Transmission Project Controls Lead (P6, Risk & Schedule)

Entergy Corporation; The Woodlands, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking a Project Controls Manager - CP to join the Transmission Project Delivery team in The Woodlands, TX. The role focuses on schedule, risk, and reporting across capital projects, ensuring milestones, budgets, and governance requirements are met.

Responsibilities include coordinating with PMs, updating dashboards, and applying management standards to drive improvements in project controls and compliance across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management (or related field) OR 8 years equivalent/related work experience in lieu of a degree.
• 6 years minimum capital project management and/or project control experience with project controls focus. Utility capital project experience essential.
• Expert knowledge of the fundamentals of scheduling, cost control, and risk management.
• Working knowledge of scheduling software packages and related analytics.
• Superior skills with spreadsheet-based analytics.
• Knowledge of project and construction management fundamentals.
• Critical Thinking; Complex Problem Solving; Proactive CI mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide overarching controls support to the Transmission Project Managers and associated teams within assigned region/portfolio.
• Support includes review of project management deliverables and governance; forecast ETC reporting and monthly controls reporting.
• Implement project controls processes on assigned capital projects in line with standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with project management to assess estimate accuracy, ensure schedule progress reporting, identify risks, and develop mitigation plans.
• Provide leadership and guidance to ensure effective controls for the Capital Projects portfolio and drive process improvements.
• Prepare and present monthly governance reviews with dashboards pulling from schedule, cost, and risk data.

Skills

Scheduling

Cost control

Risk management

Project controls

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field

8 years equivalent/related work experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Acumen Fuse

Crystal Ball

Job description

Entergy is seeking a Project Controls Manager - CP to join the Transmission Project Delivery team in The Woodlands, TX. The role focuses on schedule, risk, and reporting across capital projects, ensuring milestones, budgets, and governance requirements are met.

Responsibilities include coordinating with PMs, updating dashboards, and applying management standards to drive improvements in project controls and compliance across the portfolio.