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Portland General Electric Principal Program Manager - Real Estate in Portland, Oregon
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
The Principal Program Manager plays a pivotal role in developing and executing the strategic roadmap for real estate initiatives within the Company. Reporting directly to the Director of Real Estate Services, this role involves defining, prioritizing and sponsoring large, complex real estate projects and initiatives, while ensuring alignment with Company objectives and priorities. The Principal Program Manager serves as the liaison between the Real Estate Services department, project management teams, and key business stakeholders to drive successful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Roadmap Implementation:
Develops and executes a comprehensive strategic roadmap for real estate initiatives in alignment with organizational goals.
Leads the planning, prioritization, and sequencing of projects to ensure effective execution of the roadmap.
Monitors progress against strategic objectives, identifying and addressing any deviations or roadblocks.
Program Management:
Collaborates with internal project management teams in the sponsorship of large capital projects related to real estate.
Provides guidance to project managers regarding project goals, scope, constraints and changes to baselines.
Coordinates cross-functional teams and resources to support project implementation and resolve any issues or conflicts that arise.
Project Consultation and Planning:
Takes full responsibility for the definition, objectives, and successful outcomes of complex projects (typically with significant business, political or high-profile impact and high-risk dependencies).
Consults with key stakeholders and business partners to ensure strategic alignment, cost effectiveness and mitigation of negative operational and/or customer impacts of business initiatives and projects; develops objectives and high-level scope; assists in or develops business case/justification.
Defines the approach/policy and sets standards for the support provided for managing and monitoring portfolios, programs and projects. This can also include the governance/management of resources, directing and leading the implementation and ongoing operation of an effective service organization, ensuring delivery of effective services/resources in line with current and planned demand and reviewing the effective provision.
Team Leadership
Serves as liaison to internal business partners, executives, and key stakeholders.
Leads multiple major projects/initiatives in completing strategic projects. 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.
Collaborates with internal project management teams and key business stakeholders to facilitate complex real estate projects. Demonstrate strong leadership by providing timely updates to all stakeholders.
Project Controls
- In partnership with internal project management organization, 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.
Risk Management and Compliance:
In the context of the real estate strategic plan, identify potential risks and challenges associated with real estate projects and develop mitigation strategies to address them.
Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, policies, and standards governing real estate activities.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures, making adjustments as necessary to minimize exposure.
Stakeholder Engagement
Serve as the primary point of contact and liaison between the Real Estate Services department and key business stakeholders.
Engage with stakeholders to understand their requirements, priorities, and concerns related to real estate projects.
Communicate project status, updates, and risks to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner, fostering transparency and alignment.
Process Improvement
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the Real Estate Services department, seeking opportunities to optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and deliver greater value.
Collect feedback from stakeholders and project teams to identify areas for improvement and implement best practices.
Program Reporting and Documentation
- Ensures all programmatic documents, such as the real estate roadmaps, are catalogued and archived in a secure and efficient manner; documents and files all “lessons learned” along with all program historical plans and documents.
Internal Collaboration
- Develops and maintains key relationships across the business, including with senior executives; provides subject matter expertise for program management and/or process improvement. Collaborates with, mentors and/or assists in providing feedback to other PMs or supports to continually improve project standards and methodology.
External Relationships
- Actively partners and participates with other utilities to strengthen and create opportunities to share best practices.
Education/Experience/Certifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Real Estate Management, Project Management, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
Experience: Typically ten or more years in program or project management or a related field, particularly in overseeing complex real estate programs/projects and initiatives.
Certifications: PMP certification or equivalent preferred.
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
Functional Competencies
Advanced knowledge of project management science, methodologies and standards
Advanced knowledge of and ability to integrate project management knowledge areas including project scope, quality, time, cost, communication, procurement, human resources and risk management.
Advanced knowledge of and skill in using software applications such as MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel spreadsheet and graphing, and Visio.
Advanced knowledge of business process reengineering and continuous improvement methods and concepts.
Advanced knowledge of systems thinking concepts and principles.
Advanced knowledge of group problem-solving methods and techniques including problem analysis, nominal group and brainstorming techniques and consensus building.
Advanced knowledge of Six-Sigma or similar methodologies and the application of human factors.
Advanced listening skills, including the ability to draw information out and to see things from another’s perspective
Advanced skills in writing technical and business requirements.
Advanced communication skills, both written and oral, including negotiation, persuasion and presentation skills
Advanced consulting skills.
General Competencies
Advanced analytical thinking skills
Advanced ability to manage stakeholders
Advanced business acumen
Advanced change leadership skills
Advanced conflict management skills
Advanced decision-making skills
Advanced enterprise/business awareness skills
Advanced facilitation skills
Advanced negotiation skills
Advanced problem-solving skills
Advanced risk management skills
Physical and Cognitive Demands
Cognitive Level
Substantial: 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.).
Cognitive
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
Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization
Demonstrates sound memory
Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks
Schedule/Attendance
Ability to work long hours
Ability to work a variable schedule
Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance
Ability to work on-call schedule
Physical Capabilities
Requires valid driver’s license
Driving/Travel/Commute
At least once a week within service territory
Occasional overnight travel required
Computer use
Environment
- Office environment
Compensation Range:
$116,410.00 - $216,190.00
Actual 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) .
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