Senior Manager, Project Services & Controls

NRG•Houston, TX

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

This Senior Management position will have broad responsibilities to support the effective and compliant administration and delivery of the organization’s Capital Project Portfolio, Development Project Portfolio, and the Department G&A Budget. The successful candidate will be skilled in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions for project delivery issues and variances. Knowledge of project development, execution, risk management, and administration will be essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience OR advanced degree/certification (MBA, MS, CPA, CFA) and 5+ years of experience, with demonstrated expertise in Project Controls and knowledge of project development, financing, accounting, contracting, construction management, and O&M.
Experience leading or supporting large, complex capital or infrastructure projects.
Strong understanding of operational excellence, including processes, systems, metrics, and continuous improvement.
Proven leadership, mentoring, and cross‑functional collaboration skills across remote, office, and field environments.
Excellent communication, decision‑making, and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
Advanced systems proficiency, including: Excel (advanced formulas, data linking, VBA), PowerPoint, Word
Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive), WebEx, Zoom
Microsoft Project or Primavera
SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP/CMMS
Oracle forecasting/reporting tools (FPR, HPM, HFM)

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree/Certification or equivalent Industry experience pertaining to Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Data Science or certification (ie: Masters, MBA, CPA, CFA, or certificate)
OSHA 30 Certification- (Will be required to obtain certification upon hire)
PMI/PMP Certification
AACE Certification
Six Sigma Certification
Commercial Experience relating to Partnerships, Contracting, Permitting, Financing
Project Acquisition, Sales & Integration, and Entity Formation & Dissolution
Experience Financial Modeling/Estimating/Scheduling for Capital Projects
Change Management/Process Improvement Experience
Business Strategy Experience
ERP System Implementation (ie SAP)
Familiarity with Project Mgmt Software (ie InEight, Procore, Sage100, FIeldwire, Spectrum, etc)
Familiarity with BIM Systems (AutoCAD/Revit/Trimble etc)
Designing/Maintaining Self-Service Reports: Power BI/Spotfire/Tableau
Data/BI/Automation Tools: VBA, C, C++, SQL, MATLAB, Python etc.
Advanced M365 Configuration: (SharePoint, MSTeams, Flow, Azure, Forms, PowerApps, Power Automate

Responsibilities

Champion NRG’s safety culture by ensuring business partners meet NRG standards and comply with all federal, state, and company safety requirements.
Provide project controls and operational support to Development, Engineering & Construction (DE&C) project teams across the full project lifecycle.
Manage project setup and close‑out, authorization and procurement processes, cost and schedule tracking, forecasting and reporting, baseline and change order administration, audits, and budget oversight.
Support the development, implementation, and administration of project standards, systems, and metrics to improve efficiency, accuracy, execution, and compliance.
Assist with project development, interconnection, permitting, contracting, and execution activities, including commercial initiatives such as entity formation, joint ventures, partnerships, financing, and M&A support.