Associate Construction Project/Program Manager

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

Summary

Project Management, Construction at PGE uses a scalable project management

methodology

to deliver critical infrastructure projects that support safe, reliable, and affordable energy for our customers. Our team manages projects through the full lifecycle—from planning and design through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout—while partnering with diverse teams of technical experts, contractors, and stakeholders. A

As an Associate Project Manager, 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.

We're

• looking for a strong communicator and accountable self-starter with a foundation in formal project management principles and experience working in construction, infrastructure, energy, or utility environments. Successful candidates will
• demonstrate
• the ability to manage schedules, budgets, project documentation, stakeholder communications, and project risks while supporting successful project execution.
• Experience supporting renewable energy projects, electric utility infrastructure, transmission line projects,
• permitting
• activities, contractor management, and capital project delivery is highly valued.

This is an excellent opportunity for an emerging project manager to develop the skills, business acumen, and leadership capabilities needed to grow into larger and more complex capital project management roles at PGE. Our team is recognized across the company for delivering challenging projects safely, collaboratively, and successfully.

Key Job Information

Associate Construction Project Manager 7071

Grade 6

• Career Level: P2
• Intermediate: Requires expanded knowledge and experience in own area; incumbents are still
• acquiring
• higher-level knowledge and skills
• Builds knowledge of the company,
• processes
• and customers
• Solves a range of straightforward problems

Analyses

• possible solutions
• using standard procedures
• Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction

Key Responsibilities

Specialization

Responsible for leading small-scale generation, transmission or distribution project(s) OR performs project management activities in support of large-scale project(s) managed by a more senior PM

Program Development and Planning

May 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; may support the identification of long-term and short-term 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 (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

• Serves as project manager (PM) for small-scale generation, substation,
• transmission
• and/or 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 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, develops technical specifications, prepares requests for proposals (RFPs) and evaluates bids; develops, with

guidance, 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, cost- effective
• 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 PGE’s 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.

Education/Experience/Certifications

Education

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a related field or equivalent experience.

Experience

Typically, 3 or more years of experience in project management, construction management or engineering or a related field; utility experience highly preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Training

CAPM or PMP certification preferred

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

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, includin