Project Manager

Entergy; Jackson (MS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Mississippi, LLC is seeking an experienced professional to oversee the reliability plan, manage program execution, and track budget performance. The role supports executive communications and presentations to update on reliability plan progress and effectiveness.

Responsibilities include coordinating project implementation, managing contracts and invoices, and supporting regulatory filings and reliability metrics. A PM background with leadership and strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent; MBA preferred.
• 3–5 years in Operations or Project Management; 5 years of contracts experience in energy/utility preferred.
• PMP certification preferred; strong communication and leadership skills required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reliability plan execution and report on financial performance.
• Manage project implementation and develop project plans; align work with reliability goals and regional capacity.
• Monitor specific programs and track project spend for timely execution.
• Process invoices for design/engineering support and damage assessment contractors.
• Serve as main contact for reliability plan execution and prepare executive updates.
• Provide ancillary support to regulatory filings, FP monitoring, and performance metrics.

Skills

Operations management

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

MBA

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Job Summary / Purpose

This position serves the Entergy MS Reliability team by overseeing the reliability plan, including program execution, financial tracking and reporting. The role also supports executive communications and presentations to provide updates on reliability plan performance. Contract administration and budget estimation responsibilities for large capital projects.

Work Place Flexibility

Hybrid

Legal Entity

Entergy Mississippi, LLC

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Oversees EML reliability plan execution. Tracks execution progress across various reliability programs and reports on financial performance.
• Responsible for managing the project implementation and project plan development; serves to navigate projects through their initiation phase by assembling all pertinent information needed to evaluate service alternatives and develop selected project preliminary scope of work. Supports quarterly workplan development to ensure it aligns with reliability plan and network or region capacity.
• Manages specific reliability program execution. Tracks specific projects within program to ensure timely execution and tracks project spend.
• Processes invoices for design and engineering support as well as damage assessment contractors for storm work.
• Serves as point of contact for reliability plan execution. Develops executive communications and presentations to update on execution progress and effectiveness.
• Provides ancillary support to the Reliability team for items such as regulatory filings and inquiries, FP monitoring, representation of reliability team in meetings, and delivery of reliability and other metrics.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience. MBA preferred.

Minimum Experience Required

3-5 years experience in Operations Management or Project Management. 5 years of commercial contracts experience in the energy/utility industry, strongly preferred. 5 years of experience in design engineering, system planning, field operations or construction.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

Strong interpersonal, leadership and analytical skills. Experienced in project management roles. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Detail oriented and possess excellent organizational skills. In‑depth understanding of utility regulation and RFPs.

Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required

Project Management Professional certification desired.

Primary Location

Mississippi – Jackson, Mississippi

Equal Employment Opportunity

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

• 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, leaves 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.