Senior Manager Transmission Development

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

Are you ready to lead critical infrastructure projects that will shape the future of energy delivery in Oregon? Portland General Electric is hiring for a Senior Manager, Transmission Development to spearhead our transmission growth strategy.

In this pivotal role, you'll drive projects essential for renewable energy integration, load growth support, and regional transmission system development. As the face of PGE's transmission initiatives, you'll build and maintain strategic relationships with key partners like BPA and other regional stakeholders while leading a team that develops transmission projects and manages critical transmission contracts. This high-impact position offers the opportunity to directly influence Oregon's clean energy transition through strategic transmission planning and development.

Role Highlights:

• Leads the Transmission development and growth projects that are critical to advance PGE's capabilities to add incremental load growth, provide access to renewable energy, and support overall development of the regional transmission system.
• Develops and manages transmission project growth strategy and relationship between PGE / BPA / regional partners to ensure projects are aligned and developed to meet critical in-service dates.
• Leads team that represents PGE and oversees projects, contracts, line and load interconnection requests, and the cost sharing of capital projects.
• Supports transmission project alignment within the Integrated Resource Plan and represents all aspects of transmission development including state and Federal policy support, local and county level permitting support, and regional project development.
• Oversees project contracts with BPA including managing the projects component of the AC Intertie.
• Understanding of Power system operations, transmission planning, capital portfolios, transmission project development, FERC policy, Open Access Transmission Tariffs (OATT), interconnection agreements, and understanding of BPA processes and requirements is preferred.

Key Job Information

Grade 10

Career Level: M3

Key Responsibilities

• General Management Manages a team of leaders and/or professional employees responsible for one or more department function(s) including but not limited to strategy integration, regulatory strategy and/or resource planning, ensuring that objectives are met and all relevant standards/procedures are followed; ensures operational problems are identified and resolved; ensures that operational procedures and working practices are current and fit for the purpose; ensures compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and policies; establishes overall goals and metrics for the team and monitors progress.
• Strategy and Planning Develops and manages transmission project growth strategy and relationship between PGE / BPA / regional partners to ensure projects are aligned and developed to meet critical in-service dates. Develops and manages a strategy integration process and/or an integrated resource project to ensure resources and/or strategic processes increase customer value and satisfaction and drive business growth; partners with business units, functional leadership and the corporate financial planning and analysis team to support development of strategies across the company; consults with business units to challenge and influence them throughout development of business cases and strategic plans and/or resource planning.
• Strategic Planning Oversees the development and implementation of all processes related to area(s) overseen, ensuring processes meets strategic objectives and comply with all related laws, regulations and guidance; ensures end products and deliverables meets strategic goals and operational needs; oversees financial forecasting and analysis; may manage the development of reports for executives and the Board; collaborates with other leaders to develop fully integrated systems and processes to support strategy development and implementation.
• Compliance Ensures all work product(s) comply with applicable laws and regulations and that initiatives are consistent with regulatory strategy; drives innovation in a way that is compliant with applicable laws and regulations; collaborates with others to