CenterPoint Energy, Inc

Lead Project Manager - Transformation

CenterPoint Energy, Inc • $110K — $130K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Regulatory Affairs, Business, or related field required.
  • MBA, PMP, and/or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
  • 8+ years of experience in project management or related disciplines.
  • Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
  • Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives from planning to implementation.
  • Develop project plans, schedules, and governance structures for successful delivery.
  • Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and decision-making processes.
  • Drive accountability across workstreams and stakeholder groups.
  • Leverage data analytics to assess project health and inform decision-making.

Benefits

  • Paid training and immediate benefits eligibility.
  • Transit subsidies and flexible work schedule.
  • Paid holidays, paid time off, and access to discounts at fitness clubs.
  • On-site wellness center at headquarters.
  • Professional growth programs including tuition reimbursement.
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and contribution.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

The Lead Project Manager plays a critical leadership role within the Transformation Office by leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives that drive business performance, operational excellence, and value realization. This position partners closely with executive sponsors, functional leaders, and initiative owners to define, govern, and execute complex cross-functional programs that enable strategic priorities across the organization.

Operating as both a strategic advisor and hands-on delivery leader, the Lead Project Manager provides project leadership, drives accountability, manages enterprise interdependencies, and ensures measurable outcomes are achieved.

Essential Functions

Strategic Project Delivery & Execution
  • Lead complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives from planning through implementation.
  • Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, and governance structures to ensure successful delivery.
  • Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and decision-making processes.
  • Drive accountability across workstreams and stakeholder groups to achieve project objectives.
  • Ensure initiatives remain aligned with business priorities and expected value realization.

Enterprise Project & Program Management
  • Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
  • Coordinate activities across multiple business units, departments, and external partners.
  • Facilitate decision-making discussions.
  • Track progress against business objectives and communicate issues, risks, and accomplishments to leadership.
  • Establish project controls and ensure adherence to project management standards and methodologies.

Stakeholder Management & Executive Engagement
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and project sponsors.
  • Influence stakeholders at all organizational levels without direct authority.
  • Facilitate alignment across competing priorities and organizations.
  • Prepare executive-level communications, presentations, and status reporting.
  • Build strong partnerships that support successful implementation and sustained results.


Continued Essential Functions

Continuous Improvement & Capability Building
  • Identify opportunities to improve project delivery effectiveness and organizational execution.
  • Share best practices and lessons learned across projects and teams.
  • Mentor and coach project managers, analysts, and transformation team members.
  • Contribute to development of standards, templates, governance processes, and project management disciplines.
  • Support adoption of performance management and continuous improvement practices.

Data & Performance Management
  • Leverage data and analytics to assess project health, identify trends, and inform decision-making.
  • Define success metrics and monitor achievement of expected business outcomes.
  • Support development of dashboards, reporting tools, and performance reviews.
  • Ensure project benefits are quantified, validated, and sustained.

Key Stakeholder Interactions
  • Workstream Leads and Initiative Owners
  • Manager, Transformation Office
  • Functional and Business Unit Leaders
  • Project and Program Managers within the Transformation Office


Education Description

  • Bachelor's degree required; preferred fields include Engineering, Environmental Science, Regulatory Affairs, Business, or related technical discipline.
  • MBA, PMP, and/or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.


Experience

  • 8+ years of experience in project management, business operations, strategic initiatives, transformation, or related disciplines
  • Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience managing executive reporting, governance forums, and strategic project delivery.
  • Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience within utility operations, corporate functions, enterprise transformation, or consulting environments preferred.


We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.

What we bring to you
  • Competitive pay
  • Paid training
  • Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
  • Transit subsidies
  • Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
  • Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
  • Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution


Job Type: Full Time
Posting Start Date: 07/29/2026
Posting End Date: 08/05/2026

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About CenterPoint Energy, Inc

CenterPoint Energy is a domestic energy delivery company. The Company’s business segments include Electric Transmission and Distribution, Natural Gas Distribution, Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services, Interstate Pipelines, Field Services and Other Operations. The Company serves metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The company also owns a 58.3% interest in a midstream partnership it jointly controls with OGE Energy Corp. with operations in natural gas and liquids-rich producing areas of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Learn more about CenterPoint Energy, Inc
Size
9,418 employees
Market Cap
$19.2 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$773 million
Founded
1866
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$7.4 billion
NASDAQ
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