Jobs at Portland General Electric

Supports the full contract lifecycle for energy trading and related operations, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing contracts. Analyzes contractual, financial, regulatory, and operational risks; develops mitigation strategies, controls, policies, and reports; supports SOX, audit, and regulatory reviews; and advises stakeholders on contract terms and compliance. The principal level additionally leads enterprise risk frameworks, complex analyses, executive reporting, and team development.

Leads technical wildfire and energy-related programs from planning through completion. Develops scopes, schedules, budgets, risk controls, communication plans, and business cases; coordinates cross-functional teams, vendors, utilities, and stakeholders; manages project governance, process improvement, documentation, and reporting. The role supports emergency and storm response, variable schedules, occasional travel, and work during severe weather.

Manages a team responsible for transmission and distribution design, customer connections, construction packages, and project delivery. Oversees engineering, inspection, cost control, budgets, safety, staffing, customer relationships, tariffs, and regulatory compliance. Develops pole management strategies, coordinates with utilities and municipalities, resolves design issues, and supports storm response. Provides coaching, performance management, and operational leadership while ensuring projects meet technical, financial, schedule, and customer requirements.

Develops, maintains, and analyzes utility project schedules using Primavera P6. Evaluates dependencies, critical paths, risks, milestones, resources, and schedule impacts. Produces schedule reports, KPIs, forecasts, variance analyses, and governance documentation. Coordinates updates with project management, engineering, construction, finance, field personnel, and PMO stakeholders. Maintains scheduling databases, metadata, baselines, and change records while supporting process improvements and schedule controls.

Lead development and maintenance of economic life-cycle risk models and business-case analyses to inform reliability-focused capital investment and maintenance decisions. Provide SME support, perform complex cost-benefit and portfolio analyses, contribute to regulatory filings, and collaborate with engineering, operations, and stakeholders to quantify benefits and prioritize investments.

Lead tax strategy and compliance for a utility, including renewable energy tax credit qualification, ASC 740 tax provision preparation, multi-jurisdictional tax return compliance, technical research on legislation, advising stakeholders, managing audits, and partnering with finance and systems teams to ensure accurate tax data and reporting.

Lead preparation and review of SEC, FERC, and OPUC financial filings; ensure GAAP and SOX compliance; perform technical accounting research; support financial systems, testing, and ESG reporting; provide expert accounting guidance and analysis.