Director, Power Development

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity:Entergy Services LLC

Job Summary/Purpose

The focus of this position is to develop and implement strategies to deliver competitive new power generation and sustainability projects to enable and support Entergys growth while maintaining affordability and reliability. This position will build and manage an organization with the expertise and resources to accomplish this goal. The role includes leadership of the corporations strategy for new generation and sustainability projects and programs.

This position supports the management and oversight of all front-end loading stages of new generation and sustainability project developments and leads commercial engagements with external partners to support the corporations strategy.

Incumbent is a bona fide leader and a strong advocate for the partnering process with key stakeholders including internal/external support groups across Entergy and contractors. This individual is responsible for both the leadership needs of his/her own team technology understanding and experience along with building an effective relationship with key individuals internally with Entergy and externally where applicable.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Develops effective project development strategies to support the Entergy companies goals of delivering power generation and sustainability projects that enable the enterprise to meet the stated commitments to our customers.
• Understands the requirements and contributions of critical team positions and that of the key stakeholders.
• Understands the role of the Utility in the project development process and the role of the Public Utility Commission on self-supply viability.
• Manages the development of the project vision and execution philosophy along with deliverables necessary to progress projects and programs through a Stage Gate Project Lifecycle Process.
• Utilizes commercial expertise to solidify commercial agreements and delivers successfully negotiated contracts with the partnership of key stakeholders.
• Supports and develops the plans for execution on the construction of natural gas fueled power stations carbon capture facilities and energy storage facilities to deliver on project goals and regulatory obligations.
• Develops critical relationships with key stakeholders that allows incumbent to work systematically and integrate projects with the wider Entergy.
• 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.
• Constantly works effectively to negotiate and resolve contract challenges to assure the effective development of projects.
• Works closely with the regulatory functions to support the requirement of receiving the necessary certifications including providing written and verbal testimony before the commissions.
• Works closely with SMEs across Entergys Power Generation Environmental to determine permitting requirements and related strategies.
• Creates a culture of inclusivity by creating a strong team dynamic mentors and develops skills holds a high standard of accountability to drive performance and drives diversity programs that create value for the team and enterprise.
• Promotes safe behavior in accordance with company expectations and adherence to the safety rules on all work including projects.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

• B.S. in Engineering discipline Construction Management or applicable course of study.
• MBA or other advanced degree strongly preferred.
• Project and/or Program Management certification preferred.

Minimum experience required of the position

• At least 15 years experience in capital projects development and management experience.
• Power Generation project development experience and technology familiarity is essential.

Minimum knowledge skills and abilities required of the position

• Subject Matter Expert in project and construction management fundamentals and complicated project problem solutions with Power Generation background.
• EPC (or similar) contract negotiation experience.
• History of safe performance active safety involvement and participation and strong desire for a safer workplace.
• Supervisory experience with direct reports.
• 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

None

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Primary Location: Texas-The WoodlandsTexas : The Woodlands
Louisiana : New Orleans
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status:
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: Non-Bargaining
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 121311
Travel Percentage:25% to 50%

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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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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.