Senior Analyst, Business & Economic Development

Entergy•The Woodlands, TX

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, Business & Economic Development provides analytical, reporting, and operational support for industrial customers, economic-development projects, and growth initiatives across Entergy Texas’s service territory. The role supports the economic development and industrial accounts teams and serves as a central resource for business planning and performance reporting, including AGM, load and growth metrics, CRM and project pipeline, line-extension activity, and other economic-development measures. It translates complex data into clear insights and decision-support materials for B&ED leadership, Economic Development Project Managers, and Industrial Account Executives. The analyst stewards CRM and pipeline information, supports development and execution of the annual business plan, analyzes actual and forecast load and sales performance, and prepares recurring and ad-hoc reporting and presentations. The role also supports site selection and requests for information, tariff and rate-case activities, economic research, and customer and project analysis. The position is based in The Woodlands, Texas, has a hybrid workplace arrangement, and requires travel up to 25%. Employees may be expected to work additional hours, work in alternate locations, or perform additional duties during storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations deemed necessary by the company.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
At least 3 years of experience in economic development, industrial energy markets, utility economics, or management consulting.
Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with aggressive timelines.
Ability to translate complex data into concise insights, variance narratives, and recommendations for decision makers.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of executive-ready materials and stakeholder briefings.
High attention to detail and disciplined data stewardship and auditability.
Customer-centric mindset.
Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-moving project environment.
Professionalism when working with external partners and prospects.
Strategic thinking and business acumen.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent facilitation and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Progressively responsible experience.
Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional analytical initiatives and executive-level reporting.
Master’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
Knowledge of utility and regulatory environments and data-handling standards, with commitment to confidentiality and ethical data use.
Advanced Excel skills, including modeling, pivot tables, and PowerQuery.
Data-visualization experience in Power BI.
Proficiency with CRM platforms such as Salesforce or Dynamics 365, and strong data-quality and pipeline-governance practices.
Proven cross-functional collaboration with operations, regulatory, finance, sales/account teams, and external partners.
Ability to support rate-case analysis and stakeholder information requests.

Responsibilities

Lead CRM administration, including data quality, training, system testing, analysis, and continuous process improvement.
Maintain, analyze, and report the project pipeline, coordinating with project owners to keep information accurate and timely.
Support development and execution of the annual business plan, including growth assumptions, performance targets, forecasts, and strategic initiatives.
Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual results, including progress to plan and variance explanations.
Verify, analyze, track, estimate, and report project-development metrics.
Analyze and report line-extension activity and support applicable refund processes.
Analyze industrial customer load, sales, and growth trends and provide insight into actual versus forecast performance.
Support Industrial Account Executives and Economic Development Project Managers with customer, project, economic, and business analysis.
Collaborate across internal teams to obtain information, resolve analytical and project issues, and advance B&ED initiatives.
Provide analytical support for tariff and rate-case activities affecting B&ED customers and projects.
Develop recurring and ad-hoc presentations and analytical materials for monthly, quarterly, annual, and special reporting needs.
Compile and present economic-development metrics, including executed ESAs, AGM, MW, jobs, capital investment, and industry and sector activity.
Research companies, industries, customers, prospects, and target sectors; turn data into trends and actionable insights to support growth initiatives.
Support site selection and requests for information.
Be available for additional hours, alternate locations, or additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company.