Sr Engineering Standards & Grid Program Mgr. - (SLC, UT or Portland, OR) - #111695

Company: PacifiCorp
Location: Portland
Posted on: November 7, 2024

Job Description:

Sr Engineering Standards & Grid Program Mgr. - (SLC, UT or Portland, OR) - #111695
Date: Oct 22, 2024
Location: PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232
Company: PacifiCorp
JOIN OUR TEAM!PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.General PurposeResponsible for the identification, quantification, valuation and development of engineering standards and grid modernization resource opportunities, providing analysis and information critical for their consideration in one or more internal projects. Establishes and implements business objectives, strategies and plans. Usually responsible for establishment and adherence to department budget. Support development of data management and acquisition to lead to better program design in the future. Lead, analyze and understand reporting requirements, guide and implement reporting to specific regulatory bodies.
Responsibilities

• Manage highly complex program delivery across multiple states that have significant corporate and business unit impact.
• Evaluate and establish program goals, develop delivery plans, negotiate timelines and schedules and monitor progress against plan.
• Participate with PacifiCorp Procurement in Vendor/Client negotiations for large multi-year vendor delivery contracts.
• Direct vendor activities over long periods with significant budget implications.
• Manage interaction between internal and external stakeholders to ensure success of the programs.
• Responsible for the technical analysis and cost/benefit analysis of new programs or changes to existing programs, maintaining relevant measure performance assumptions, and making necessary measure assumption changes due to program evaluation information, changing market conditions and/or advancing codes and standards.
• Analyze program opportunities and assist in department strategies and positions.
• Responsible for customer impacts, regulatory inquiries, and other customer specific issues associated with program implementation, administration and delivery
• Adhere to corporate procurement guidelines for the acquisition of resources.
• Develop and/or adhere to appropriate program, department, company and SOX financial controls and processes within programs assigned.
• Develop data management tactics and reporting protocols to track program progress, usage and how to integrate into larger data strategies
• Manage and coordinate resources, internally and externally needed to deliver programs.
• Present program design, procedures, budget, controls and results to internal and external audiences ranging from executive to technical audiences.
• Research and stay current on similar work performed by other utilities, and actively incorporate it into program designs, delivery and strategies as appropriate.
• Manage program vendors as appropriate.
• Develop and implement annual third party evaluations of programs assigned.
• Validate monthly program expense and savings reports.
• Measure and verify processes associated with assigned programs.
• Deliver program objectives, and report accurate and timely program results.
• Act as a lead/expert in the work group; train and mentor as required.
  Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • A minimum of seven years professional experience with distribution or transmission technologies, resource evaluation and project management
  • Advanced technical knowledge of utility system operation, distribution or transmission or substation technologies, smart grid technologies such as electric vehicles, distribution sensors, substation/distribution automation etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to network and maintain partnerships with key customer accounts, trade allies, industry professionals, etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage program vendors and other delivery contractors.
  • Proficient with the use of personal computers including spreadsheet, database, word processing, and presentation applications to gather, analyze, and model information.
  • Communication and interpersonal skills to manage and motivate employees.
  • Use oral and written communication to communicate objectives and action plans.Preferences
    • Professional Engineering Registration (P.E.) preferred
    • MBA
    • Program Management Professional (PMP) and/or Program Management Professional (PgMP)
    • Knowledge of Program ManagementAdditional InformationReq Id: 111695
      Company Code: PacifiCorp
      Primary Location: PORTLAND
      Department: Rocky Mountain Power
      Schedule: Full-Time
      Personnel Subarea: Exempt
      Hiring Range: 115,900 - $136,300
      This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 15.00% of salary. Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit: https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US
      Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation. At PacifiCorp, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.
      
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