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.

Design Project Manager

Design Project Management: It's where your passion for design meets the power of progress. You'll be at the forefront of shaping the future of energy, using your technical aptitude as well as excellent customer service and organizational skills, you will turn visions into reality.

The projects you will be part of will illuminate communities, power industries, and propel us towards a sustainable tomorrow. From conceptualization to execution, you'll navigate complex challenges with finesse, harnessing the latest technologies and methodologies to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

But...it's not just about power grids and circuits - it's about transforming landscapes, enriching lives, and driving change. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, from engineers to environmentalists, as we embark on a journey to redefine what's possible.

Every day will bring new challenges, new opportunities, and the chance to leave a lasting impact on the world around you. So, if you're ready to plug into a career that's as electrifying as it is rewarding, join us!

Position Summary

This role is the beginning of your career in Design Project Management; where you'll learn about transmission and distribution (T&D) Project Management, combined with construction design, while providing reliable customer experiences. You'll serve as a primary liaison between customers, technicians, and engineers from first contact to final closing on projects. This position will specifically focus on FITNES pole replacements.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management: Manages multiple projects (e.g., streetlighting, single family, residential, ranch runner, pole replacement, minor maintenance, and small road widening) of varying size and at varying steps within the project process; delivers project results that provide timely, effective, reliable and workable construction designs and customer connections.
• Design Production: Conducts technical analyses and prepares complete designs using current design technology resources, including design software, drawings, material lists, design specifications, material specifications, corporate accounting, cost estimates, easements, permits, service requirements and line-extension agreements.
  Responsible for design decisions that reflect a cost-effective, reliable, safe, constructible/maintainable transmission and distribution system.
• Project Execution: Accountable for ensuring all steps of the project process are completed, considering timeliness and responsiveness to internal or external customers; effectively prioritizes and balances multiple tasks and projects to meet customer expectations; interprets and coordinates work with other PGE departments to fulfill project requirements; generally, works independently but receives some direct supervision. Fulfills project requirements consistent with company tariff, design standards, NESC requirements and applicable codes.
• Customer Care: Serves as the primary point of contact on all assigned projects from first contact to final closing; consults with customers to identify requirements and translates them into design and service connection solutions consistent with tariff, company standards, requirements, and applicable codes.
• Leadership and Consultation: Responds to questions from stakeholders; may provide information to newer team members.

Education / Experience / Certifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, computer-assisted design or other related field or equivalent technical experience.
• Typically, one or more years in utility operations or a related field.
• This position requires a valid driver's license and a history of safe driving practices.
  

Candidates are expected to have or be able to obtain:

• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills.
• Working knowledge and application of all company standards and tariffs, company policy, applicable codes and local jurisdiction requirements.
• Basic knowledge of common engineering concepts and principles.
• Working knowledge of PGE's electrical system.
• Working knowledge of transmission and distribution standards and practices.
• Working knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Working skills in using computer design tools, including structural analysis, electric analysis, work management and GIS.
• Working ability to apply engineering and design concepts, PGE and industry standards and governing codes.
• Working ability to use project management concepts and skills in planning and executing projects.
• Working ability to effectively plan, organize, design, coordinate and manage multiple projects with changing timelines at different stages of the connection process.
• Basic creativity and innovation skills.
• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks.
• Ability to follow accuracy standards.
• Ability to communicate and problem-solve when under stress.
• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change.
• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization.

Schedule and Attendance:

• Training and duties will consist of a mix of classroom attendance at Clackamas Community College, in-office at PGE's Portland Operations Center and Work from Home.
• 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:

• Frequent driving/travel/commute: daily within service territory
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
• Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 10lbs.
• Carrying: Up to 10lbs.
• Unstable surfaces requiring balance, including:
  • Confined spaces
  • Walking distances and surfaces (long distances and over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces)
  • Stairs (over 10steps)
  • Ladders (over 10 rungs)

PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of in-the-office and working offsite. This individual will need to be located within 75 miles from job location and will need to work in-the-office at least three days a week after the 9 week training period. However, these arrangements may change due to business needs or changes in responsibility.

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Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here.

Join us today and power your potential!

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PGE is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter) associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting talentacquisition@pgn.comor by calling 503-464-7250. The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) team is also available for support. You can contact them at dei@pgn.com.

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