Sr. Manager, Power Development

About the role

Responsible for a utility-scale new generation (gas) self-build project development team that supports the corporation’s reliability and sustainability goals. Manage the expansion of the development pipeline through land acquisition; development asset purchases; greenfield 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 utility scale power generation asset development or portfolios of projects to assure an effective hand-off to an oversight team for successful execution.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Grows an effective project development team that is focused on delivering power generation projects that enable the enterprise to meet the stated sustainability commitments and generation resource needs. 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, including Real Estate agreements, and delivers successfully negotiated contracts with the partnership of key stakeholders.
• Fully understands 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.
• Supports and/or leads contract negotiations for contracts and fulfills duties as contract manager, as needed.
• 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's in Business, Management, Finance, Engineering, or similar degree. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum experience required of the position: At least 10 years’ experience in project development and management experience. Utility-scale gas or renewable generation project development experience is preferred.
• Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position: None

Primary Location

• Texas-The Woodlands
• Louisiana : New Orleans

Job Function

• Corporate

Pay Range

• Minimum Salary: $168,000.00
• Maximum Salary: $252,000.00

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.

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.

Accessibility

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Equal Opportunity Employer

• 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.