Senior Project Manager – Reliability & Ops

Entergy Corporation; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy New Orleans, LLC in New Orleans, LA seeks a Senior Staff Project Manager to drive execution of enterprise priorities, regulatory readiness, and operational performance. You will translate plans into executable field actions, ensuring reliability and budgetary discipline across Centers of Excellence including Operations, Planning, Reliability Performance, and Construction.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and 5+ years of utility project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or related discipline; or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience in utility operations, engineering, construction, or power delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Reliability – coordinates cross-functional project activities to ensure executable plans and monitor capital and O&M reliability initiatives.
• Matrixed Coordination – oversee day-to-day guidance across Construction, Work Management, and Engineering with clear priorities.
• Project Management – define scope, schedules, resources, KPIs, risk mitigation; maintain documentation and status updates.
• Organizational Development – coach and mentor team members; reinforce safety and productivity expectations.
• Storm & Safety – support regional storm response and post-action improvements; ensure safety controls and regulatory reporting.

Skills

Influence leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Financial awareness

Vendor relationships

KPI tracking

Procurement navigation

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Job description

Entergy New Orleans, LLC in New Orleans, LA seeks a Senior Staff Project Manager to drive execution of enterprise priorities, regulatory readiness, and operational performance. You will translate plans into executable field actions, ensuring reliability and budgetary discipline across Centers of Excellence including Operations, Planning, Reliability Performance, and Construction.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and 5+ years of utility project management.