Enterprise Project Manager (Local Government Affairs )

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.Job Description and Summary :This Local Government Affairs position will play a vital role in supporting the organization’s relationships and local policies with local government entities. This position involves providing a process and structure for coordinating and overseeing various projects related to local government affairs, ensuring alignment with organizational and department goals, and executing internal projects from initiation through completion.The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of local government processes, excellent project management skills, and the ability to work with internal stakeholders on local government strategic initiatives.Key ResponsibilitiesProject Consultation and Planning Responsible for leading a single moderate-sized or for multiple minor projects. Types include, but are not limited to, business systems or process improvement, department reorganizations and strategy implementation, training, feasibility studies and pilots.Consults with operations managers to ensure strategic alignment, cost effectiveness and mitigation of negative operational and/or customer service impacts of business initiatives and projects; works with project sponsor to develop objectives and scope; assists in or develops business case/justification.Develops project plan(s) including WBS, schedule and cost baselines, dependencies and project roles and resource requirements; identifies project risks and mitigation strategies; partners and strategizes with Supply Chain, Legal, IT and project sponsor on vendor contract negotiations.Team Leadership Leads multiple project teams or one major team in completing a project. 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.Project Controls Establishes and maintains formal controls to manage and monitor project budget, scope, quality, schedule and risks to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and effectively. Negotiates necessary project changes with project sponsor. Maintains, adjusts and updates project plans as needed.Stakeholder Engagement Develops communication plans and strategies; provides timely, accurate communication of project plans and status to stakeholders.Process Improvement Leads and/or facilitates business process improvement (BPI) 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.Project Reporting and Documentation 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.Internal Collaboration Partners with project managers (PMs) to improve overall organizational competencies in project management; collaborates with PM peer group to continually improve.Education/Experience/CertificationsEducation Requires a bachelor’s degree in business, communications, psychology or computer science or other related field or equivalent experience.Experience Typically five or more years in project management or a related field. (e.g., scheduling, project coordination, business analyst)Certifications, Licenses and Training PMP certification preferredCompetencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)Functional CompetenciesIntermediate knowledge of project management science, methodologies and standards.Intermediate knowledge of and ability to integrate project management knowledge areas including project scope, quality, time, cost, communication, procurement, human resources and risk management.Intermediate knowledge of and skill in using software applications such as MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel spreadsheet and graphing, Access and Visio, Maximo and Power Plant.Intermediate knowledge of, Project Profile system and PGE email system.Intermediate knowledge of business process reengineering and continuous improvement methods and concepts.Intermediate knowledge of systems thinking concepts and principles.Intermediate knowledge of group problem-solving methods and techniques including problem analysis, nominal group and brainstorming techniques and consensus building.Intermediate knowledge of Six-Sigma or similar methodologies and the application of human factors.Intermediate listening skills, including the ability to draw information out and to see things from another’s perspective.Intermediate skills in writing technical and business requirements.Advanced communication skills, both written and oral, including negotiation, persuasion and presentation skills.Working consulting skills.General CompetenciesIntermediate analytical thinking skills.Intermediate ability to manage stakeholders.Intermediate business acumen.Intermediate change leadership skills.Intermediate conflict management skills.Intermediate decision-making skills.Intermediate enterprise/business awareness skills.Intermediate facilitation skills.Intermediate negotiation skills.Intermediate problem-solving skills.Intermediate risk management skills.Physical and Cognitive DemandsCognitive LevelSubstantial: Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).CognitiveAbility to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasksAbility to follow accuracy standardsAbility to follow through on decision-making tasksAbility to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environmentAbility to communicate and problem solve when under stressAbility to respond and adapt to frequent changeAbility to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedbackAbility to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvementAbility to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasksAbility to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organizationDemonstrates sound memoryAbility to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasksSchedule/AttendanceAbility to work long hoursAbility to work a variable scheduleAbility to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weatherAbility to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendanceAbility to work on-call schedulePhysical CapabilitiesRequires a valid drivers licenseDriving/travel/commute - Frequently within service territory (2 days per week in office)Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)Environment - Indoor/OutdoorOffice environmentCompensation Range:$87,225.00 - $145,375.00Actual 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 (https://portlandgeneral.com/hrcs5511) .Join us today and power your potential!Assisting with storms or other Company emergencies is a part of all positions at Portland General Electric.PGE is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. 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