Technical Program Manager - Wildfire Operations Program Management

Portland General Electric Company•Butte, MT

23h•Onsite

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. Technical Program Manager - Wildfire Program Manager Job Function Summary Manages projects or programs related to energy storage, data science, analytics, fire science, wildfire, new or emerging technologies or other specialty areas requiring a technical education or background, such as engineering or construction.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, business, communications or fire science from an ABET-accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency in a related field or other related field or equivalent experience.
Typically five or more years in related field.
Intermediate knowledge of project management science, methodologies and standards.
Intermediate knowledge of and ability to integrate project management knowledge areas, including project scope, quality, time, cost, communication, procurement, human resources and risk management.
Intermediate knowledge of and skill in using software applications such as MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel spreadsheets and graphing, Access, Visio, Maximo and Power Plant.
Intermediate knowledge of Project Profile system and PGE email system.
Intermediate knowledge of business process reengineering and continuous improvement methods and concepts.
Intermediate knowledge of systems thinking concepts and principles.
Intermediate knowledge of group problem-solving methods and techniques, including problem analysis, nominal group and brainstorming techniques and consensus building.
Intermediate listening skills, including the ability to draw information out and to see things from another’s perspective.
Intermediate skills in writing technical and business requirements.
Advanced communication skills, both written and oral, including negotiation, persuasion and presentation skills.
Working consulting skills
Intermediate decision-making skills
Intermediate enterprise/business awareness skills
Intermediate negotiation skills
Intermediate organization and prioritization skills
Intermediate presentation/facilitation skills
Intermediate team-building skills
Intermediate written and oral communication skills
Substantial Cognitive Level: Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).
Cognitive Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
Ability to follow accuracy standards
Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization
Demonstrates sound memory
Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks
Ability to adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule
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
Ability to work shift schedule
Ability to work on-call schedule
Does the job require a valid driver’s license?
Driving/travel/commute Daily within service territory
Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
Lifting/pushing/pulling Up to 10 lb
Carrying Up to 10 lb

Nice To Haves

PE and/or PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for leading a single moderate-sized project or for multiple minor projects. Types include, but are not limited to, business systems or process improvement, department reorganizations and strategy implementation, training, feasibility studies and pilots.
Consults with operations managers to ensure strategic alignment, cost effectiveness and mitigation of negative operational and/or customer service impacts of business initiatives and projects; works with project sponsor to develop objectives and scope; assists in or develops business case/justification.
Develops project plan(s) including work breakdown structure, schedule and cost baselines, dependencies and project roles and resource requirements; identifies project risks and mitigation strategies; partners and strategizes with Supply Chain, Legal, IT, Fleet and project sponsor on vendor contract negotiations.
Leads a project team or one major team in completing a project.
Provides staff leadership to team members; facilitates team meetings; cultivates and reinforces group values, norms and behaviors; provides guidance and motivation to team on performance and productivity issues; ensures compliance with established project management methodologies and standards; takes corrective action as needed.
Establishes and maintains formal controls to manage and monitor project budget, scope, quality, schedule and risks to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and effectively.
Negotiates necessary project changes with project sponsor.
Maintains, adjusts and updates project plans as needed.
Develops communication plans and strategies; provides timely, accurate communication of project plans and status to stakeholders.
Leads and/or facilitates business process improvement activities; assists managers and subject matter experts to identify, understand and improve or revise processes, practices and policies; assists managers in establishing process controls in order to measure baseline and post-improvement performance to monitor success of improvement initiatives.
Follows program governance to ensure all project documents are catalogued and archived in a secure and efficient manner; documents and files all “lessons learned” along with all project artifacts.
Partners with program managers and project managers to improve overall organizational competencies in project and program management; collaborates with program/project manager peer group to continually improve.
Occasionally partners and participates with customers and/or other utilities to strengthen and create opportunities to share best practices.

Benefits

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.
PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance.
We provide a total rewards package that is 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.
Assisting with storms or other Company emergencies is a part of all positions at Portland General Electric.
PGE is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel connected, valued, and empowered to thrive.
PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability.
We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do.
One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process.
We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes.
If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the Recruiter associated with the job posting.
You may also make this request by contacting [email protected] or by calling 503-464-7250.
The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process.