Project Manager, Senior Staff

Entergy; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking a Senior Project/Program Manager to lead and oversee large-scale capital projects in the energy sector. The role emphasizes strong safety culture, program governance, and collaboration with project teams, contractors, and stakeholders to meet cost and schedule targets.

Responsibilities include advancing PMO standards, managing commercial aspects of EPC contracts, and delivering consistent project controls across programs. Hybrid work arrangement in select locations is possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional project or program management experience.
• PMP Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understands project safety culture and enables safety across projects.
• Defines the project organization structure and identifies required technical skills.
• Leads project teams to deliver projects per standards and guidelines.
• Enables use of Project Execution Planning and related tools and processes.
• Supports reporting and presentations on key project pillars for leadership.
• Leads Commercial/Contract Management, overseeing regional EPC contract administration.
• Collaborates to strengthen commercial governance and standardize processes.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Collaboration and consensus-building

Technical understanding of project &风险

Education

B.S. Degree or relevant experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Work Place Flexibility:

Hybrid

Legal Entity:

Entergy Services, LLC

Job Summary/Purpose

This position supports and manages projects and portfolios exceeding $100M. Works with supervisors, contractors, project teams, and business unit stakeholders to manage development and delivery of projects while achieving cost and schedule objectives and excellence in safety, quality, and risk management. Works directly with Project Controls to ensure process alignment, effective project controls, change management, and contingency management. Accountable for monitoring and coordinating project execution activities, including those performed by contractors, vendors, and employees. May be assigned responsibilities supporting heavy‑haul logistics and transportation planning, commercial contract management and change control, or development and implementation of PMO standards, processes, and governance. Provides direct management and support to project team members throughout the project lifecycle and ensures compliance with approved policies, procedures, and project‑management best practices. Serves as a key contributor to continuous improvement of capital project execution within the New Generation PMO.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Understands project safety culture and enables safety across projects. Uses processes, procedures, and systems to behaviorally drive safety culture.
• Defines the project organization structure and identifies technical skills required to achieve project goals. Supports the acquisition of skills and resources needed for project execution.
• Leads project teams to develop and execute projects in accordance with corporate standards and guidelines. Understands Entergy’s project management and project controls standards and ensures projects follow them.
• Enables PM leaders to use Project Execution Planning and related tools. Understands documentation procedures, schedule management, and cost management. Ensures project controls systems and procedures are implemented and understood.
• Helps project managers across the enterprise with reporting and presentations that provide updates on key project pillars.
• Leads the Commercial / Contract Management function, overseeing regional Contract/Commercial Managers responsible for EPC contract administration, including validating and negotiating change orders, managing commercial issues and risks, preparing and responding to commercial letters, ensuring contract compliance, and advising leadership on commercial, legal, and regulatory strategy.
• Collaborates with project leadership and enterprise stakeholders to strengthen commercial governance practices, standardize processes, and ensure consistent application of commercial project management expectations across projects.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• B.S. Degree or relevant experience in lieu of degree.

Experience

• 8 years of professional experience.
• PMP Certification preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Strong collaboration and consensus‑building abilities.
• Technical understanding of Project and Risk Management processes, mitigations and principles.

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

Job Function: Corporate

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Travel Percentage:50% to 75%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

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.

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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.

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.