IT Project Manager (Cyber Security)

Work Place Flexibility : Hybrid

Legal Entity : Entergy Services, LLC

Job Summary

Manages IT / Cyber Security (CS) projects to deliver the project approved scope with cost and schedule control and certainty in alignment with defined PMO stage gate processes.

Partners with stakeholders and resource managers to provide direction to project team members, identify and mitigate risks, and resolve or escalate issues that affect these projects.

Provides management insight into how the status of those projects affect business, project, and operational goals. Plan, coordinate, and document project related activities to deliver project objectives.

Manage the project delivery activities, resourcing, budget, procurement, schedule, stakeholder engagement, and reporting.

Defines the project organization structure required for the project and identifies the technical resources required to achieve project goals;

work with appropriate Entergy management and / or vendor partners for assignment of resources to the project team.

Job Duties / Responsibilities :

• Implements projects in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Develops and maintains the Project Execution Plan and execute the project in adherence with this plan.
• Establishes and maintains project documentation.
• Coordinates the efforts of all project participants, including consultants and contractors.
• Manages the project in line with the project budget.
• Ensures project controls are implemented for effectively managing project scope, schedule, quality, cost, cash flow, risk, contracts, and communications in accordance with the applicable corporate standards.
• Provides clear, timely and accurate project status reports for management as required. Prepares reports and makes presentations to management.

Promptly communicates issues to the next level of leadership.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education needed :

Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business, Computer Science, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Master’s Degree is a plus.

Minimum Experience needed :

4+ years leading IT / Cybersecurity projects as a project manager or program manager Leadership experience directing resources and managing work across multiple teams and people is a plus.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities needed :

• Proficient in project management waterfall fundamentals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Technical understanding of IT or Cyber Security systems
• Experience in creating and managing project schedule.
• Proficient in office tools such as Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Proficient with meeting scheduling, meeting facilitation, and collaboration tools including on-line meetings, instant messaging, and video conferencing.
• Available to travel as needed, be available, and able to work irregular hours for project go-lives and deadlines.
• Able to report to the Entergy office as required during normal working hours for collaboration meetings and on-site events and must satisfy residency requirements per Entergy's Work Location Flexibility policy.
• Able to work from home in a low-noise, relatively distraction-free home office environment with high network bandwidth and to be available during normal business hours except for excused absences.

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

• PMI PMP Certification is a plus.
• Alternate Project Management certifications are a plus.

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Primary Location : Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson Louisiana : New Orleans Texas : The Woodlands

Job Function : Professional

FLSA Status : Professional

Relocation Option : No Relocation Offered

Union description / code : NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings : 2

Req ID : 115034

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.

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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 .

Pay Transparency Notice :

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.

Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

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.