IT Project Manager Sr (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) - Entergy

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Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

***This position may be filled in The Woodlands TX, New Orleans LA, or Jackson MS.  Other locations within Entergy’s service territory may be considered***

Position Summary:

Accountable for managing IT capital projects with scope, cost and schedule certainty in alignment with the defined stage gate process.  This role provides direction to project team members and resolves or escalates issues that affect these projects.  Provides management insight into the assigned projects and how the status of those projects affects business and operational goals. Project portfolio includes IT application software, custom development, infrastructure, and telecommunications projects.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• • Plan, coordinate and document project related activities for IT projects
  • Lead project team to establish leading indicators and proactive requirements to deliver customer value and business outcomes; execute projects is accordance with applicable corporate standards, guidelines, policies and processes; adhere to all reporting and submission deadlines, including monthly financial cost analysis
  • Define the project organization structure required for the project and identify the technical resources required to achieve project goals; work with appropriate Entergy management and/or vendor partner for assignment of resources to the project team; prepare and manage vendor contracts and change orders, approve vendor invoices
  • Manage assigned projects to meet scope, budget, and schedule commitments and maintain communication channels to provide IT and customer stakeholders with insight into the programs and its status; resolve and/or escalate risks and issues as necessary
  • Provide clear, timely and accurate project status reports; prepare reports and presentations to stakeholders as necessary
  • Provide leadership, oversight and coordination to various internal and external resources providing services for the projects assigned
  • Participate in the acquisition of related software, products and service
  • Manage the integration of vendor tasks; track and review vendor deliverables (as applicable)
  • Responsible to ensure that overall project technical design aligns with IT architecture and security standards
  • ​​​​Potentially manage a portfolio of projects on behalf of the business customer, identifying priorities, dependencies and conflicts
  • Proactively manage risks; actively create and execute mitigation plans to prevent increases in scope, schedule and budget
  • Assess necessary skill sets and competencies of team members to accomplish project objectives; identify and recommend specific resource and/or training requirements
  • Advanced knowledge of company accounting and regulatory policies; ability to apply this knowledge to meet program objectives
  • Recommend and take action to direct the analysis and solution of problems; adjust project as necessary to meet changing requirements
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve processes and tools

Minimum Education needed:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Computer Science or related work experience. Master's degree is a plus.

Minimum Experience needed:

• IT Project Manager Sr: 8+years’ experience managing projects and/or programs
  • Experience delivering projects in a highly outsourced environment

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities needed:

• Experience managing Information Technology projects
• Technical understanding of IT and/or systems operations
• Experience in creating and managing project schedules in Primavera

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position:

• PMP or other project management certification desired
• Agile certification desired

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Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands 
Job Function: Information Technology
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 2
Req ID: 114539
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI 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. 

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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.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.  41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency.

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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.

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.