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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # PROGRAM MANAGER, GRID INTELLIGENCE - **Company:** CenterPoint Energy - **Location:** Houston, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** ADMS (Software), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Cyber Security, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Meter Data Management (Flow Meters), System Integration Testing, Systems Integration, Reliability of Systems, Information Technology, Performance Monitor - **Published:** November 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18905809/Program-Manager-Grid-Intelligence-Texas-Houston ## About the Role Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Information Technology, Project Management, or related discipline preferred, * 8-12+ years of utility, infrastructure, technology, or large-program experience. * Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional programs. * Strong understanding of electric distribution operations and/or AMI technologies. * Experience managing large budgets, schedules, vendors, risks, and executive stakeholders. * Strong executive communication and presentation skills. * Demonstrated ability to lead teams across organizational boundaries. ## Description The Program Manager - Grid Intelligence is responsible for leading the planning, execution, integration, and delivery of the utility's next-generation Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI 2.0) program. This position provides end-to-end program leadership across smart meters, communications networks, meter data management, grid-edge technologies, enterprise system integration, operational analytics, and business transformation. The Program Manager will partner with cross-functional teams across Metering, Distribution Operations, Engineering, IT/OT, Telecommunications, Customer Operations, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Finance, and external technology partners. The role is accountable not only for successful technology deployment but also for ensuring AMI 2.0 capabilities produce measurable improvements in safety, reliability, customer experience, operational efficiency, grid visibility, and capital optimization. Essential Functions * Program Management & Execution - Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the AMI 2.0 program, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables to ensure successful implementation of program objectives. * Cross-Functional Leadership - Partner with stakeholders across Metering, Distribution Operations, Engineering, IT/OT, Telecommunications, Customer Operations, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, Finance, Regulatory, GIS, and other business areas to advance shared workstreams and program objectives. * Systems Integration - Partner and coordinate integration between AMI and key utility platforms, including HES, MDMS, GIS, OMS, ADMS, SCADA, DERMS, CIS, asset management, work management, and analytics platforms. * Grid Intelligence Enablement - Coordinate development and implementation of AMI 2.0 capabilities supporting Transformer Intelligence, Voltage Intelligence, Power Quality, Reliability Intelligence, DER Intelligence, Meter Health, and other grid-edge use cases. * Vendor & Contract Management - Manage technology vendors, system integrators, contractors, and other strategic partners. Monitor contractual commitments, schedules, service-level agreements, technical performance, product quality, issue resolution, and vendor deliverables. * Program Financial Management - Develop and manage program capital and O&M budgets, forecasts, expenditures, financial risks, and business-case assumptions. Identify opportunities to improve program economics and optimize investment. * Risk & Issue Management - Establish and maintain program-level risk, issue, dependency, and decision-management processes. Develop mitigation strategies and escalate significant risks to appropriate leadership. * Testing & Deployment Readiness - Coordinate laboratory testing, field pilots, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, vendor certification, cybersecurity validation, deployment readiness, and production acceptance. * Operational Readiness & Transition - Ensure new AMI 2.0 technologies and capabilities are successfully transitioned into sustainable business operations, including processes, procedures, training, support models, system ownership, maintenance, and performance monitoring. * Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement - Partner with business leaders and change-management teams to prepare employees and organizations for new technologies, processes, responsibilities, and ways of working resulting from AMI 2.0. * Executive Reporting & Governance - Develop executive dashboards, program scorecards, steering-committee materials, status reports, and recommendations covering schedule, financial performance, risks, technology readiness, deployment progress, and realized benefits. * Performance Management & KPIs - Establish and monitor program performance indicators including meter deployment, communications performance, data availability, system reliability, installation quality, meter health, operational adoption, and financial performance. * Benefits Realization - Establish processes to identify, validate, measure, and track AMI 2.0 benefits, including O&M savings, avoided truck rolls, improved outage restoration, transformer optimization, voltage management, capital deferral, improved customer experience, and reliability improvements. * Continuous Improvement & Innovation - Evaluate emerging AMI, grid-edge, DER, analytics, AI, communications, and distribution technologies and coordinate pilots or proof-of-concept initiatives that support the utility's long-term grid modernization strategy.