TPO Project Manager

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years.    Our Vision: Our vision is to become the most admired utility in the United States through the execution of our long-term growth strategy. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.    Our Commitment: CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce. At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.     Job Summary

Leads end-to-end delivery of high-voltage and extra-high-voltage (EHV) transmission and substation projects for a long term capital portfolio.   Responsible for development of project execution plans and oversight through execution of multiple projects.   Establish and build integrated project management team (iPMT) to effectively delivery projects under an EPC model with an Owner’s Engineer (OE) by owning scope, schedule, budget, safety, quality, and risk from initiation through commissioning and closeout. Aligns and directs project team of OE and EPC partners with internal engineering, project controls, supply chain, regulatory/permitting, ROW, construction, and operations. Enforces stage-gate governance and rigorous project controls to achieve predictable, high-quality outcomes. Serves as the single point of accountability for scope, budget, schedule, risk/issue management, compliance with regulatory/customer procedures, and project execution metric tracking across all phases. Essential Functions

Project delivery oversight & governance: Ensure scope/cost/schedule/quality/safety/risk targets are met; ensure stage-gate review readiness and prepare decision-gate packages; issue concise leadership updates at agreed intervals and escalate issues and decisions as needed; provide transparency into the project progress. Interface management and communications: Manage internal handoffs (e.g., Engineering, OE, EPC, land) and external interfaces (e.g., permitting agencies, landowners, regulators). Integrated planning & controls: Own the integrated master schedule and budget baseline ; during planning, work closely with Project Controls to support the development and maintenance of cost baselines and project master schedule; during execution, manage project cost and schedule through cost forecast and project-execution KPI dashboards to avoid drift and resolve issues proactively. Cost estimation and forecasting: Develop and maintain robust owner’s cost baseline and forecast across the project lifecycle (from planning to energization), ensuring alignment with AACE standards and internal benchmarks for stage gate readiness. Risk & opportunity: Maintain the risk and opportunity registers; during planning; facilitate cross-functional risk reviews to define risks and mitigation plans; work closely with Cost Estimator to quantify risk and opportunity financial impacts; during execution manage contingency drawdown and release past trigger dates; escalate material risks promptly. EPC and OE contracting: Lead the EPC and OE selection, project Resources Plan, approval and mobilizing of Contractors’ key personnel and onboarding processes, in partnership with Supply Chain (commercial lead), Engineering (technical lead), and Legal, by developing project specific scope of work, steering term-sheet development (pricing model, milestones, LDs/bonuses, warranties, bonds/insurance, indemnities), and ensuring a documented execution handoff (deliverables, reporting cadence, change process). Essential Functions Cont'd.

Procurement & long-lead strategy: Execute long-lead equipment strategy to support project