Portland General Electric · 1 day ago
GIS Manager
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $223K/yr
8+ years expPortland General Electric is seeking a strategic GIS leader to drive the evolution of their geospatial capabilities. In this role, you'll provide strategic input and expertise to shape the vision and direction for the company's enterprise GIS and manage a high-performing technical team.
Electrical DistributionEnergyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Manages a team of professional employees responsible for providing geospatial information expertise and solutions to the business; provides strategic and 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; ensures compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and policies
Provides strategic input and expertise to shape PGE's enterprise GIS vision and align geospatial capabilities with company goals; Develops and implements Geospatial Operations team strategies and business plans; Creates/supports technology roadmaps to guide GIS implementation and adoption across the organization; Promotes continuous learning and evolution of geospatial information function, including integration of industry best practices and new ways to integrate and leverage systems and programs
Develops and maintains relationships with IT and business leaders; Builds partnerships across departments to ensure geospatial solutions meet business needs and provide measurable value; Collaborates to prioritize strategic system goals to optimize geospatial information system and ensures integration with other operational systems; Works with IT to evaluate, prioritize and implement system upgrades and changes
Oversees all contracted work with support from the GIS Supervisor - Data Management, including vendor selection, establishing metrics and service-level agreements, monitoring vendor performance and working with vendors to resolve issues; Delegates appropriate components of operational- and technical-related initiatives and special projects to the GIS Supervisor - Data Management while maintaining oversight; Assigns subject matter experts to cross-functional projects; Oversees development and implementation of initiatives to improve operating performance or to optimize use of geospatial information system, leveraging the GIS Supervisor - Data Management for execution support; Serves as a technical and subject matter expert liaison as appropriate
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
Creates and monitors performance metrics to measure team effectiveness; Oversees resourcing decisions and planning for team; Partners with HR in the definition of jobs, recruitment, evaluation and selection processes; 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; Develops plans to support employee growth and engagement; Monitors ongoing progress and provides coaching and mentoring and provides feedback; Completes annual performance management reviews
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's degree in geography, computer science, engineering, business, or other related field or equivalent experience
Prefer eight or more years in geographical information systems, including at least two years in informal or formal leadership, or equivalent level of related technical experience
Expert knowledge of systems used in department
Expert knowledge of geospatial principles and techniques
Advanced knowledge of distribution system
Working knowledge of PGE's policies, procedures, business strategy, customer service objectives, tariffs and regulations
Advanced skills in resolving and addressing employee relations issues
Advanced skills in coaching, development and performance management
Advanced knowledge of employment law
Advanced analytical thinking skills
Advanced business acumen
Advanced knowledge of business process interrelationships
Advanced change leadership skills
Advanced customer focus skills
Advanced decision-making skills
Intermediate organization management skills
Advanced organization and prioritization skills
Advanced problem-solving skills
Intermediate resource management skills
Advanced written and oral communication skills
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 (occasionally)
Ability to work on-call schedule (occasionally)
Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory – Frequently
Computer use (regularly for entire work shift)
Preferred
Experience with ESRI software preferred
Utility experience preferred
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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