Project Manager

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking a Project Manager, Sr Lead CP or Sr Staff CP to drive large capital projects across Entergy's service territory. The role emphasizes safety, cost control, schedule adherence, and cross-functional leadership within a complex utility environment.

The position requires coordination across planning, engineering, accounting, legal, and project delivery teams, with a focus on delivering robust customer solutions while managing internal approvals and reimbursements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field, or 4 years of equivalent work experience.
• Preferred: Advanced Degree (Masters in Engineering, Construction, Project Management).
• Experience in project management within electric utilities is desired.

Responsibilities

• Promotes safe behavior and adherence to safety rules on the project.
• Develops project scope, cost estimates, and execution durations to support interconnections.
• Maintains clear, timely project status reports and manages issues affecting performance.
• Ensures proper documentation, record retention, and high-quality handovers to Project Delivery.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and external customers to optimize solutions.

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Electrical utility

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Cross-functional leadership

Estimating

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree

Tools

Entergy CRM tool

Cost estimation software

Job description

PS Job Title : Project Manager, Sr Lead - CP

Work Place Flexibility : Onsite

Legal Entity : Entergy Services, LLC

• While this position's preferred location is New Orleans, LA, we are open to qualified candidates from across Entergy's service territories in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.**
• The selected candidate for this role will be placed as a Project Manager, Sr Lead or Project Manager, Sr Staff based on education, experience, and demonstrated success at the Project Manager level.**

Job Summary/Purpose

Project Manager, Sr Lead CP or Sr Staff CP

• Large Project Services develops projects and serves as primary project interface for all large block load/revenue additions to Entergy’s System, including new facility construction and expansion of existing facilities.
• Promotes safe behaviors and adherence to Entergy Safety Rules and OSHA guidelines.
• Accountable for system wide Operating Company support to Economic Development and Industrial Accounts teams by developing timely and cost effective engineering solutions required to create attractive customer business solutions and aggressively grow Entergy’s business.
• Leads collaboration across multiple business units as needed to ensure customer solution sets are optimized to satisfy cost, scope, and schedule constraints. Coordination includes, but is not limited to, Entergy Economic Development, Industrial Accounts, Transmission and Distribution Planning, Transmission & Distribution Engineering, Transmission & Distribution Operations, Transmission & Distribution Finance and Entergy Legal.
• Accountable for completion of the following Stage Gate 0 & 1 deliverables: Requests for Information (RFI) and Class 5 estimates originating from internal stakeholders regarding distribution and transmission system capacity to serve, interconnection upgrades needed, and system upgrades needed to serve block load additions. Deliverables typically include, but not limited to, overall scope of work description, drawings, cost estimate, and estimated duration to execute.
• Supports Entergy’s Economic Development and Industrial Accounts teams in the initiation of Class 3 Facilities Studies with the appropriate Power Delivery Project Management team, including being responsible for the setup and management of appropriate internal accounting strings.
• Works with Entergy accounting, legal and Project Delivery to ensure reimbursable projects are appropriately contracted, financed, and recovered, targeting zero stranded costs.
• Ensures compliance with approved policies and procedures.
• Candidate must be self-directive and proven self-starter.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Project Manager, Sr Lead CP or Sr Staff CP

• Promotes safe behavior and adherence to the safety rules on the project.
• Receive and review project development request from internal Entergy stakeholders and verify block load addition details. Initiate and receive appropriate level planning study from Entergy Transmission, Distribution, and/or Resource Planning. Collaborate with Planning teams to identify optimal solutions. Develop appropriate level of deliverable document to convey the necessary Entergy project scope, cost estimate and execution duration to support the block load addition interconnection to Entergy’s transmission and/or distribution system.
• Provide peer check support to rest of Large Project Services Team.
• Develops project cash flows that aligns with project schedule and cost estimates with check provided during other internal stakeholder’s engagements.
• Maintains clear, timely and accurate project status reports and identifies, communicates, and takes prompt actions for project issues that may impact project performance.
• Ensures proper documentation and archiving for all work, ensuring appropriate Record Retention documentation is maintained.
• Ensures high quality handover with Project Delivery Project Management for developed projects.
• Works with Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable, Project Controls, and Portfolio Management to ensure projects are properly accounted for, including both Entergy and Customer funded projects.
• Works with Entergy legal representation to ensure sound contracting with Customers.
• Works with internal stakeholders to ensure project details are properly maintained in Entergy CRM tool and provides additional support during internal meetings to review CRM entries.
• Regularly participates in cross-functional training and process improvement initiatives and serves as a mentor within the Project Development organization.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Education

• 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: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
  • Preferred: Advanced Degree (Masters in Engineering, Construction, Project Management).

Minimum Experience

• Project Manager, Sr Lead: 6+ years of experience in Project Management, Construction Management, Electric Utility Industry, or related field.
• Project Manager, Sr Staff: 8 years of experience in Project Management, Construction Management, Electric Utility Industry, or related field.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Expert in project and construction management fundamentals.
• 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 preferred.
• 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.

Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc.

• Preferred: PMP (Project Management Professional certification)
• Preferred: Advanced Degree

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

Job Function : Engineering

FLSA Status : Professional

Relocation Option : No Relocation Offered

Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings : 1

Req ID : 124635

PS Job Title : Project Manager, Sr Lead - CP

Travel Percentage : Up to 25%

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

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, 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.

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. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

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.

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.

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.