporting models. Ensure all deliverables meet Entergy standards, incorporate EPC inputs and are reviewed for accuracy, alignment and adherence metrics.

2. Serve as an independent verifier of EPC performance through expert earned value (EVM) tracking, monitoring SPI, CPI, milestone status and other key KPI’s. Provides insight, early warnings and solution-oriented recommendations to project leadership.

3. Ensure adherence and change management governance by reviewing contractor deliverables, validating project change notices (PCN’s), monitoring payment milestone compliance and coordinating contract implementation activities to ensure the project remains within executed terms.

4. Oversee all project cost control activities, including bi weekly and monthly cost reviews, accrual forecasting, contingency management and drawdown, EAC/ETC variance analysis, and monthly invoicing review. Additionally, ensure annual spend adherence by comparing current year projections against the approved baseline budget and providing clear, actionable commentary on variances, drivers, and expected financial impacts.

5. Facilitate meetings and reporting regarding the risk register. Collaborates with stakeholders to update risks, develop mitigation plans that support proactive risk avoidance.

6. Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) in Critical Path Method (CPM) using resource and man hour loaded schedules; support EPC and Owner baseline development; lead weekly and monthly schedule reviews by analyzing critical path shifts, float erosion, milestone adherence, and SPI trends; and interpret forensic schedule data—including inputs to Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)—to identify emerging delays, assess schedule risk exposure, and provide actionable mitigation recommendations.

Minimum education required of the position:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management (or related field) OR 8 years equivalent/related work experience (in addition to the Minimum Experience requirement) in lieu of a degree.

Minimum experience required of the position:

• 6 years minimum capital project management and/or project control experience with project controls focus. Utility capital project experience essential.
• Highly Desired: 10 year of experience in capital project management and/or project controls.
• Desired: Project controls experience on large scale capital projects. (project or portfolios valued over $500M).
• Desired: Experience of project controls implemented on projects executed under various types of contract agreements including EPC. Both contractor and owner construction project controls experience.

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

• Moderate skills in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software
• Moderate skills in Scheduling software (such as Primavera P6)
• Superior skills in Microsoft 365 applications, specifically Excel
• Moderate knowledge of Power BI and AI applications such as CoPilot, Claude or Gemini
• Must be able to perform on-site walkthroughs to visually assess completed work and confirm alignment with provided project data.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

Preferred: Any of the following: PMP, PMI-CP, PMI-RMP, AACEi-CCP, AACEi-EVP, or AACEi-PRMP Certification(s)

Primary Location: Texas - The WoodlandsTexas : The Woodlands || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans || Mississippi : Jackson
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 125207
Travel Percentage: 25% to 50%

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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.