As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future! Job Summary: This Senior Management position will have broad responsibilities to support the effective and compliant administration and delivery of the organization’s Capital Project Portfolio, Development Project Portfolio, and the Department G&A Budget. The successful candidate will be skilled in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions for project delivery issues and variances. Knowledge of project development, execution, risk management, and administration will be essential. Essential Duties/Responsibilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Safety First: Champion NRG’s safety culture by ensuring business partners meet NRG standards and comply with all federal, state, and company safety requirements.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Project & Department Support: Provide project controls and operational support to Development, Engineering & Construction (DE&C) project teams across the full project lifecycle.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Project Controls: Manage project setup and close‑out, authorization and procurement processes, cost and schedule tracking, forecasting and reporting, baseline and change order administration, audits, and budget oversight.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Processes & Continuous Improvement: Support the development, implementation, and administration of project standards, systems, and metrics to improve efficiency, accuracy, execution, and compliance.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Project Lifecycle & Commercial Support: Assist with project development, interconnection, permitting, contracting, and execution activities, including commercial initiatives such as entity formation, joint ventures, partnerships, financing, and M&A support.</li> </ul> Minimum Requirements: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience OR advanced degree/certification (MBA, MS, CPA, CFA) and 5+ years of experience, with demonstrated expertise in Project Controls and knowledge of project development, financing, accounting, contracting, construction management, and O&M.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience leading or supporting large, complex capital or infrastructure projects.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong understanding of operational excellence, including processes, systems, metrics, and continuous improvement.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Proven leadership, mentoring, and cross‑functional collaboration skills across remote, office, and field environments.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Excellent communication, decision‑making, and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Advanced systems proficiency, including:</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Excel (advanced formulas, data linking, VBA), PowerPoint, Word</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive), WebEx, Zoom</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Microsoft Project or Primavera</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP/CMMS <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Oracle forecasting/reporting tools (FPR, HPM, HFM)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Preferred Qualifications and Degree/Certifications: <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strongly Preferred: Advanced Degree/Certification or equivalent Industry experience pertaining to Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Data Science or certification (ie: Masters, MBA, CPA, CFA, or certificate)</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">OSHA 30 Certification- (Will be required to obtain certification upon hire)</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">PMI/PMP Certification</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">AACE Certification</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Six Sigma Certification</li> </ul> Working Conditions: <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width:1046.25pt;background-color:white" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height:27.0pt"> <td style="padding:0.0in 5.25pt 0.0in 5.25pt"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Results- Oriented Environment</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Houston office has an open office environment</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:27.0pt"> <td style="padding:0.0in 5.25pt 0.0in 5.25pt"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Time worked outside of normal hours may be required as business needs dictate.</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Occasional travel to various sites/business meeting locations as required to support needs.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to take initiative, be a self-starter, and work independently and effectively</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Extremely organized and proficient</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High-energy, team player with an aptitude for building successful relationships with employees of</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">all levels including corporate partners as well as external stakeholders</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Commercial Experience relating to Partnerships, Contracting, Permitting, Financing</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Project Acquisition, Sales & Integration, and Entity Formation & Dissolution</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience Financial Modeling/Estimating/Scheduling for Capital Projects</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Change Management/Process Improvement Experience</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Business Strategy Experience</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">ERP System Implementation (ie SAP)</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Familiarity with Project Mgmt Software (ie InEight, Procore, Sage100, FIeldwire, Spectrum, etc)</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Familiarity with BIM Systems (AutoCAD/Revit/Trimble etc)</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Designing/Maintaining Self-Service Reports: Power BI/Spotfire/Tableau</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Data/BI/Automation Tools: VBA, C, C++, SQL, MATLAB, Python etc.</li> <li style="color:#222222;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Advanced M365 Configuration: (SharePoint, MSTeams, Flow, Azure, Forms, PowerApps, Power Automate</li> </ul> Physical Requirements (Demand and Frequency): <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to work in an office, plant, and field environment (or at home as applicable). - Frequency, Daily</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to walk around construction and plant sites and spend time outdoors standing, bending, and walking. - Frequency, Occasional</li> </ul>NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills. Official description on file with Talent.

Senior Manager, Project Services & Controls (VIRTUAL, TX, US, 00000) @ NRG

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