Summary
The Wildfire Mitigation & Operational Compliance team drives resiliency and reduces risk within our company and communities to create a safe, secure, sustainable, and reliable future. One of the tools we use to reduce wildfire risk is PGE's Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program. This role is responsible for planning, training, exercising, implementing, and driving continuous improvement in PGE's PSPS program. The Senior Program Manager - PSPS also serves as a subject matter expert and consults with the Incident Management Team during an active PSPS.
Key Job Information
Senior Technical Program Manager 7096
Grade 8
Career Level: P4
Specialist: Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise
Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices
Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions
Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations
May lead functional teams or projects
Key Responsibilities
- Leading a single major project or multiple moderate projects. Types include, but are not limited to, business systems or process improvement, department reorganizations and strategy implementation, training, feasibility studies and pilots.
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Serves as a company expert on related initiatives; develops company best practices; consults with business unit leaders to ensure strategic alignment of program(s), understanding of dependencies and constraints, cost effectiveness and mitigation of negative operational and/or customer impacts of business initiatives and projects; works with project sponsor to develop objectives and scope; assists in or develops business case/justification.
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Develops or oversees development of project plan(s) including WBS, schedule and cost baselines, overall budget management, 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.
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Assists leadership in developing program strategy; leads multiple major projects/initiatives in completing strategic projects. 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.
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Establishes and maintains formal controls to manage and monitor project budget, scope, quality, schedule, and risks across the portfolio of projects, and overall program completion that is on time and within budget. Negotiates necessary project changes with project managers and project sponsors. Maintains, adjusts, and updates overall project and program plans as needed.
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Develops communication plans and strategies; coordinates with project managers, business unit managers and change managers to provide timely, accurate communication of project and program plans and status to internal and external stakeholders. Develops and promotes adherence to communication and reporting standards to reduce inefficiencies and potential inaccuracies resulting from developing customized communications, reports, or materials for different audiences on demand.
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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.
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Acts as a change agent, systematically driving continuous improvement.
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Assists in developing program level governance to ensure standards, methodologies and policies are adhered to and proper documentation is maintained. Ensures all project documents are catalogued and archived in a secure and efficient manner; documents and files all "lessons learned" along with all project artifacts.
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Develops and maintains key relationships across the business, including with senior executives; provides subject matter expertise for project management and/or process improvement. Collaborates with, mentors and/or assists in training other PMs or leads to continually improve project standards and methodology.
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Partners and participates with customers and/or other utilities to strengthen and create opportunities to share best practices.
Education/Experience/Certifications
Education Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, business, communications or fire scienceor or other related field or equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred. ABET-accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency in a related field preferred.
Experience Typically, eight or more years in related field.
Preferred Experience:
Knowledge of electric utility systems (general)
Experience managing major projects in a matrixed organizational structure
Providing oversight to other project/program managers
Experience with a utility wildfire mitigation and resiliency program
Experience with development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of a comprehensive program responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and execution of companywide Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS) events; wildfire mitigation & resiliency compliance program; and mitigation and resiliency projects to ensure the safety of PGE customers and communities.
Certifications, Licenses and Training Specialized licenses, certification and training may be preferred. PE and/or PMP certification preferred. Valid Driver's License required.
Portland General Electric Company
121 SW Salmon St
Portland
Oregon United States
www.portlandgeneral.com
