Manager - Project Controls Scheduling

Portland General Electric Company; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Portland General Electric Company in Portland, Oregon seeks a Manager, Project Controls Scheduling to lead and direct the Scheduling team within Project Controls. You will work closely with Project and Program Managers to ensure schedules are developed accurately and effectively managed, supporting capital programs in generation, transmission, and distribution.

The ideal candidate has proven team leadership, strong process orientation, and deep construction scheduling knowledge, with the ability

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing teams in complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction project scheduling practices.
• Ability to bridge cross-functional teams with differing objectives.

Responsibilities

• Staff Management: lead a team of project controls staff and ensure adherence to scheduling standards and procedures.
• Program Management: oversee development, implementation and monitoring of enterprise-wide project scheduling controls and metrics.
• Project Oversight: ensure projects meet scheduling controls requirements and timely communication with stakeholders.
• Compliance: monitor documentation and ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations and policies linked to project scheduling controls.
• Resourcing: plan and coordinate scheduling team staffing in collaboration with HR.
• Professional Development: identify learning needs and provide coaching and performance feedback.

Skills

Team management

Scheduling knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Process orientation

Job description

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.

Position Summary

This role will be responsible for leading and directing the Scheduling team within PGE's Project Controls organization; working closely with Project and Program Managers to ensure project schedules are accurately developed and effectively managed and communicated. Key goals include achieving successful project scheduling performance, adopting new project scheduling methodologies, and driving scheduling process improvements across the company's capital spending on generation, transmission/distribution, and facility assets.

An ideal candidate should have proven experience managing teams, strong process orientation, and solid construction project scheduling knowledge. Expertise in facilitating open communication and bridging gaps between cross-functional teams with differing objectives will be instrumental in driving project scheduling success, while promoting organizational synergies.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in PGE's decarbonization and high growth plans, and grid resiliency initiatives, while further shaping and growing an important capability within the construction project controls Project Management Office.

Key Job Information

• Job Title: Manager, Project Controls Scheduling
• Job Code: 6846
• Grade: 9
• Career Level: M2 Manager
• Manages professional associates 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 associates, colleagues and/or customers

Key Responsibilities

• Staff Management

  Manages a team of project controls staff responsible for determining and implementing best in class project scheduling controls that will to help ensure stakeholder and regulatory compliance and meet construction project scheduling goals for PGE Generation, Transmission and Distribution projects and programs; provides technical management and direction for the Scheduling team, ensuring team objectives are met and all relevant standards/procedures are followed; ensures that operational problems are identified and resolved; ensures that operational procedures and working practices are current and fit for purpose.

• Program Management

  Oversees development, implementation and monitoring of enterprise-wide project scheduling controls, including scheduling baseline requirements, metrics and monitoring mechanisms; provides leadership in development and improvement of project scheduling control, standards, processes and systems; develops overall methodology for PGE-wide project scheduling controls and collaborates with other PGE departments to promote consistency in scheduling controls and metrics; stays abreast of and implements industry best practices in project scheduling controls; oversees root cause analysis for deviations from project plans; oversees establishment and reviews of project scheduling metrics; evaluates trends and oversees scheduling recovery activities and methods as necessary.

• Project Oversight

  Ensures projects are delivered to the minimum scheduling controls requirements; oversees the calibration and/or development of scheduling tools and procedures to support project and construction management requirements, including work breakdown structure alignment and schedule performance reporting requirements; ensures timely communication and engagement with stakeholders; identifies or oversees identification and mitigation of risks to project schedules and timelines.

• Compliance

  Ensures projects meet regulatory requirements; monitors documentation and ensures compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and policies; oversees the development and maintenance of written standards and procedures related to project scheduling controls.

• Resourcing

  Oversees Project Controls Scheduler resourcing decisions and planning for Scheduling team; partners with HR in the definition of jobs, recruitment, evaluation and selection processes.

• Professional Development

  Reviews organizational development needs and training strategies to determine required learning and development outcomes for the Scheduling team; provides guidance in the creation of individual and career development plans; monitors ongoing progress against plans and provides coaching and mentoring, along with performance feedback; completes annual performance management re