• Job Description

  Req#: R5758

  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.

  This position is posted at 2 levels, Mid-Level and Senior. There is only 1 position available to fill. Level will be determined during the interview process.

  Transportation Electrification Commercial Program Manager

  Are you passionate about electric vehicles and decarbonization? Do you have experience in managing large-scale projects for commercial customers in the transportation electrification, energy efficiency and/or renewable energy construction sectors? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

  We provide clean and affordable energy solutions to help businesses and communities transition to electric vehicles. We are looking for a Large Commercial EV Customer Program Manager to join our team and lead the development and implementation of innovative and scalable transportation electrification solutions for our large commercial customers with fleets and heavy-duty charging needs.

  Responsibilities

  • Manage the entire lifecycle of transportation electrification programs, rates, tariffs, and solutions for large commercial EV customers, from customers’ initial interest in site locations to contract negotiation, project execution, and energy load monitoring.
  • Develop new rates and tariffs to integrate transportation electrification into day-to-day utility operations.
  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including sales, engineering, operations, finance, legal, regulatory, and vendors, to ensure timely and successful delivery of projects and programs.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and provide them with technical and financial guidance, support, and solutions.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities and market segments for large charging needs, such as battery storage, microgrids, and distributed generation.
  • Conduct market research and analysis to evaluate customer needs, industry trends, and competitive landscape.
  • Prepare and present program proposals, reports, and presentations to customers and senior management.

  Product Specialist

  Manages the strategy, road map, feature definition and operation for assigned product.

  Key Job Information

  Career Level: 3

  Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions. Works independently; receives minimal guidance.

  Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Market Knowledge and Product Analysis Serves as expert in the target market and responds to changing market demands; completes comprehensive competitive and market analysis to appropriately position assigned products; maintains market knowledge through key trade publications and participation in trade organizations and meetings/trade shows for target segment.
  • Product Strategies Develops innovative, creative and cost-effective strategies that drive the success of assigned products; ensures vision and strategy are aligned to corporate strategy; serves as the expert for assigned products in product portfolio; champions the features and benefits of assigned products in product portfolio; participates in determining best uses of company resources for program goals.
  • Product Performance and Evaluation Tracks program/product performance and analyzes promotion/channel effectiveness; identifies and evaluates potential product enhancements or extensions; documents and reports on findings; determines how to use data to make product enhancements; recommends changes to incorporate in future efforts.
  • Product Life Cycle Management Manages the life cycle of products through the growth, maturity, and decline/discontinue stages and determines trajectory of assigned product lines; project manages enhancement development and implementation; expands program participation among customers.
  • Internal Collaboration Collaborates with stakeholder departments to execute product strategies, identifies customer profiles, awareness, and satisfaction, drawing promotion lists and planning promotions.
  • Customer Experience Designs and implements customer service processes and procedures to ensure high-quality customer experiences; may support customers who have questions or challenges with products or tools associated with the product; determines product changes that increase customer satisfaction.
  • Policy Planning and Development Provides input into policies, practices and procedures related to new products and services.
  • External Relations and Communication Represents PGE on committees related to assigned products; establishes and maintains relations with industry organizations such as Energy Trust or Green Mountain Energy to jointly plan promotions and evaluate completed promotions; communicates with trade organizations to identify developments and ensure PGE is on the forefront of marketing opportunities.

  Education/Experience/Certifications

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, accounting, economics or other related field or equivalent experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience in project management, business development, program management or consulting in the renewable energy, energy efficiency construction or transportation electrification sectors.
  • Ability to learn utility operations including rate and tariff models, creation, and updates.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in energy-management technologies, markets, policies, and regulations.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical and financial information to diverse audiences.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
  • A customer-centric and results-oriented mindset, with a passion for innovation and transportation electrification.

  • Requires a valid Driver’s License and a history of safe driving practices.

  Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

  Functional Competencies

  • Intermediate knowledge of product management principles, theories, processes, and practices, including product life cycle management and continuous improvement.
  • Intermediate knowledge of the features, functionality and benefits of products and services of an electrical utility.
  • Intermediate skills in researching and analyzing market data and trends, including competitive offerings, and responding to changing demands.
  • Intermediate skills in understanding customer needs and challenges to effectively demonstrate product benefits and solutions.
  • Intermediate skills in developing product strategies and plans, product budget management, and forecasting product growth.
  • Working knowledge of finance, economic and accounting principles.
  • Intermediate skills in developing and administering contracts and in coordinating requests for information (RFI).
  • Intermediate knowledge of tariffs and rate structure.
  • Intermediate knowledge of advertising/communication channels.

  General Competencies

  • Intermediate analytical thinking skills.
  • Intermediate business acumen.
  • Intermediate creativity and innovation skills.
  • Intermediate influence skills.
  • Advanced collaboration skills.
  • Intermediate negotiation skills.
  • Intermediate organization and prioritization skills.
  • Intermediate presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Intermediate problem-solving skills.
  • Intermediate written and oral communication skills.

  Senior Product Portfolio Specialist

  Job Function Summary

  Manages the strategy, road map, feature definition and operation for assigned product.

  Key Job Information

  Career Level: 4

  Specialist: Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise. Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices. Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. May lead functional teams or projects.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Market Knowledge and Product Analysis Serves as project lead and provides expertise in analyzing the energy industry market to appropriately position a wide range of products; maintains extensive market knowledge through key trade publications and participation in trade organizations and meetings/trade shows.
  • Product Strategies Leads a project to develop innovative, creative, and cost-effective strategies that drive the success of a variety of products, ensuring the vision and strategy are aligned to corporate strategy; serves as a recognized authority for a variety of products; champions the features and benefits of products; determines best uses of company resources for program goals.
  • Product Performance and Evaluation Collaborates with others to track program/product performance, analyze effectiveness, and identify and evaluate enhancements or extensions; uses data to make product enhancements; determines changes to incorporate in future efforts.
  • Product Life Cycle Management Serves as project lead in managing the life cycle of products through the growth, maturity, and decline/discontinue stages; manages product/program enhancement development and implementation and expanding program participation among customers.
  • Internal Collaboration As a recognized authority in product strategies, leads collaboration with stakeholder departments in executing strategies and planning promotions.
  • Customer Experience Leads the design and implementation of customer service processes and procedures to ensure high-quality customer experiences; implements changes to product and service design to increase customer satisfaction and market adoption; may lead support for customers who have questions or challenges with products or tools associated with the product; determines changes to a wide range of products to increase customer satisfaction.
  • Policy Planning and Development Supports development of policies, practices or procedures related to customer products and services; supports regulatory processes and stakeholder engagement on new initiatives, products, and services.
  • External Relations and Communication As a recognized authority on a variety of products, represents PGE on committees, and maintains relations with industry organizations and trade organizations to ensure PGE is on the forefront of marketing opportunities.

  Education/Experience/Certifications

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, accounting, economics or other related field or equivalent experience.
  • At least 8 years of experience in project management, business development, program management or consulting in the renewable energy, energy efficiency construction or transportation electrification sectors.
  • Ability to learn utility operations including rate and tariff models, creation, and updates.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in energy-management technologies, markets, policies, and regulations.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical and financial information to diverse audiences.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
  • A customer-centric and results-oriented mindset, with a passion for innovation and transportation electrification.
  • Requires a valid Driver’s License and a history of safe driving practices.

  Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

  Functional Competencies

  • Advanced knowledge of product management principles, theories, processes, and practices, including product life cycle management and continuous improvement.
  • Advanced knowledge of the features, functionality and benefits of products and services of an electrical utility.
  • Advanced skills in researching and analyzing market data and trends, including competitive offerings, and responding to changing demands.
  • Advanced skills in understanding customer needs and challenges to effectively demonstrate product benefits and solutions.
  • Advanced skills in developing product strategies and plans, product budget management, and forecasting product growth.
  • Intermediate knowledge of finance, economic and accounting principles.
  • Advanced skills in vendor and contract management, including developing and administering contracts and leading the request for information (RFI) process.
  • Advanced knowledge of tariffs and rate structure.
  • Advanced knowledge of advertising/communication channels.

  General Competencies

  • Advanced analytical thinking skills.
  • Advanced business acumen.
  • Advanced creativity and innovation skills.
  • Advanced influence skills.
  • Expert collaboration skills.
  • Advanced negotiation skills.
  • Advanced organization and prioritization skills.
  • Advanced presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Advanced problem-solving skills.
  • Advanced written and oral communication skills.

  Requirements for both Levels

  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.).

  • 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 adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule.
  • 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 shift schedule.
  • Ability to work on-call schedule.

  Physical Capabilities

  • Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
  • Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
  • Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 50 lb
  • Carrying: Up to 50 lb
  • Unstable surfaces requiring balance (i.e., moving equipment, boats) (check all that apply):
    • Stairs (over 10 steps)

  Environment - Indoor/Outdoor

  • Office
  • Plant
  • Field

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  Compensation Range:

  $85,500.00 - $169,875.00

  In addition, this position is eligible for a performance-based incentive bonus. Actual total compensation is commensurate with experience, skills, and education

  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.

  Join us today and power your potential!

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  PGE is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

  PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter) associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting talentacquisition@pgn.com or by calling 503-464-7250. The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) team is also available for support. You can contact them at dei@pgn.com.

  To be considered for this position, please complete the following employment application by the posting close date. Posting closes at midnight (Pacific Time) on the closing date below. If no date is listed, job is open until filled.

• About the company

  Portland General Electric is a Fortune 1000 public utility based in Portland, Oregon.

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