Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Louisiana, LLC

Job Summary/Purpose

Responsible for overseeing day to day reliability needs in assigned region by leading bi-weekly meetings with networks, helping project manage reliability efforts, and assist engineering with outage restoration and device coordination. Works directly with Construction Supervisor to ensure projects are delivered with cost and schedule certainty. Identifies, manages, and mitigates project risks. Works with Finance group to ensure costs are managed; change control is established and controlled; and that contingency is properly controlled. Provides direct management and support to Project Team members throughout the project lifecycle. Works closely with business unit contractor representatives to achieve reliability project objectives.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Promotes safe behavior and adherence to the safety rules on the project. Ensures contract scope of work includes safety deliverables/requirements as needed.
• Actively support your regions in their efforts to meet or exceed target levels for all their reliability goals (SAIDI, SAIFI, CAIDI) and manage all bi-weekly reliability meetings with your regions/networks
• Leads the project team to develop and execute the Project in accordance with the applicable corporate standards, guidelines, policies and processes. Ensures that team members fulfill the responsibilities as required of their roles. Navigates the project through associated deliverables (estimates, schedules, gates, deliverables, etc.).
• Develops and maintains the Quarterly Reliability Plan and executes projects in adherence with this plan. Establishes and maintains project documentation. Coordinates the efforts of all project participants, including consultants and contractors. Ensures previous projects Lessons Learned and applicable industry experience is incorporated into the project execution plan. Manages the project in line with the project budget. Ensures project controls are implemented for effectively managing project scope, schedule, quality, cost, cash flow, risk, contracts and communications in accordance with the applicable corporate standards.
• Provides clear, timely and accurate project status reports for management. Prepares reports and presentations to management. Prepares and issues status reports as needed. Identifies, makes timely decisions and takes prompt action on project issues that could impact project performance. Promptly communicates issues to the next level of leadership that are outside the authority or capability to resolve.
• Effectively manages the ARC database for his/her assigned regions and networks by ensuring information in the database is accurate and up to date. At least on a bi-weekly basis review the database and remove/cancel any invalid or outdated project.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field or equivalent work experience.

Minimum experience required of the position

0-5 years experience in Distribution, Substation or Transmission required.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

History of safe performance, active safety involvement and participation and strong desire for a safer workplace. Experience in new ROW acquisition procedures for new line construction. Strong Negotiation, Interpersonal & Group Communication skills. Strong Planning\Organization\Time Management skills. Knowledge of Transmission Line or Substation Design Standards and Construction & Maintenance practices. Strong Computer skills and proficient in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel & Outlook, Power Point).

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Primary Location: Louisiana-Jefferson Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Louisiana : Jefferson || Louisiana : Luling || Louisiana : Westwego

Job Function: Corporate

FLSA Status: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Relocation Option:

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 123582

Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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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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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.