Staff/ Sr. T&D Construction Manager

Portland General Electric • Wilsonville, OR

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lead critical T&D (substation and/or line) construction projects that directly impact grid reliability, safety, and wildfire mitigation across Oregon. Portland General Electric (PGE) is seeking a dynamic Construction Manager to oversee complex transmission and distribution construction activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, with the highest quality, on time, and within budget. In this role, you will work predominantly on construction projects on our transmission and distribution system throughout the PGE service territory, requiring a strong working knowledge of the PGE system, technical design details, construction standards, and specifications. You will partner closely with our partners in Line and Substation Operations as well as other internal stakeholders, leveraging strong relationships to drive successful project outcomes. Experience with both greenfield and brownfield substation construction and/or complex transmission and distribution OH and UG line construction, along with a solid foundation in construction project management principles, is essential. As a key member of the Construction Management team, you will lead contracted construction activities across PGE’s T&D organization while also supporting wildfire mitigation initiatives and broader PMO work. You will provide engineering and project-related support, including technical construction management, planning and design input for new or upgraded installations, and coordination across multiple asset classes. You will also bring expertise in contract management, coordination, and inspection for construction and maintenance projects—ensuring compliance, managing risk, and driving accountability across contractors and project teams. If you bring strong experience in construction management, contract negotiation, construction law, and safety programs—particularly within complex electric utility environments—we want to hear from you. This position is open to two P-levels: Staff Transmission & Distribution Construction Manager (Grade 7 / P3 – Career Professional) and Senior Transmission & Distribution Construction Manager (Grade 8 / P4 – Specialist Professional). The level at which an offer is made will be determined based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering or other related field or equivalent experience.
• P3: Typically five or more years of experience in construction management, project management, engineering or related field
• P4: Typically eight or more years of experience in construction management, project management, engineering or related field
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• Requires valid drivers license
• Proficiency by level: P3: Intermediate P4: Advanced
• Construction practices, codes and standards
• T&D design, construction and maintenance practices
• Procurement and contract administration
• Project controls and estimates
• Heavy civil construction materials and processes
• Safety laws, regulations and company safety programs
• Construction project management tools and systems
• Proficiency by level: P3: Intermediate P4: Advanced
• Analytical thinking
• Conflict management
• Decision-making
• Diplomacy
• Negotiation
• Organization and prioritization
• Problem-solving
• Project management
• Communication skills

Responsibilities

• Establishes project implementation plans for moderate to more complex substation, transmission and/or distribution construction and other major capital projects; prepares bid documents; conducts site visits; reviews and evaluates bid proposals; reviews contractor construction plans and safety, crane lifts and shoring plans; negotiates contract terms and makes recommendations for contract awards for the more complex projects; uses proven project management tools and systems.
• Coordinates permit/environmental requirements for moderate to more complex projects; provides updates to PGE’s Environmental Services.
• Integrates construction knowledge into the conceptual planning, design, construction and field operations of a project with the goal to achieve timely, accurate and cost-effective overall project objectives; reviews construction processes for moderate to more complex projects from start to finish during preconstruction phase; identifies obstacles before the project is built to reduce or prevent errors, delays and cost overruns.
• Manages multidiscipline construction activities with T&D management and engineering personnel and consultants for moderate to more complex projects; coordinates work activities with substation and line personnel to minimize risk to transmission and distribution (T&D) system operations; monitors project status to ensure schedule is maintained and completion is timely; tracks budget; assesses project performance; reports progress; identifies potential problems; evaluates effectiveness of project processes; ensures construction activities support system outage windows and operations priorities.
• For moderate to more complex projects, screens potential bidders on contracts, manages contracts as PGE representative, monitors contractors’ work and verifies materials and workmanship to ensure contract deliverables meet contract specifications; ensures compliance with permits; negotiates changes with contractor and prepares change orders; reviews and approves payment of invoices.
• Assures project safety by establishing and maintaining effective communication between engineering and construction participants and by ensuring the use of safe working practices in accordance with company safety culture, safety programs and policies and relevant state and federal laws, regulations and requirements; provides safety training to contractors when necessary.
• Identifies and resolves contractor performance issues or problems and contractor claims, including settling disputes with and among contractors and subcontractors.
• Delineates the scope, budgeting, scheduling and resource and performance requirements for the most complex substation, transmission and/or distribution construction and other major capital projects; establishes project implementation plans; oversees preparation of bid documents, conduct of site visits, review and evaluation of bid proposals and review of contractor construction plans and safety, crane lifts and shoring plans; negotiates contract terms and makes recommendations for contract awards for the most complex projects; uses proven project management tools and systems.
• Oversees and ensures coordination of permit/environmental requirements for highly environmentally sensitive and the most complex projects; provides updates to PGE’s Environmental Services.
• Oversees and provides authoritative advice on integrating construction knowledge into the conceptual planning, design, construction and field operations of a project with the goal to achieve timely, accurate and cost-effective overall project objectives; reviews construction processes for the most complex projects from start to finish during preconstruction phase; identifies obstacles before the project is built to reduce or prevent errors, delays and cost overruns.
• Manages multidiscipline construction activities with T&D management and engineering personnel and consultants for the most complex projects; coordinates work activities with substation and line personnel to minimize risk to transmission and distribution (T&D) system operations; monitors project status to ensure schedule is maintained and completion is timely; tracks budget; assesses project performance; reports progress; identifies potential problems; evaluates effectiveness of project processes; ensures construction activities support system outage windows and operations priorities; provides training, oversight and coordination of internal and external inspection resources.
• For the most complex projects, screens potential bidders on contracts, manages contracts as PGE representative, monitors contractors’ work and verifies materials and workmanship to ensure contract deliverables meet contract specifications; ensures compliance with permits; negotiates changes with contractor and prepares change orders; reviews and approves payment of invoices.
• Assures project safety by establishing and maintaining effective communication between engineering and construction participants and by ensuring the use of safe working practices in accordance with company safety culture, safety programs and policies and relevant state and federal laws, regulations and requirements; designs and provides safety training to contractors when necessary.
• Develops effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts; identifies and resolves contractor performance issues or problems and contractor claims, including settling disputes with and among contractors and subcontractors.

Benefits

• performance based incentive bonus
• total rewards package designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level