Project Manager

NRG is the leading integrated power company in the U.S., built on the strength of the nation's largest and most diverse competitive electric generation portfolio and leading retail electricity platform. A Fortune 200 company, NRG creates value through best in class operations, reliable and efficient electric generation, and a retail platform serving residential and commercial businesses.

The Project Manager is responsible for managing the successful implementation of projects across all areas of the business (e.g. Marketing, Technology, Operations, Customer Service, Finance, etc.) Candidate will possess strong strategic thinking, problem solving, communication and analytical skills and must be able to work in a fast paced, collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. The selected candidate must be a results-oriented individual with a very strong work ethic and able to demonstrate excellent project management, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills. This position will be responsible for working with senior-level business executives, IT personnel, and business program resources to execute project management requirements and manage stakeholder expectations.

* Deliver large-scale projects * Organize project teams by identifying areas of needed expertise and required skills * Manage overall delivery of project across all functions including requirements gathering and project approval, design, build/customization, integration, and testing * Manage requirements and project approval process, including obtaining sign-off from all business lines and overseeing the change management process for tracking changes, once sign-off has been completed. * Define, track, and ensure timely and accurate completion of project milestones and deliverables * Develop and maintain the project budget from initiation to completion * Identify, assess impact of and resolve project issues and conflicts with management and/or project team * Support budget tracking efforts to build NPV, allocating operational costs to appropriate projects * Provide regular communications on project status to executive management and internal project teams * Improve quality, implementation timing and cost for projects * Build strong relationships * Internal: Establish strong contact with all business functions and act as central hub * External: Coordinate, act as day-to-day project contact with partner teams * Serve as liaison to PMO and business to help scope prospective projects to identify NPV and project costs

**Education:** * Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Engineering, or Computer Science required. **Experience:** * Minimum of 5 years project management experience managing complex and multiple projects in dynamic and demanding environments. * Project/strategic planning and business background with understanding of assigned areas of responsibility * Demonstrated experience with both Waterfall and Agile Projects * Demonstrated presentation and training skills * Experience working on technology integration projects desired * Knowledge of the utility and/or the deregulated energy industry preferred. **Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:** * Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences in both written and oral form * Ability to develop recommendations/action plans and manage multiple projects simultaneously * Root cause analysis and problem-solving skills * Attention to detail * Ability to prioritize both routine and unpredictable work activities and identify exceptions and recommend solutions to leadership. * Excellent personal computer skills within a Windows environment demonstrating advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. * Ability to work effectively both independently and with teams. Excellent problem solving skills and ability to use good judgment to make recommendations and decisions. * Comfortably handles risk and uncertainty. * Ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.