Manager Origination

Portland General Electric • Portland, OR

187d • $130,900 - $243,100

About The Position

The Manager, Origination & Structuring plays a critical leadership role in advancing Portland General Electric's clean energy transformation and delivering on the company's strategic resource, customer, and policy objectives. This position is responsible for shaping and executing commercial strategies that support cost-effective resource development, transmission expansion, and customer-driven clean energy solutions, while navigating complex regulatory, policy, and market dynamics. The role leads origination and negotiation of structured energy transactions-including power purchase agreements (PPAs), asset acquisitions, and joint development partnerships-to secure flexible, reliable, and emissions-free energy supply. It oversees commercial structuring to optimize risk allocation, capture federal and state incentives, and ensure alignment with PGE's integrated resource and capacity planning. This leader also plays a key role in enabling infrastructure investments by advancing regulatory strategies that support regional transmission development and integration of clean resources. The position works cross-functionally with internal teams-including legal, regulatory, external affairs, and planning-and engages with counterparties, developers, policymakers, communities, and regional market participants to influence transmission policy and market design. In addition, the Manager is accountable for supporting the development of customer-facing clean energy products that empower large and small customers to meet their decarbonization goals. This includes structuring offerings such as voluntary renewable programs, subscription-based supply models, and customized solutions for large loads and emerging sectors. By bridging commercial execution, policy enablement, and customer priorities, this role is instrumental in positioning PGE to deliver on affordability, reliability, and clean energy leadership, while unlocking value for customers and supporting sustainable growth.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, business or other related field or equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Typically 8 or more years of utility experience in power operations, generation project/business development, resource planning, energy commodity trading and marketing, economic forecasting, accounting, finance or regulatory affairs or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage Origination, Structuring and Resource Strategy Functions and Staff
• Manage Resource Procurement and Power Supply Asset Disposition Strategy
• Manage Origination & Structuring Activities
• Functional Leadership
• Financial Management
• Resourcing
• Professional Development

Benefits

• Total rewards package designed to reward contributions to the company and support well-being and professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees