Associate Construction Project/Program Manager

About the role

As an Associate Project Manager at PGE, you will support and lead utility construction projects of varying size and complexity across transmission, distribution, substations, generation, communications, facilities, and renewable energy resources. This role is ideal for a project-oriented professional who enjoys driving work forward, building relationships, coordinating multiple priorities, and ensuring commitments are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Specialization: Lead small-scale generation, transmission or distribution project(s) OR perform project management activities in support of large-scale project(s) managed by a more senior PM.
• Program Development and Planning: Support development of program processes, activities and priorities that support long-term strategic asset management, distribution engineering, utility asset management and other engineering goals for small- to medium-scale programs; identify long-term and short-term resources required to meet program goals, create strategic actions for program direction, develop and implement new policies for resource management and plans, organize and implement programs; serve as program project manager (PPM) 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: Serve as project manager (PM) for small-scale generation, substation, transmission and/or distribution projects; responsible for all aspects of a project, including development, permitting, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and closeout; accountable for meeting a project’s 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; may assist development of project processes, activities and priorities that support long-term strategic asset management, distribution engineering, utility asset management and other engineering goals for small- to large-scale projects; under the guidance of a more senior PM, develop technical specifications, prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) and evaluate bids; develop, with guidance, overall project plan, including schedule and cost baselines, dependencies, roles and resource requirements and risk mitigation.
• Program/Project Management: Effectively manage programs/projects to meet goals for safety, budget, schedule, scope, resources, compliance and quality; determine and apply appropriate project controls; integrate project control processes between various PGE organizations; identify important and critical cost and schedule issues or concerns to work groups and assist in resolution; monitor activities relating to permitting, engineering, procurement and construction.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate program/project updates via regular stakeholder meetings, formal reports, formal presentations and regular electronic communications; ensure updates achieve effective corporate awareness; accurately report on program/project status, schedules, financials, problems, risks and other significant issues; resolve customer issues as applicable.
• Team Leadership: Lead a multidisciplined matrix team in a safe, cost-effective and responsible manner; provide staff leadership to team members; ensure effective coordination and collaboration among team members and between PGE stakeholder organizations, outside consultants and vendors; facilitate team meetings; cultivate and reinforce group values, norms and behaviors; provide guidance and motivation to team on performance and productivity issues; ensure compliance with established project management methodologies and standards; take corrective action as needed.
• External Coordination: Represent and protect PGE’s interests in negotiations with government agencies, utilities and property owners and during public meetings; meet with and keep agencies and local officials abreast of program/project status.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically, 3 or more years of experience in project management, construction management or engineering or a related field; utility experience highly preferred.
• CAPM or PMP certification preferred.

Skills

• Functional Competencies: Intermediate knowledge and skill in the application of project management principles, processes and best practices; intermediate knowledge of the principles, concepts and methods used in engineering, construction and maintenance; intermediate knowledge of construction estimating, risk management, scope control, communication management, procurement and contract management; intermediate knowledge of budget and resource forecasting principles and methods; intermediate knowledge of utility infrastructure; intermediate knowledge of work management systems, i.e., Maximo; intermediate knowledge of utility accounting and budgeting; intermediate knowledge of and skill in using MS Project, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint; intermediate knowledge of utility-scale construction programs/projects, including feasibility, estimating and scheduling; working knowledge of applicable policies, rules, regulations and codes in the utility engineering field; advanced skill in using corporate financial reporting software (e.g., PowerPlant).
• General Competencies: Intermediate ability to manage stakeholders; intermediate analytical thinking skills; intermediate business acumen; intermediate business process interrelationships skills; intermediate conflict management skills; intermediate decision-making skills; intermediate negotiation skills; advanced organization/prioritization skills; advanced problem-solving skills; intermediate team-building skills; advanced written/oral communication skills.

Physical and Cognitive Demands

• Cognitive Level: Intermediate: Consistent use of relevant principles to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• 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.
• Schedule/Attendance: 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.
• Physical Capabilities: Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift); lifting/pushing/pulling up to 10 lb.
• Environment: Indoor/Outdoor Office Plant Field.

Work Arrangement

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