Job Title: Senior Project Manager
PS Job Title: Project Manager Sr (TFE)
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
Sr. Project Manager serves as the point of contact for all external generating and wholesale entities seeking transmission interconnection services. This position is additionally responsible for managing the transmission relationship of Entergy's largest interconnection customers at both retail and wholesale levels including reliability planning, construction support, and ongoing maintenance coordination. This position develops and maintains complex transmission agreements (e.g. LBA, MDMA, WDS, GIA, Revenue Sharing, System-to-System Interconnections) with wholesale and neighboring systems and fosters strong, trust-based relationships to ensure that Transmission Services are delivered in a safe and reliable manner.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Work cross functionally within Entergy and Transmission, develop strategic plans that serve generation, wholesale, and other specially designated customers. Ensure customers' expectations are understood and that maintenance and service levels align with customer needs. Advocate on behalf of customers within Transmission to ensure appropriate programs are in place and monitored. Support and execute customer engagement strategies with Entergy's largest transmission customers. Develop specific customer vulnerability and action plans to ensure key account industrial reliability is met.
Develop and maintain key customer agreements including Transmission interconnection agreements, Meter Data Management agreements, Local Balancing Area agreement, Generation Interconnection agreement, Facility Construction agreements, Facility Service agreements and Wholesale Distributions Service agreements.
Lead the administration and interpretation of interconnection policies and procedures relative to specific Interconnection agreements. Provide support in regulatory proceedings on matters related to transmission service/interconnections.
Provide leadership for the coordination and administration of future reimbursements for transmission facilities for customers such as Cooperative Energy, AECC, Municipalities, CLECO, MDEA, MEAM, AEP, etc. Supports MISO Tariff-related activities applicable to the Entergy Operating Companies.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Preferred: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
Minimum experience required of the position
Minium of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in the utility industry.
Preferred:
Experience in project management, engineering or construction.
Experience with Transmission and MISO tariffs.
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position
Strong communicator both at tactical and strategic levels with experience discussing complex topics in a simple, easy-to-understand way.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership and field personnel.
Demonstrated teamwork skills and ability to execute projects in a matrix organization.
Good working knowledge of Entergy transmission standards and practices.
Proficient in developing and reviewing contracts.
Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position
Preferred: PMP Certification.
OTHER ATTRIBUTES
Functional Knowledge
Business Expertise
Leadership
Problem Solving
Impact
Interpersonal Skills
WORKING CONDITIONS
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.
Primary Location: Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas : Little Rock || Arkansas : Hot Springs || Arkansas : Pine Bluff || Arkansas : Russellville || Arkansas : Searcy
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124157
PS Job Title: Project Manager Sr (TFE)
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
