Project Manager - Jackson, MS

This position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

About the Role

This position serves the Entergy MS Reliability team by overseeing the reliability plan, including program execution, financial tracking, and reporting. The role also supports executive communications and presentations to provide updates on reliability plan performance. Additional responsibilities include contract administration and budget estimation for large capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversees EML reliability plan execution.
• Tracks execution progress across various reliability programs and reports on financial performance.
• Manages project implementation and project plan development; navigates projects through their initiation phase by assembling information to evaluate service alternatives and develop preliminary scope of work.
• Supports quarterly workplan development to ensure alignment with the reliability plan and network or region capacity.
• Manages specific reliability program execution and tracks projects to ensure timely execution and spending.
• Provides contract management, administration, and invoice processing to support the reliability team.
• Serves as the point of contact for reliability plan execution.
• Develops executive communications and presentations to update on execution progress and effectiveness.
• Provides ancillary support for regulatory filings, FP monitoring, meeting representation, and delivery of reliability metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience; MBA preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in Operations Management or Project Management.
• 5 years of commercial contracts experience in the energy/utility industry (strongly preferred).
• 5 years of experience in design engineering, system planning, field operations, or construction.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and analytical skills.
• Experienced in project management roles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detailed-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• In-depth understanding of utility regulation and RFPs.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired.

Location & Schedule

Primary location: Jackson, Mississippi. Travel up to 25% may be required.