Project Controls Manager Capital Projects

Job description

**Work Place Flexibility:** Hybrid

**Legal Entity:** Entergy Services, LLC

**Job Summary/Purpose**

+ Provides direct oversight, coaching and support to Project Controls Specialist throughout the project lifecycle.
+ Integrates with and supports Project Management team as needed to ensure successful execution of assigned projects.
+ Ensures comprehensive project cost, schedule, scope, and risk controls are implemented on Entergy projects and helps ensure projects have reliable cost and schedule estimates and achieve business goals on time and to budget.
+ Ensures contract agreements reflect project controls requirements and that contractors implement controls in line with those requirements where they are utilized for elements of the project.
+ Supports project reporting and regulatory reporting as required.
+ Promotes safe behavior and adherence to the safety rules on the project.

**Job Duties/Responsibilities**

1.

Implements all Project Management Standards in the area of cost, schedule, scope, WBS, and risk and issues management for assigned projects
2.

Performs rigorous and independent project assessments of projects within Entergy's project portfolio to ensure compliance with Entergy's SGP and project management standards; serves as a SGP Gate Reviewer.
3.

Conducts training on the Entergy SGP, project management standards/implementation guides and various project controls disciplines, such as Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)
4.

Assists in the performance of analysis, optimization, and reporting on Entergy project portfolio including assessments of risk associated with completing planned scopes of work according to multi-year budget plans.
5.

Works with the scheduler assigned to projects to prepare and maintain the Owner's schedule and to integrate the Owner's and all contractor's schedules into the master schedule for the project.
6.

Works with Cost Analysts assigned to projects to prepare and maintain the required cost reports and forecasts.
7.

Performs schedule analytics to determine the quality of the schedule and to perform progress assessments.
8.

Monitors and reports on compliance with schedule related contractual requirements by contractors.
9.

Validates the Estimate to Completion and Estimate at Completion forecast.
10.

Prepares contingency analysis and report on contingency status.
11.

Collaborates with the project manager and other project team members to identify, characterize and document project risks in a risk register and develops mitigation plans in accordance with the Standards.
12.

Works with the project manager and other project team members to manage the Change Management process and document clearly throughout the project lifecycle; documents and tracks approved project changes.
13.

Work is performed in both an office setting and in field conditions.

**Minimum Requirements**

Minimum **education** required of the position

+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management (or related field) OR 8 years equivalent/related work experience (in addition to the Minimum Experience requirement) in lieu of a degree

Minimum **experience** required of the position

+ 6 years minimum capital project management and/or project control experience with project controls focus.

Utility capital project experience essential.
+ Desired: Project controls experience on large scale capital projects.
+ Desired: Experience of project controls implemented on projects executed under various types of contract agreements including EPC.

Both contractor and owner construction project controls experience.

Minimum **knowledge, skills and abilities** required of the position

+ Superior knowledge of the fundamentals of scheduling, cost control, and risk management.
+ Superior knowledge of scheduling software packages and related analytics.
+ Superior skills with spreadsheet based analytics.
+ Knowledge of project and construction management fundamentals.

**Critical Thinking**

+ Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

**Complex Problem Solving**

+ Identifies complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

**Technical**

+ Utilizes project management and project controls expertise as well as business acumen and experience to provide SME-level project management, controls, and business case guidance to project team members across Entergy’s business units.
+ Demonstrable experience in working on construction site, engineering office, fabrication sites, etc.

to support project teams.
+ Demonstrates experience in working with EPC Contracts.
+ Demonstrates excellent written and verbal skills.

**Functional**

+ Cost, Schedule, Reporting Change Management, Contract Management and Risk Management Skills.

Any **certificates, licenses, etc** .

required for the position

+ Preferred: Certifications from PMI and/or AACEi

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**Primary Location:** Texas-The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands
**Job Function** : Professional
**FLSA Status** : Professional
**Relocation Option:** No Relocation Offered
**Union description/code** : NON BARGAINING UNIT
**Number of Openings** : 1
**Req ID:** 121044
**Travel Percentage** :Up to 25%

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

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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.

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Required Skill Profession

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