Manager - Project Management (Commercial)

Entergy•Woodlands, TX

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Project Management Support leads enterprise project management processes, systems, and project-controls integration while providing commercial management support to capital projects. The role ensures project teams have the structure, tools, skills, and guidance needed to execute safely and efficiently in accordance with enterprise standards. It oversees Contract/Commercial Managers supporting regional EPC contracts, including change-order validation, commercial correspondence, and administration of EPC agreements. The manager also synthesizes project needs across the organization and improves systems and processes that support project execution and commercial governance. The position is based in Woodlands, Texas, with hybrid workplace flexibility and travel of 25% to 50%. The employee may need to work additional hours, at alternate locations, or perform additional duties during storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations deemed necessary by the company. Authorization to work in the United States is required; Entergy will not sponsor work visas for this position.

Requirements

B.S. degree or relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
10 years of professional experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
Strong collaboration and consensus-building abilities.
Technical understanding of Project Controls, Project Controls systems, and Project Management principles.
Authorization to work in the United States; the employer will not sponsor work visas.

Nice To Haves

5 years of leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Understand project safety culture and use processes, procedures, and systems to support and drive safety across projects.
Define project organization structures and identify the technical skills required to achieve project goals.
Support the acquisition of skills and resources needed for project execution.
Lead project teams in developing and executing projects in accordance with corporate standards and guidelines.
Apply Entergy project management and project-controls standards and ensure projects follow them.
Enable project management leaders to use Project Execution Planning and related tools.
Understand documentation procedures, schedule management, and cost management.
Ensure project-controls systems and procedures are implemented and understood.
Help project managers across the enterprise prepare reporting and presentations that update stakeholders on key project pillars.
Lead the Commercial/Contract Management function and oversee regional Contract/Commercial Managers responsible for EPC contract administration.
Oversee validation and negotiation of change orders, management of commercial issues and risks, preparation and response to commercial letters, contract-compliance assurance, and advice to leadership on commercial, legal, and regulatory strategy.
Collaborate with project leadership and enterprise stakeholders to strengthen commercial governance, standardize processes, and ensure consistent application of commercial project-management expectations.