Project Manager, Capital Construction
Portland General ElectricPortland, Oregon
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2026
$123k - $175k· Est.
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed September 29, 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
The Construction Project Management Office leads the planning and delivery of PGE’s capital construction portfolio, including transmission, substation, distribution, generation and grid modernization work.
Key Responsibilities
- Manages capital construction projects across transmission, distribution, substation, generation and grid modernization work; at the Staff level, manages medium-scale projects or defined scopes of larger projects, and at the Senior level, leads larger, more complex or higher-risk projects.
- Leads project planning and execution from development through permitting, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and closeout, with increasing complexity, independence and organizational influence at the Senior level.
- Owns safety, scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, compliance and customer commitments, and escalates or resolves issues based on project impact, complexity and authority level.
- Partners with internal teams, contractors, consultants, suppliers, agencies and community stakeholders to align resources, decisions and project delivery.
- Supports procurement and contract administration, including RFPs, technical specifications, bid evaluation, contracts, change management and invoice or payment coordination.
- Works with Project Controls to maintain schedules, forecasts, cost plans, cash-flow projections, risk registers and performance reports, using data to identify trends, variances and corrective actions.
- Identifies cost, schedule and scope variances; leads corrective actions, issue resolution and recovery planning, with Senior-level work expected to address more complex or cross-functional barriers.
- Communicates status, risks, decisions and next steps through meetings, dashboards, reports, presentations and electronic communications for internal and external stakeholders.
- Leads matrixed project teams, reinforces accountability, supports timely decisions and improves project management practices; at the Senior level, mentors less-experienced project managers and helps strengthen PMO standards.
- Represents PGE with agencies, utilities, property owners and public stakeholders, with Senior-level work expected to include more sensitive, complex or high-impact stakeholder engagement.
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