Senior Manager, Project Services & Controls

Nrg; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy is seeking a Senior Management professional to oversee the administration and delivery of Capital and Development Project Portfolios and the G&A Budget. The role requires expertise in project controls, risk management, and finance, with leadership across remote, office, and field teams.

You will contribute to continuous improvement, standards, and execution strategies while partnering with engineering, construction, and commercial activities. Houston-based, travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, or related field.
• MBA or CPA/CFA preferred.
• OSHA 30 Certification will be required to obtain.
• Strong experience in project controls and capital/infrastructure projects.
• Proven leadership and cross-functional collaboration across remote/office/field environments.
• Excellent communication and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety and ensure compliance with standards and requirements.
• Provide project controls and operational support across DE&C project teams and full lifecycle.
• Manage project setup, cost/schedule tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
• Develop and administer project standards, systems, and metrics for efficiency and compliance.
• Assist with development, interconnection, permitting, contracting, and execution activities including commercial initiatives.

Skills

Project controls

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, or related field

MBA or CPA/CFA preferred

OSHA 30 Certification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Power BI

Job description

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!

Job Summary:

This Senior Management position will have broad responsibilities to support the effective and compliant administration and delivery of the organization’s Capital Project Portfolio, Development Project Portfolio, and the Department G&A Budget. The successful candidate will be skilled in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions for project delivery issues and variances. Knowledge of project development, execution, risk management, and administration will be essential.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Safety First: Champion NRG’s safety culture by ensuring business partners meet NRG standards and comply with all federal, state, and company safety requirements.
• Project & Department Support: Provide project controls and operational support to Development, Engineering & Construction (DE&C) project teams across the full project lifecycle.
• Project Controls: Manage project setup and close‑out, authorization and procurement processes, cost and schedule tracking, forecasting and reporting, baseline and change order administration, audits, and budget oversight.
• Processes & Continuous Improvement: Support the development, implementation, and administration of project standards, systems, and metrics to improve efficiency, accuracy, execution, and compliance.
• Project Lifecycle & Commercial Support: Assist with project development, interconnection, permitting, contracting, and execution activities, including commercial initiatives such as entity formation, joint ventures, partnerships, financing, and M&A support.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience OR advanced degree/certification (MBA, MS, CPA, CFA) and 5 years of experience, with demonstrated expertise in Project Controls and knowledge of project development, financing, accounting, contracting, construction management, and O&M.

• Experience leading or supporting large, complex capital or infrastructure projects.

• Strong understanding of operational excellence, including processes, systems, metrics, and continuous improvement.

• Proven leadership, mentoring, and cross‑functional collaboration skills across remote, office, and field environments.

• Excellent communication, decision‑making, and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

• Advanced systems proficiency, including:

• Excel (advanced formulas, data linking, VBA), PowerPoint, Word

• Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive), WebEx, Zoom

• Microsoft Project or Primavera

• SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP/CMMS

• Oracle forecasting/reporting tools (FPR, HPM, HFM)

Preferred Qualifications and Degree/Certifications:

• Strongly Preferred: Advanced Degree/Certification or equivalent Industry experience pertaining to Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Data Science or certification (ie: Masters, MBA, CPA, CFA, or certificate)

• OSHA 30 Certification- (Will be required to obtain certification upon hire)

• PMI/PMP Certification

• AACE Certification

• Six Sigma Certification

Working Conditions:

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| Results- Oriented Environment Houston office has an open office environment |
| Time worked outside of normal hours may be required as business needs dictate. Occasional travel to various sites/business meeting locations as required to support needs. |

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to take initiative, be a self-starter, and work independently and effectively
• Extremely organized and proficient
• High-energy, team player with an aptitude for building successful relationships with employees of
• all levels including corporate partners as well as external stakeholders
• Commercial Experience relating to Partnerships, Contracting, Permitting, Financing
• Project Acquisition, Sales & Integration, and Entity Formation & Dissolution
• Experience Financial Modeling/Estimating/Scheduling for Capital Projects
• Change Management/Process Improvement Experience
• Business Strategy Experience
• ERP System Implementation (ie SAP)
• Familiarity with Project Mgmt Software (ie InEight, Procore, Sage100, FIeldwire, Spectrum, etc)
• Familiarity with BIM Systems (AutoCAD/Revit/Trimble etc)
• Designing/Maintaining Self-Service Reports: Power BI/Spotfire/Tableau
• Data/BI/Automation Tools: VBA, C, C , SQL, MATLAB, Python etc.
• Advanced M365 Configuration: (SharePoint, MSTeams, Flow, Azure, Forms, PowerApps, Power Automate

Physical Requirements (Demand and Frequency):

• Ability to work in an office, plant, and field environment (or at home as applicable). – Frequency, Daily
• Ability to walk around construction and plant sites and spend time outdoors standing, bending, and walking. – Frequency, Occasional

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant’s experience or skills.

Official description on file with Talent.