Project Controls Manager Capital Project

Job Title:Project Controls Manager - Capital Project

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity:Entergy Services LLC

Project Controls Manager (PCM)

**The position will be open to LA TX MS and AR**

Job Summary/Purpose

Project Controls Manager (PCM) supports the day to day operations of multi-billion dollar projects for Capital Projects New Generation Execution portfolio. The PCM coordinates a team of schedule and cost professionals and works hand in hand with Project Management and EPC/Vendors to ensure projects are delivered safely on time and within budget. This role creates maintains and oversees activities related to cost schedule work breakdown structure (WBS) integrity and risk management aligned with Entergys stage gate process actively reducing project risk through disciplined analysis early identification of issues and implementation of mitigation strategies that protect project performance and outcomes.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

1. Responsible for the timely delivery of all project controls reporting including weekly and monthly reports and data submissions which feeds Power BI reporting models. Ensure all deliverables meet Entergy standards incorporate EPC inputs and are reviewed for accuracy alignment and adherence metrics.

2. Serve as an independent verifier of EPC performance through expert earned value (EVM) tracking monitoring SPI CPI milestone status and other key KPIs. Provides insight early warnings and solution-oriented recommendations to project leadership.

3. Ensure adherence and change management governance by reviewing contractor deliverables validating project change notices (PCNs) monitoring payment milestone compliance and coordinating contract implementation activities to ensure the project remains within executed terms.

4. Oversee all project cost control activities including bi weekly and monthly cost reviews accrual forecasting contingency management and drawdown EAC/ETC variance analysis and monthly invoicing review. Additionally ensure annual spend adherence by comparing current year projections against the approved baseline budget and providing clear actionable commentary on variances drivers and expected financial impacts.

5. Facilitate meetings and reporting regarding the risk register. Collaborates with stakeholders to update risks develop mitigation plans that support proactive risk avoidance.

6. Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) in Critical Path Method (CPM) using resource and man hour loaded schedules; support EPC and Owner baseline development; lead weekly and monthly schedule reviews by analyzing critical path shifts float erosion milestone adherence and SPI trends; and interpret forensic schedule dataincluding inputs to Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)to identify emerging delays assess schedule risk exposure and provide actionable mitigation recommendations.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position:

Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Project Management (or related field) OR 8 years equivalent/related work experience (in addition to the Minimum Experience requirement) in lieu of a degree.

Minimum experience required of the position:

• 6 years minimum capital project management and/or project control experience with project controls focus. Utility capital project experience essential.
• Highly Desired: 10 year of experience in capital project management and/or project controls.
• Desired: Project controls experience on large scale capital projects. (project or portfolios valued over $500M).
• Desired: Experience of project controls implemented on projects executed under various types of contract agreements including EPC. Both contractor and owner construction project controls experience.

Minimum knowledge skills and abilities required of the position:

• Moderate skills in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software
  
  
• Moderate skills in Scheduling software (such as Primavera P6)
  
  
• Superior skills in Microsoft 365 applications specifically Excel
  
  
• Moderate knowledge of Power BI and AI applications such as CoPilot Claude or Gemini
• Must be able to perform on-site walkthroughs to visually assess completed work and confirm alignment with provided project data.

Any certificates licenses etc. required of the position

Preferred: Any of the following: PMP PMI-CP PMI-RMP AACEi-CCP AACEi-EVP or AACEi-PRMP Certification(s)

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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.