Design Project Manager

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Design Project Management (Training Cohort) Multiple Openings

This opening is to join our training cohort. The start date for this position is anticipated to be in late March of 2025. There are positions available at our Avery (Tualatin) location and Portland Operations Center.

In this role, you'll provide transmission and distribution project management expertise with construction designs and customer connections. This position will specifically focus on FITNES pole replacements. You'll serve as a primary liaison from first contact to final closing on projects.

Key Job Information: Design Project Manager; Position code 6889; Grade 5; Career Level: P1

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

Education: Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering technology, computer-assisted design or other related field or equivalent experience.

Experience: Typically, one or more years in utility operations or a related field.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• 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.
• Working ability to work collaboratively in a teamwork environment with internal customers.
• Working analytical thinking skills.
• Basic business acumen.
• Basic creativity and innovation skills.
• Working decision-making skills.
• Working focus on customer skills.
• Working interpersonal skills.
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