The Asset Risk Program Mgr is responsible for coordinating the development of an integrated risk strategy aligning programmatic efforts covering wildfire risk, reliability, and resilience within a common framework. This position will support development, approval, tracking, and reporting on cross-functional work to achieve strategic objectives within the integrated risk strategy. As the operational and engineering risk environments continue to become more complex and expansive, the program manager will develop and apply the integrated risk assessment framework to identify changing and emerging risk and prioritize mitigation opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and formalize strategic objectives for operational and engineering risk mitigation programs including but not limited to wildfire risk, reliability, and resilience.
- Prepare a risk strategy for electric system resilience including an integrated framework for risk assessment, data analysis, strategic objectives, and a strategic plan of actions and milestones.
- Develop and manage implementation of operational and engineering risk mitigation programs in collaboration with internal and external working groups including risk analysis, risk response planning and prioritization, and work performance/progress tracking.
- Interface with PacifiCorp executives on a regular basis to communicate progress, gain approval on business proposals and obtain strategic decisions.
- Support regulatory activities by writing testimony, responding to data requests, meeting with regulators and other utilities, and providing content for regulatory presentations.
- Coordinate across program and project teams to track, record, and report on progress toward company strategic objectives.
- Conduct benchmarking with other utilities to identify best practices and lessons learned to incorporate into the integrated risk strategy.
- Participate in internal and external workshops, conferences, and regulatory meetings related to risk strategy and mitigation planning.
- Identify and prioritizing business requirements for technology support of program execution, tracking, and reporting in coordination with the Palantir Foundry product team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Environmental Policy, Sustainability, Energy Resilience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of 7 years utility experience in engineering, operations, operational risk management, or business planning.
- Demonstrated knowledge of electric utility risk environment including but not limited to wildfire risk, climatological risk, and natural disaster risk.
- Experience participating in regulatory processes including preparation of filings, delivering presentations, and responding to stakeholder feedback.
- Management skills including the ability to initiate and establish objectives, develop and execute policy, direct and prioritize resources, and recommend and oversee development or implementation of systems, programs, or processes.
- Leadership and teamwork skills to negotiate with and influence peers and senior officers on policy and strategic issues.
- Communication and interpersonal skills including ability to manage and motivate employees, use oral and written communication to create a vision, communicate strategy, and effectively interface with other Company leaders.
Preferences
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Environmental Policy, Sustainability, or Energy Resilience.
- Knowledge of the company's strategic plan, regulatory and political environment, as well as the company's policies, procedures and practices, and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certificationp
Additional Information
Req Id: 112340
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah
Portland
Oregon United States
www.pacificorp.com
