Project Control Manager

Job Title: Project Control Manager

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

***This posting is for a potential future opening(s) with Entergy. This posting is to build a candidate pool, should the opening(s) become available.***

Job Summary/Purpose

• Provides direct oversight, coaching and support to Project Controls Specialist throughout the project lifecycle.
• Integrates with and supports Project Management team as needed to ensure successful execution of assigned projects.
• Ensures comprehensive project cost, schedule, scope, and risk controls are implemented on Entergy projects and helps ensure projects have reliable cost and schedule estimates and achieve business goals on time and to budget.
• Ensures contract agreements reflect project controls requirements and that contractors implement controls in line with those requirements where they are utilized for elements of the project. 
• Supports project reporting and regulatory reporting as required.
• Promotes safe behavior and adherence to the safety rules on the project.

 

Job Duties/Responsibilities

1. Implements all Project Management Standards in the area of cost, schedule, scope, WBS, and risk and issues management for assigned projects.
2. Performs rigorous and independent project assessments of projects within Entergy's project portfolio to ensure compliance with Entergy's SGP and project management standards; serves as a SGP Gate Reviewer.
3. Conducts training on the Entergy SGP, project management standards/implementation guides and various project controls disciplines, such as Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)
4. Assists in the performance of analysis, optimization, and reporting on Entergy project portfolio including assessments of risk associated with completing planned scopes of work according to multi-year budget plans. 
5. Works with Cost Analysts assigned to projects to prepare and maintain the required cost reports and forecasts.
   • • Performs schedule analytics to determine the quality of the schedule and to perform progress assessments.
     • Monitors and reports on compliance with schedule related contractual requirements by contractors.
     • Validates the Estimate to Completion and Estimate at Completion forecast.
     • Prepares contingency analysis and report on contingency status.
6. Collaborates with the project manager and other project team members to identify, characterize and document project risks in a risk register and develops mitigation plans in accordance with the Standards.
   • • Works with the project manager and other project team members to manage the Change Management process and document clearly throughout the project lifecycle; documents and tracks approved project changes.
     • Work is performed in both an office setting and in field conditions.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management (or related field) OR 8 years equivalent/related work experience (in addition to the Minimum Experience requirement) in lieu of a degree.

Minimum experience required of the position

• 6 years minimum capital project management and/or project control experience with project controls focus. Utility capital project experience essential.
• Desired: Project controls experience on large scale capital projects. 
• Desired: Experience of project controls implemented on projects executed under various types of contract agreements including EPC. Both contractor and owner construction project controls experience.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

• Superior knowledge of the fundamentals of scheduli