Job Purpose

Accountable for managing IT capital projects with scope, cost and schedule certainty in alignment with the defined stage gate process. This role provides direction to project team members and resolves or escalates issues that affect these projects. Provides management insight into the assigned projects and how the status of those projects affects business and operational goals. Project portfolio includes IT application software, custom development, infrastructure, and telecommunications projects.

Education, Experience and/or Certification

Minimum Education needed:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Computer Science or related work experience. Master's degree is a plus.

Minimum Experience needed:

• IT Project Manager: 5+ years’ experience managing projects and/or programs
• Experience delivering projects in a highly outsourced environment.
• Worked with and managed projects with many partnered internal points of contacts and external vendors
• Must have experience managing schedules in MS Project
• Experience with implementations and infrastructure upgrades
• Experience managing multiple projects at a time

• IT Project Manager Sr: 8+years’ experience managing projects and/or programs?Experi
• ence delivering projects in a highly outsourced environmentWorked
• with and managed projects with many partnered internal points of contacts and external vendorsMust h
• ave experience managing schedules in MS ProjectExperi
• ence with implementations and infrastructure upgradesExperi
• ence managing multiple projects at a timeKnowl

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dge/Skills/Capabilities:Minimu

m Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities needed:Experi

• ence managing Information Technology projectsTechni
• cal understanding of IT and/or systems operationsExperi
• ence in creating and managing project schedules in Microsoft ProjectAny ce

rtificates, licenses, etc. required of the position:PMP or

• other project management certification desiredAgile
• certification desiredJob D

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ties/Responsibilities:Plan,

coordinate and document project related activities of smaller scale projects.Lead p

roject team to establish leading indicators and proactive requirements to deliver customer value and business outcomes; execute projects is accordance with applicable corporate standards, guidelines, policies and processes; adhere to all reporting and submission deadlines, including monthly financial cost analysisDefine

the project organization structure required for the project and identify the technical resources required to achieve project goals; work with appropriate Entergy management and/or vendor partner for assignment of resources to the project team; prepare and manage vendor contracts and change orders, approve vendor invoicesManage

assigned projects to meet scope, budget, and schedule commitments and maintain communication channels to provide IT and customer stakeholders with insight into the programs and its status; resolve and/or escalate risks and issues as necessaryProvid

e clear, timely and accurate project status reports; prepare reports and presentations to stakeholders as necessaryProvid

e leadership, oversight and coordination to various internal and external resources providing services for the projects assignedDevelo

p business cases and initiate projects to align with departmental strategyPartic

ipate in the acquisition of related software, products and serviceManage

the integration of vendor tasks; track and review vendor deliverables (as applicable)Respon

sible to ensure that overall project technical design aligns with IT architecture and security standards