Senior Project Manager

This posting will remain open until filled, and the first review of applications will take place on Monday, April 7.

The Eugene Water & Electric Board is seeking a self-motivated Senior Project Manager with strong critical thinking skills and experience managing projects in utilities or closely related industries. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for developing business cases, preparing detailed cost estimates, and managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that key project performance metrics and expected business benefits are achieved, and the overall project delivery is to the highest standard.

The Senior Project Manager reports to the Project Management Office (PMO) Manager and will be part of a project management team with the focus on delivering strategic, cross-departmental projects. Project drivers may vary, including technological advancement, organizational change, resilience and reliability improvement, infrastructure upgrade, regulatory requirement, market demand, and others. Projects usually involve both internal teams and contractors performing the scope of work.

The person in this senior-level role is expected to work under minimum supervision leading projects across strategic, tactical, and operational initiatives. We are hoping to hire a candidate who demonstrates the ability to collaborate with leadership, ensuring alignment between business initiatives and the PMO portfolio, and optimizing project management processes to continually improve project delivery across people, process, and technology.

The successful candidate will have the ability to collaborate, foster, and maintain relationships with stakeholders, businesses teams, cross-functional technical teams, and external service partners. The Senior Project Manager must have the business confidence to communicate strategic positions and directives in relation to expected organizational project management priorities and outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Define project scope from technical or industry knowledge level, working with subject-matter experts when applicable. Manage and execute major project initiatives from initiation, planning and execution of long life cycle. Define success criteria, constraints, and lead project to closure within budget and target date. Control and manage project scope to prevent scope creep and avoid gold plating.
• Identify and engage appropriate resources. Obtain external resources and independently manage vendors and hours. Manage resource hours on a granular level to control project cost.
• Prepare business and cost analysis. Work with subject matter experts to create business case with technical and / or industry specific knowledge. Control cost overrun and through contract amendments if necessary. Develop acceptance criteria based on performance and deliverables, manage and audit hours, invoices, and control charges. Analyze product procurement with appropriate resources as required.
• Create communication plan based on roles and responsibilities, and revise as appropriate. Communicate to appropriate audience of project status, changes, and updates. Manage contents of communication to targeted and appropriate audience. Level set appropriate expectations and escalate as necessary.
• Create quality controls & assurances, procedures and processes. Apply and quantify performance variances, creates graphic presentations of quality controls used to monitor performance.
• Exercise technical oversight over designated staff. Communicate project plans and expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion. Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts. Inform project team members and contractors and influence them to take positive action for assigned work. Participate in regular project team meetings, agenda development, and time and event schedules.
• Plan and manage all aspects of the project: stakeholders, scope, cost, risk, communication, cost, resources, quality, procurement, and integration.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Note: This posting includes supplemental questions. Your responses will be scored and used to determine if you will proceed to the next step of the selection process. Provide detailed answers to each question. Please do not reference your resume' or application in your responses.

Minimum Training and Experience Required:

Minimum Experience: 6 years of professional project management experience.

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Project Management, Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Business Administration, Management, Public Administration, or a closely related field.

Desirable certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Program Management Professional (PgMP).

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience aligned to successfully perform the essential duties of this job may qualify.

Post-offer background check required: Yes.

Compensation and Benefits:

The starting annual salary for this position is $103,821 - $129,777 commensurate with knowledge, skills, education, and experience as it relates to the position.

EWEB values total worker health both at work and at home, and provides a robust compensation & benefits package - Read more about our benefits.

Work Location: This position is based in Eugene, Oregon, and has been approved for hybrid work arrangement involving a combination of telecommuting and working on-site. The selected candidate must live in the state of Oregon.

WHY EWEB?

EWEB offers employees a progressive work culture devoted to providing excellent public service. Our employees work in a fast-paced environment where creativity, innovation, involvement, teamwork, and professional development are supported and encouraged. We are committed to providing a work environment conducive to the safety, health, and well-being of our workforce, and offer great benefits, including health care, vacation and sick leave, pension, holidays, an employee credit union, and more. We consistently rank as one of the healthiest employers in Oregon!

EWEB is Oregon's largest customer-owned utility. We provide water and electricity to the Eugene community, as well as parts of east Springfield and the McKenzie River valley area. As a public utility, we do not operate to earn a profit or to serve the investment needs of stockholders. Instead, EWEB is chartered by the City of Eugene to serve the interests of its citizens. We are owned by the people of Eugene and it's our job to provide reliable, affordable water and electricity for our customers.

Our core values:

• SAFE: We value the safety, physical and psychological wellness, of our workforce and the public, the security and integrity of cyber assets and data, and the protection of our customers' assets.
• RELIABLE: We value the ongoing continuous on-demand delivery of drinking water and electricity, and the dependability of our response to our customers.
• AFFORDABLE: We value and respect our customer-owners' financial resources by making wise investments and controlling costs and rates.
• ENVIRONMENTAL: We value the prudent and sustainable stewardship of the environment and natural resources, including preserving our watershed, and our role in reducing the greenhouse gases (GHGs) contributing to Climate Change.
• COMMUNITY/CULTURE: We value a culture of intentional actions and outcomes, continuous improvement, diverse perspectives, that is trustworthy, respectful, equitable, and inclusive to employees and community members. We are dedicated to our public service, professions, local governance, and commitment to serve our community honestly and with integrity.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

EWEB takes pride in our commitment to diversity and inclusion among our employees. We embrace and value differences of culture, education, experience, physical ability, and unique perspectives in our workplace. We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our commitment to diversity. Attracting, retaining, and advancing talent from all sources strengthens our bond with the multifaceted community we serve.

TOBACCO, SMOKE, AND VAPOR - FREE CAMPUS POLICY

EWEB fosters an environment promoting good health for both employees and the public. We want to enhance the quality of air, appearance, and employee health in and around EWEB facilities and equipment. Employees, contractors, volunteers, and visitors may not use, distribute, or sell tobacco while participating in EWEB functions, on EWEB property, or while performing right-of-way tasks.

NOTE: This job posting is intended to represent key areas of responsibility. It is not meant to be all inclusive and does not prescribe or restrict the work that may be assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)