Project Manager - Jackson, MS

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$80K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience; MBA preferred.
  • 3-5 years in Operations Management or Project Management.
  • 5 years of experience with commercial contracts in the energy/utility sector.
  • 5 years in design engineering, system planning, field operations, or construction.
  • Strong interpersonal, leadership, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Oversees execution of the EML reliability plan and reports financial performance.
  • Manages project implementation and develops project plans, ensuring all necessary evaluations are conducted.
  • Tracks specific projects within the reliability program to guarantee timely delivery and budget adherence.
  • Handles contract management, administration, and invoice processing for the reliability team.
  • Creates executive communications and presentations to report on execution progress and plan effectiveness.
  • Provides ancillary support for regulatory filings, FP monitoring, and team representation in meetings.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a dynamic Reliability team in the energy sector.
  • Engagement in large capital projects with significant impact.
  • Exposure to executive-level communications and strategic planning.
  • Participation in regulatory processes and direct influence on utility operations.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Summary/Purpose

This position serves the Entergy MS Reliability team by overseeing reliability plan, including program execution, financial tracking and reporting. The role also supports executive communications and presentations to provide updates on reliability plan performance. Contract administration and budget estimation responsibilities for large capital projects.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Oversees EML reliability plan execution. Tracks execution progress across various reliability programs and reports on financial performance.
Responsible for managing the project Implementation and project plan development; serves to navigate projects through their initiation phase by assembling all pertinent information needed to evaluate service alternatives and develop selected project preliminary scope of work. Supports quarterly workplan development to ensure it aligns with reliability plan and network or region capacity.
Manages specific reliability program execution. Tracks specific projects within program to ensure timely execution and tracks project spend.
Provide contract management, administration, and invoice processing to support the reliability team.
Serves as point of contact for reliability plan execution. Develops executive communications and presentations to update on execution progress and effectiveness.
Provides ancillary support to Reliability team for items such as regulatory filings and inquiries, FP monitoring, representation of reliability team in meetings, and delivery of reliability and other metrics.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience. MBA preferred.

Minimum experience required of the position

3-5 years experience in Operations Management or Project Management. 5 years of commercial contracts experience in the energy/utility industry, strongly preferred. 5 years of experience in design engineering, system planning, field Operations or construction.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

Strong interpersonal, leadership and analytical skills. Experienced in project management roles. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Detailed oriented and possess excellent organizational skills. In depth understanding of utility regulation and RFPs.

ANSI Required: N

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

Project Management Professional certification desired.

Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NBU NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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