Manager Utility Standards
Portland General ElectricPortland, OR
Full Time
Posted October 15, 2026
$123k - $175k· Est.
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- Source
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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 16, 2026
- Classification
- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Utilities
- Pay provenance
- Estimated benchmark; not employer-provided
Job Description
This leadership position manages the Utility Standards organization and is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and governing design, construction, and equipment standards along with work practices that support the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective operation of Portland General Electric's transmission
Key Responsibilities
- Standards Engineering Management Manages a team of standards engineering professionals responsible for planning and providing engineering expertise in a broad range of assignments related to transmission and distribution standards, including overhead/underground distribution design, construction practices and materials, transmission line design, construction practices and materials, transmission and distribution construction tools, smart grid design and construction standards and equipment specifications; provides technical management for the team, ensuring that 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 the purpose.
- Financial Management Monitors and manages expenditures, ensuring that all financial targets are met, and examines any areas where budgets/expenditures vary from plan; assists with the definition and operation of effective financial controls and decision making.
- Resourcing Oversees resourcing decisions and planning for 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 team; provides guidance in the creation of development plans; monitors ongoing progress and provides coaching and mentoring and provides feedback; completes annual performance management reviews.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of engineering and economic principles and concepts.
- Advanced knowledge of other engineering disciplines and advanced ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned.
- Expert understanding and application of engineering processes and procedures; intermediate knowledge of other related departments and functions.
- Advanced industry knowledge and technology trends.
- Advanced knowledge of company QA/QC process and procedures. Intermediate knowledge of construction feasibility. Intermediate knowledge of procurement and contract administration.
- Advanced knowledge of process, procedures for project controls and estimates.
- Advanced knowledge of initiating electrical improvements and corrective actions for transmission and distribution, including network and smart grid technology.
- Advanced knowledge of physical electrical and control and protection transmission and distribution design .
- Advanced ability to review, evaluate and analyze technical information, policies and reports.
- Advanced analytical thinking skills.
- Advanced decision-making skills.
- Advanced knowledge of the utility industry.
- Advanced organization and prioritization skills.
- Intermediate organization management skills
- Intermediate resource management skills.
- Advanced risk management skills.
- Advanced written and oral communication skills.
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