Portland General Electric · 1 week ago
Human Resources Manager
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $223K/yr
8+ years expPortland General Electric is committed to creating a smarter, cleaner, and more enduring Oregon. They are seeking a Human Resources Manager to serve as a strategic advisor to HR and business leaders, aligning people and organizational objectives while leading core HR functions such as employee relations and talent management.
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Responsibilities
Leads employee relations as part of an integrated human resources function and serves as a trusted advisor to HR and business leaders
Partners with HR Business Partners, Labor Relations, Legal, and leaders to address workforce issues, ensure consistent policy application, and maintain equitable and legally compliant practices
Provides guidance on performance management, corrective action, and conflict resolution
Oversees complex or high-risk investigations, ensuring objective, timely, and compliant outcomes
Uses workforce and case data to identify trends, inform proactive strategies, and strengthen leadership effectiveness, engagement, and workplace culture
Develops and delivers HR policies, tools, and training that build manager capability and reduce organizational risk
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
Maintains current knowledge of employment law, human resources practices, and organizational policies to support effective risk management
Builds enterprise capability by advising, coaching, and enabling HR Business Partners and leaders to apply sound people practices
Pursues ongoing professional development to stay current on HR trends, leadership effectiveness, and organizational culture
Qualification
Required
Typically a bachelor's degree in business, psychology, sociology, finance, human resources, law or other related field or equivalent experience
Typically eight or more years in multiple areas of human resources, such as benefits plan administration, investigations, employee relations, or equivalent combination of experience with three or more years of management
Broad expertise in human resources practices, including employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, and consistent policy application
Proven ability to conduct complex or high-risk workplace investigations objectively and effectively, ensuring thorough documentation and legally sound outcomes
Strong understanding of federal and state employment and labor laws, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation standards
Broad HR knowledge, including organizational effectiveness, change management, and employee engagement
Ability to translate business needs into people strategies that balance risk, compliance, and organizational culture
Skill in identifying and interpreting trends and using data to drive preventive strategies
Strong project management and process improvement skills with the ability to design and execute programs and initiatives
Advanced facilitation, mediation, and presentation skills to influence and educate leaders at all levels
Proficiency with HR information systems, case management tools, and data reporting platforms
Strong customer focus and ability to build trust and credibility with leaders, employees, and HR partners
Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills with sound professional judgment
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex issues clearly and objectively
Effective decision-making under pressure with attention to fairness and consistency
Strong organization and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple cases and projects simultaneously
Business acumen and ability to align employee relations strategies with company objectives
Commitment to integrity, inclusion, and safety in all work practices
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
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
Driving/travel/commute- Frequently (at least once a week or more)
Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
Office environment
Plant environment
Field environment
Preferred
A law degree is desirable
PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred
Other HR certifications are advantageous (e.g., CEBS, CBP, CCP)
Benefits
Performance based incentive bonus
Total rewards package
Company
Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (PGE) is a vertically integrated electric utility engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$379.5MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2023-05-10Grant· $4.5M
2022-10-25Post Ipo Equity· $375M
2006-04-03IPO
Leadership Team
Maria Pope
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Trpik
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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