Job Title: Power Development Manager

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

***This is an onsite position and can be based out of The Woodlands, TX or New Orleans, LA. Those outside the area will need to relocate for this oppertunity. Relocation Assistance is not available for this posting***

Job Summary/Purpose

Responsible for a project development team that supports the origination and project development of large power plant projects or programs of projects that are typically above $250M. Manage the expansion of the development pipeline through greenfield or brownfield project development activities; procurement of Owner’s Engineer and other project support services; negotiation of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contracts; and providing oversight of all front-end loading stages for combined cycle or simple cycle gas turbine projects to assure an effective hand-off to an oversight team for successful execution.

This individual is a leader with demonstrated experience in project development with commercial acumen and a strong advocate for the partnering process with key stakeholders including internal/external support groups across Entergy and contractor partners. This individual is responsible for the leadership needs of his/her cross-functional team; executing a development strategy; applying his/her technology understanding and experience; and building an effective relationship network with key internal and external individuals.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Organizes and leads an effective project development team that is focused on delivering generation projects that enable the enterprise to meet the stated commitments and generation resource needs in accordance with the applicable corporate standards and guidelines.  Understands the requirements and contributions of critical team positions and that of the key stakeholders.
• Understands the roles of the Utility and regulators in project development and viability.
• Manages the development of the project vision and execution philosophy, along with deliverables necessary to progress a project through a Stage Gate Project Lifecycle Process. 
• Works closely with the regulatory functions to support the requirement of receiving the necessary certifications.
• Utilizes Commercial Expertise to solidify commercial agreements and delivers successfully negotiated contracts with the partnership of key stakeholders.
• Full understanding of the contractual aspects of projects and the need to create a contracting strategy that delivers superior economic performance and that can be executed safely, with high quality while delivering cost and schedule certainty. 
• Support and/or lead contract negotiations for contracts and fulfill duties as contract manager or owner’s representative. 
• Manages risks to ensure risks are identified and mitigated.
• Develops critical relationships with key stakeholders and project contributors.
• Provides clear, timely and accurate project status reports for management.
• Promotes safe behavior, in accordance with Company expectations, and adherence to the safety rules on the project.
• This position is required to support enterprise-wide DIB initiatives across the project team. 
• Mentorship and individual development of their team members. 

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field OR 4 years of equivalent related work experience (in addition to Minimum Experience requirement) in lieu of degree.

Preferred: Advanced Degree – MBA, Masters in Engineering, Construction, or Project Management.

Minimum experience required of the position

10 years of experience in Project Management, Construction Management, Electric Utility Industry, or related field. 

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position                                                       

• Subject Matter Expert in project and construction management fundamentals and complicated project problem solutions.
• History of safe performance, active safety involvement and participation and strong desire for a safer workplace.
• Supervisory experience with direct reports or in a matrix organization.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and project management applications, processes, software and equipment.
• Understanding of Industry Best Practices.
• Demonstrated cross-functional project leadership experience, team performance skills, service mindset approach, and the ability to act as a trusted advisor.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

• Preferred: PMP (Project Management Professional certification)
• Preferred: Advanced Degree

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Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Louisiana : New Orleans || Texas : The Woodlands 
Job Function: All Other Jobs
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 2
Req ID: 120371
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

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Additional Responsibilities: 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.

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The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.  Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

EEI Testing:

One way that Entergy has found to identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs is through pre-employment testing. If this position does require an EEI test, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting. If you are invited to a test session, we strongly recommend you review and complete the practice test as well as review the testing brochure for your respective test.  The test brochure will give you critical information on the test such as time allocated and number of questions.  Also, keep in mind that the actual test is timed; you should practice timing yourself while doing the practice tests. The practice test information and test brochures can be located by going to the EEI website, http://www.eei.org/practicetests, Logon ID:  entergy, password:  practice test (2 words). Travel expenses incurred in connection with EEI testing are non-reimbursable.

In addition to EEI testing there is also Fit-for-Duty testing which will identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs. If this position does require Fit-for-Duty testing, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting.

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.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.