Director, Investment Delivery

Responsibilities

• Direct development and execution of the capital investment plan to meet financial and operational objectives.
• Own plan-to-actual performance, including identification of variances, cost drivers, and required corrective actions.
• Direct Investment Delivery department to ensure delivery of Pacific Power’s current, annual capital budget.
• Establish and manage performance measures for unit costs, capital productivity, and overall portfolio results.
• Develop and maintain forecasting processes that reflect current performance, historical trends, and expected workload.
• Differentiate and manage forecasts between known-scope work and emergent work, ensuring appropriate assumptions, risk factors, and contingency levels are incorporated.
• Perform and communicate trend analysis on capital spend, workload, and delivery performance to identify issues and inform decisions.
• Direct execution of the capital program to meet scope, schedule, and budget commitments.
• Evaluate impacts of scope changes, resource constraints, and external factors, and implement actions to address financial and operational risks.
• Cookordination with planning, operations, and finance functions to ensure alignment of expectations, priorities, and outcomes.
• Provide clear and timely reporting to senior leadership on financial performance, risks, and required actions.
• Support system investment and customer-driven work with a focus on cost management and disciplined execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Operations, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Ten or more years of experience in capital programs, operations, or financial planning, preferably in a regulated or asset-intensive environment.
• A minimum of five years experience in people management.
• Experience managing capital plans, budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Demonstrated capability in variance analysis, cost control, and performance reporting.
• Strong analytical skills, including unit cost evaluation and trend analysis.
• Experience developing and managing forecasting approaches that address both defined work and variable workload drivers.
• Ability to translate operational performance into clear financial implications and decisions.
• Effective communication and leadership skills, with the ability to align stakeholders and drive results.
• Leadership and teamwork skills to negotiate with and influence peers and management on policy and strategic issues.
• Management skills including the ability to establish objectives, develop and execute policy, direct and monitor resources, and recommend and oversee development or implementation of systems, programs, or processes.

Preferences

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or related field.
• Experience in a regulated utility environment, including familiarity with capital governance and cost recovery.
• Knowledge of capital portfolio management, financial controls, and reporting practices.
• Experience with financial systems, analytics tools, or reporting platforms.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option.
• Life insurance.
• Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Mass Transit Pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Bereavement Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing.

Schedule

FULL TIME

Personnel Subarea

Exempt