Job Title: Mgr, Portfolio Management

PS Job Title: Mgr, Portfolio Management

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

Job Summary/Purpose

Manager Portfolio Management provides leadership and oversight of the stage gate process for distribution line and substation project management & construction for a portfolio of projects delivering cost, scope, & schedule certainty, focusing on high quality results & transparency throughout project life cycles. The position provides leadership in delivering an independent review of the stage gate process to ensure deliverables are met to project delivery standards and defined requirements and business specifications to achieve the intended business results.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Provides leadership and oversight of the stage gate process for distribution line and substation project management & construction for a portfolio of projects delivering cost, scope, & schedule certainty, focusing on high quality results & transparency throughout project life cycles.

Provide leadership and direction to ensure assigned project portfolio is executed in accordance with company, business unit, and work group practices, processes, procedures, and policies including multiple discipline activities such as; project management, project controls, change management processes, project issue resolution, substation and transmission line civil and construction work, steel and electrical installations, system protection and control installations and checkout, ROW clearing, implementation and monitoring of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan to ensure compliance with Environmental regulations and laws and resolution of customer related complaints and concerns.

Facilitate, establish and maintain an efficient and effective independent project review process to ensure the large volume of distribution capital projects meet the project delivery standards of the stage gate process to ensure quality of work scope, cost, and schedule attainment and delivery of outcomes.

Manage portfolio status reporting, interface with management of all stakeholders to achieve intended results, represent portfolio in internal leadership meetings, external regulatory hearings, customer meetings, and prepare written testimony as appropriate

Provide leadership in developing the distribution project delivery standards, ensuring their appropriate application and assume responsibility to provide training to project managers to apply the standards to project development and execution.

Responsible for development and delivery of regular portfolio reporting on projects reviewed for funding approval, incremental funding, project closeouts; and leading the development and implementation of processes to monitor and proactively manage projects from getting on the overspent list.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related discipline or equivalent work experience.

Minimum experience required of the position

10 years project management and/or construction experience in utility or industrial setting. Supervisory experience preferred.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position                                                                       

•             Bias for action, excellent attention to detail and relentless commitment to follow-through

•             Ability to multi-task and handle various projects simultaneously to drive timely results

•             Ability to prioritize effectively and facilitate action across remote groups

•             Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and to effectively manage within it.

•             Excellent communication skills, ability to simplify complex topics for broad audiences and convey ideas and recommendations in a clear, compelling and succinct way in written and verbal communications

•             Highly organized, able to prioritize and work under pressure on a number of projects at the same time.

•             Enthusiastic team player with a strong drive to create a positive work environment

•             Customer service orientation

•             Strong analytical and reporting skills

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

Preferred: Project Management Professional Certification OR Construction Management Professional Certification

Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans || Louisiana : Baton Rouge 
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 125285
PS Job Title: Mgr, Portfolio Management 
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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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.