Manager, Construction Project Management

Portland General Electric Company • Portland, OR

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all. Summary PGE is seeking a dynamic Manager, Construction Project Management to lead a team of PMs that manage programs and projects roughly in size between $500,000 and $500 million within the PGE capital portfolio, which is roughly $1.655B in 2026. This team manages innovative capital infrastructure programs through development, permitting, engineering/design, procurement, construction, and commissioning. In this role you will provide leadership to ensure capital investment plans are executed in a manner consistent with the defined project goals for safety, quality, budget, and schedule. Ensure that consistent project management processes are developed, implemented, and continuously improved across all projects/programs to deliver results for our customers. A successful candidate will have advanced knowledge of project management principles and construction/engineering disciplines for utility infrastructure, combined with exceptional stakeholder management and analytical thinking skills that drive successful project outcomes and team development.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in degree in engineering, business or other related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Typically, 8 or more years of utility project management, construction management, engineering, design, operation or maintenance of electrical facilities or related experience.
• Certifications, Licenses and Training : Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required
• Advanced ability to manage stakeholders.
• Advanced analytical thinking skills.
• Advanced business acumen.
• Advanced business process interrelationships skills.
• Advanced conflict management skills.
• Advanced creativity and innovation skills.
• Advanced decision-making skills.
• Advanced negotiation skills.
• Advanced organization/prioritization skills.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Advanced resource management skills.
• Advanced risk management skills.
• Advanced written/oral communication skills.
• Drives Results
• Plans and Aligns
• Decision Quality
• Drives Engagement
• Courage
• Ability to work long hours
• Ability to work a variable schedule
• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance [for part- time positions, change to part-time attendance]
• Ability to work shift schedule [occasionally]
• Ability to work on-call schedule [occasionally]
• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
• Driving/travel/commute: Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
• Environment - Indoor/Outdoor (check all that apply)

Nice To Haves

• Management/supervisory experience.
• Advanced knowledge and skill in the application of project management principles, processes and best practices.
• Advanced knowledge of the principles, concepts and methods used in T&D engineering, construction and maintenance.
• Advanced knowledge of construction estimating, project risk management, project scope control and project communication management.
• Advanced knowledge of construction/engineering disciplines and technical understanding of utility infrastructure
• Advanced knowledge of engineering/economic principles and concepts.
• Advanced knowledge of utility-scale construction projects, including feasibility, estimating and scheduling.
• Advanced knowledge of budget and resource forecasting principles and methods.
• Advanced knowledge of and skill in using Project Management software.
• Advanced knowledge of procurement and contract administration.
• Working knowledge of applicable policies, rules, regulations and codes in the utility engineering field.
• Working knowledge of Maximo, MS Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Basic knowledge of applicable union contracts and labor laws.
• Working skills in using corporate financial reporting software (e.g., PowerPlan).

Responsibilities

• Management: Leads a team of project management professionals responsible for managing Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (T&D), and Facilities construction projects and programs; provides technical management for the team, ensuring that objectives are met, and all relevant standards/procedures are followed; ensures that problems are identified and resolved; ensures the team follows best practices.
• Capital Investment Plan Implementation: Oversees implementation of capital investment plans affecting PGE’s infrastructure facilities and systems. Establish partnerships with other departments within PGE to foster alignment in achieving strategic goals.
• Program/Project Management Oversight: Ensures that program/project management processes are developed, implemented, maintained, and enhanced effectively and consistently across all programs/projects to deliver results (safety, quality, budget, schedule). Continuously evaluates and improves upon project management processes and provides guidance/mentorship in support of continued employee development; provides project management expertise to internal and external stakeholders.
• Internal/External Representation: Represents PGE and the Project Management Office (PMO) on various internal and external committees and task forces to ensure alignment with corporate goals and initiatives.
• Financial Management: Monitors and manages expenditures, ensuring that all financial targets are met, and examines any areas where budgets/expenditures vary from plan; assists with the definition and operation of effective financial controls and decision making.
• Resourcing: Oversees resourcing decisions and planning for team; partners with HR in the definition of jobs, recruitment, evaluation, and selection processes.
• Professional Development: Reviews organizational development needs and training strategies to determine required learning and development outcomes for the team; provides guidance in the creation of development plans; monitors ongoing progress and provides coaching and mentoring and provides feedback; completes annual performance management reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees