GIS Supervisor - Data Management
Portland General ElectricPortland, OR
Full Time
Posted October 20, 2026
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 21, 2026
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- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Utilities
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Job Description
Grade 8 Career Level: M1Supervisor, reports to GIS Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Geospatial Operations Management - Supervises teams responsible for as-planned and as-built mapping, data maintenance, and QA/QC activities. Provides daily direction, prioritizes work, and ensures compliance with applicable standards and procedures. Leads one major project or multiple moderately complex projects, which may include business system or process improvements, strategy implementation, training, and data cleanup.
- Data Quality and Performance Metrics - Develops, implements, and maintains data quality metrics and service-level agreements (SLAs) for geospatial data. Establishes performance indicators for data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness; monitors results to identify trends and improvement opportunities; and develops dashboards and reports to communicate performance to stakeholders. Implements corrective actions when results fall below established thresholds and works with team members to continuously improve data quality.
- Strategy and Planning - Partners with the GIS manager to implement strategy; monitors and manages production performance and incoming work requests; and oversees request intake, prioritization, and allocation.
- Process Improvement - Continuously evaluates processes and recommends opportunities to improve efficiency in alignment with GIS manager direction. Proactively identifies improvement opportunities, engages business stakeholders, and leads or facilitates process improvement activities. Partners with managers and subject matter experts to assess and revise processes, practices, and policies, and helps establish controls to measure baseline and post-implementation performance.
- Internal Collaboration - Promotes collaboration within the team and across functions, creates opportunities for cross-functional partnership, advocates for geospatial services throughout the organization, and coordinates team activities with affected groups and system owners.
- Vendor Management - Monitors contracted work and vendor performance, delegates work as appropriate, and partners with the GIS manager to implement vendor strategy. Supports the GIS manager with contract renewals and change orders. Manages purchase orders and monthly invoice receipt and review.
- Research and Special Projects - Leads research and special projects focused on business process improvement, data maintenance, data quality, and operational practices. The scope of this responsibility is limited to process and data stewardship initiatives and excludes analytical studies and analysis-focused projects. Serves as a subject matter expert; develops and promotes best practices; collaborates with business unit leaders to align initiatives with strategic objectives, identify dependencies and constraints, evaluate cost-effectiveness, and mitigate potential operational or customer impacts; partners with project sponsors to define objectives and scope; and supports the development of business cases and project justifications.
- Financial Management - Supports the GIS manager in developing, monitoring, and managing the department budget and managed services contract budget. Tracks expenditures, reviews forecasts, analyzes variances between planned and actual spending, and helps ensure financial targets are met.
- Coordinates budget planning and forecasting activities; monitors purchase orders, contract commitments, and monthly invoices; maintains current spending projections; identifies financial risks and opportunities; and recommends budget adjustments to the GIS manager as needed.
- Resourcing - Implements team staffing and resource plans and partners with the GIS manager and Human Resources to define roles and support recruitment, evaluation, and selection processes.
- Professional Development - Maintains knowledge of available skill-development tools and resources; advises employees on expected learning and development outcomes based on organizational needs; and supports employees in creating development plans and monitoring progress.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of systems used in department
- Expert knowledge of geospatial principles and techniques
- Intermediate knowledge of distribution system, operations, planning, and construction
- Working knowledge of PGE’s policies, procedures, business strategy, customer service objectives, tariffs and regulations
- Intermediate skills in resolving and addressing employee relations issues
- Advanced skills in coaching, development and performance management
- Intermediate knowledge of employment law
- Advanced analytical thinking skills
- Intermediate business acumen
- Advanced knowledge of business process interrelationships
- Intermediate change leadership skills
- Advanced customer focus skills
- Advanced decision-making skills
- Intermediate organization management skills
- Intermediate organization and prioritization skills
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Intermediate resource management skills
- Advanced written and oral communication skills
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