Portland General Electric

Portland General Electric

Manager of Line Operations - Portland Operations Center

Portland, Oregon · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
Project ManagementNegotiationProcess ImprovementPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringMicrosoft OfficeOSHA

About the role

  • 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.
  • Manager of Line Operations Job Function Summary: Provides oversight to field transmission and distribution employees in safely installing, maintaining and repairing the power delivery system.

Responsibilities

  • Field Staff Management Leads a team of field operations employees-either line, meter, or substation crews-including both union-represented and non-represented staff.
  • Coordinates activities across the operations center to maintain alignment, communicating priorities, emerging issues, and urgent tasks from the Senior Manager and ensuring timely follow-through.
  • Develops staffing plans, work schedules, and budgets to ensure the right resources and programs are in place to support effective power delivery operations and maintenance.
  • Optimizes resource allocation across the region and determines when supplemental crews or contractors are needed for planned work or emergencies.
  • Develops and tracks both short- and long-term plans, using performance metrics to monitor crew and contractor productivity.
  • Labor-Management Relations Administers Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA); supports engagement with the union and Labor Relations; partners with local union leadership and Labor Relations to develop a healthy working relationship, build a collaborative environment and deal with employee issues.
  • Ensures strong communication systems are in place so that all personnel are aligned with and support the company's strategic direction.
  • Leads operation center territory efforts to improve quality of construction and work practices that enhance reliability.
  • Drives process improvement initiatives: interfaces with the scheduling and planning function assisting them to schedule more fully and enforcing expectations.
  • Participates in community activities and supports employee participation.

Requirements

  • ☒ Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
  • ☒ Ability to follow accuracy standards
  • ☒ Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
  • ☒ Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
  • ☒ Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
  • ☒ Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
  • ☒ Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
  • ☒ Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
  • ☒ Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks

Nice to have

  • Experience Prefer eight or more years in electric utility with a focus on transmission and distribution or a related field
  • three years of supervisory experience preferred.
  • Functional Competencies
  • Expert knowledge of utility operations, including tools and equipment.
  • Expert knowledge of policies and procedures related to area of specialization (service and installation or substation, for example).
  • Expert knowledge of crew functions and duties related to area of specialization.
  • Expert knowledge of tools and equipment used in PGE meter operations.
  • Advanced knowledge of vehicle, equipment and tool functional limits related to line construction.

Compensation

  • Participates in annual storm preparedness planning and leads restoration efforts during outages.
  • Professional Development Reviews organizational development needs and training strategies to determine required learning and development outcomes for the team; provides guidance in the creation of development plans; monitors ongoing progress and provides coaching and mentoring and provides feedback; completes annual performance management reviews.

Benefits

  • Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.
  • 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.
  • PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability.

Company info

  • Manages professional employees and/or supervisors
  • Is accountable for the performance and results of a team
  • Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
  • Decisions are guided by policies, resources and business plan; receives moderate guidance from manager
  • Provides subject matter guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers
  • Collaborates with the Safety team as a partner to understand new ways of decreasing risk to the employees, customers, bystanders and the company
  • Assisting with storms or other Company emergencies is a part of all positions at Portland General Electric.

Equal opportunity

  • PGE is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel connected, valued, and empowered to thrive.
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