Project Manager Construction

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SUMMARY

Project Management Construction at PGE uses one scalable project management methodology to manage various types of construction projects from new construction to major capital upgrades through the engineering procurement construction and commissioning phases of the project. It requires working with large teams of subject matter experts and coordinating their activities from cradle to grave through schedules forecasts meetings and reporting.

In this role you will manage various small to large scale utility projects across substation transmission facilities communication generation and interconnection. You must have experience with complex budget and schedule development RFP and bid processes and contractor management. If you have successfully managed complex electric utility projects and have a customer focus we hope to speak with you.

Our team is well recognized across PGE for our ability to lead challenging projects and programs on time and on budget!

*Our PGE team is always interested in speaking with exceptional Project Managers with construction experience. By applying to this position you are expressing interest in current and future positions at PGE. All applications will be reviewed on a timely basis and you may be asked to apply to a specific job posting.

Key Responsibilities

• Specialization: Manages small to large scale transmission and distribution (T&D) or generation capital construction activities. Manages long and shortterm utility infrastructure development repair upgrade and replacement programs and oversees associated projects.
• Program Development and Planning: May develop program processes activities and priorities that support longterm strategic asset management distribution engineering utility asset management and other engineering goals for small to mediumscale programs. May identify longterm and shortterm resources required to meet program goals creates strategic actions for program direction develops and implements new policies for resource management and plans organizes and implements programs.
• Serves as program project manager with responsibility for meeting program goals for safety budget schedule scope resources compliance and quality and ensuring programs deliver quality and value to the customer while meeting environmental cultural and community requirements.
• Project Development and Planning: Serves as project manager for medium to largescale generation substation transmission and distribution projects. Has responsibility for all aspects of a project including development permitting engineering procurement construction commissioning and closeout. PM is accountable for meeting a projects goals for safety budget schedule scope resources compliance and quality and ensuring projects deliver quality and value to the customer while meeting environmental cultural and community requirements.
• Develops technical specifications prepares requests for proposals (RFPs) and evaluates bids with the review of a more senior PM.
• Develops overall project plan including schedule and cost baselines dependencies roles and resource requirements and risk mitigation.
• Program/Project Management: Accountable for effectively managing programs/projects to meet goals for safety budget schedule scope resources compliance and quality.
• Determines and applies appropriate project controls; integrates project control processes between various PGE organizations; identifies important and critical cost and schedule issues or concerns to work groups and assists in resolution. Monitors activities relating to permitting engineering procurement and construction.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicates program/project updates via regular stakeholder meetings formal reports formal presentations and regular electronic communications; ensures updates achieve effective corporate awareness. Accurately reports on program/project status schedules financials problems risks and other significant issues. Resolves customer issues as applicable.
• Team Leadership: Leads a multidisciplined matrix team in a safe costeffective and responsible manner. Provides staff leadership to team members; ensures effective coordination and collaboration among team members and between PGE stakeholder organizations outside consultants and vendors. 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.
• External Coordination: Represents and protects PGEs interests in negotiations with government agencies utilities and property owners and during public meetings. Meets with and keeps agencies and local officials abreast of program/project status.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Certifications

• Requires a bachelors degree in engineering business or a related field.
• Typically 8 or more years of experience in project management construction management or engineering or a related field; utility transmission distribution or generation experience highly preferred. PMP certification preferred.
• Drivers license: Required

PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of intheoffice and working offsite. However these arrangements may change due to business needs or changes in responsibility.

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Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation including a performance based incentive bonus is commensurate with experience skills qualifications education training and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range the decision will be made on a casebycase basis.

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 wellbeing and professional development both now and into the future. To find out more click here.

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