{"id":2762050,"url":"https://alion.io/job/portland-general-electric-manager-distribution-operations-engineering","title":"Manager Distribution Operations Engineering","company":{"id":1802974,"name":"Portland General Electric","domain":"portlandgeneral.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/portlandgeneral","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Beaverton, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":52000,"max_usd":101000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":3331},"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-15","last_verified_at":"2026-10-23T14:40:53Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.\nManager, Distribution Operations Engineering\nJob Summary:\nThis leadership position manages the Distribution Operations Engineering organization and is responsible for providing strategic and technical leadership for engineering programs that support the safe, reliable, resilient, and efficient operation of Portland General Electric's electric distribution system. Reporting within the Standards, System Health & Maintenance organization, this role leads a team of engineers responsible for power system analysis, scoping distribution reliability and resiliency improvements, supporting outage restoration, system planning, power quality, industrial customers, and continuous improvement of electric system operations. This position support engineers at our operations centers west of the West Hills of Portland south past Salem and can be based in Beaverton, Hillsboro, and possibly other operations centers in this region.\nAs the leader of this critical engineering function, you will provide direction and oversight for engineering activities supporting control center operations, field operations, planned and emergent system work, distribution outage coordination, switching strategies, operational technology systems, and emergency response activities. The organization serves as a key technical resource for electric system operations by developing engineering solutions and operating strategies that maintain reliability, support customer service, reduce operational risk, and improve situational awareness across the power system.\nThis role partners closely with the System Control Center, Power Delivery Operations, System Planning, Maintenance Engineering, Project Management Office, Customer Service, Local Government Affairs, Key Customer Managers, and external reliability organizations to ensure that operational decisions, grid technologies, engineering analyses, and operational obligations are effectively coordinated and executed.\nThe position is accountable for advancing operational excellence through engineering analysis, outage readiness, system restoration planning, grid modernization initiatives, and reliability performance improvement programs. The role also develops technical capability across the organization, provides leadership during system emergencies and abnormal operating conditions, and serves as a key advocate for safety, reliability, resiliency, and operational excellence across PGE's electric system.\nKey Areas of Accountability:\nDistribution Operations Engineering leadership and organizational performance\nControl center engineering support and operational decision support\nPower system analysis and support\nGrid reliability, resiliency, and risk management\nOutage restoration and emergency response engineering\nSystem operating plans and outage coordination\nOperational technology, ADMS, and control system support\nPower quality and specialized customer reliability technical support\nGrid modernization and advanced distribution management initiatives\nDistribution system modeling and analytics\nReliability improvement and system hardening programs\nFinancial management and resource planning\nTalent development, technical mentoring, and succession planning\nKey Job Information-\nManager, Distribution Operations Engineering 6755\nGrade 9\nCareer Level: M2\nManager\nManages professional associates and/or supervisors\nIs accountable for the performance and results of a team\nAdapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges\nDecisions are guided by policies, resources and business plan; receives moderate guidance from manager\nProvides subject matter guidance to associates, colleagues and/or customers\nKey Responsibilities:\nOperations Engineering Management Manages a team of operations engineering professionals in one or more of distribution operations, transmission operations, or power quality subfunctions responsible for coordinating with crews and other operations personnel to operate electric power distribution and transmission systems to meet power demands with adequate distribution of electricity. Performs system analyses and provides real-time engineering support to ensure reliable operation of transmission and distribution systems. Provides 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.\nDistribution Operations Management Manages the Distribution Operations subfunction providing distribution engineering support for capital and maintenance activities. Recommends improvements associated with design and construction of overhead and underground distribution facilities, standards, operations, materials and new technology. Designs, operates and maintains facilities with emphasis on high reliability and quality of service. Supports field operations, customer account management, OPUC liaisons and key stakeholder groups.\nFinancial Management 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.\nResourcing Oversees resourcing decisions and planning for team; partners with HR in the definition of jobs, recruitment, evaluation and selection processes.\nProfessional Development 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; monitors ongoing progress and provides coaching and mentoring and provides feedback; completes annual performance management reviews.\nEducation/Experience/Certifications:\nEducation Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering. ABET-accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred.\nExperience Prefer eight or more years in engineering. Certifications, Licenses and Training Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred; may be required based upon role. Must be able to obtain the NERC Reliability Coordinator Certification.\nCompetencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities):\nFunctional Competencies-\nAdvanced knowledge of engineering and economic principles and concepts.\nAdvanced knowledge of other engineering disciplines and advanced ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned.\nAdvanced understanding and application of engineering processes and procedures; working knowledge of other related departments and functions.\nAdvanced industry knowledge and technology trends.\nAdvanced knowledge of company QA/QC process and procedures.\nIntermediate knowledge of construction feasibility.\nIntermediate knowledge of procurement and contract administration.\nAdvanced knowledge of process, procedures for project controls and estimates.\nAdvanced knowledge of system protection design practices and application.\nAdvanced knowledge of system protection design practices and application.\nAdvanced knowledge of applicable codes and standards related to the design and operation of the electrical distribution system.\nAdvanced skill designing overhead and underground distribution facilities including relevant civil and electrical subsystems.\nAdvanced knowledge of real-time and off-line power flow and power system analysis software applications.\nAdvanced knowledge of work management, asset management, GIS and outage management software applications.\nAdvanced knowledge of distribution protection schemes and device coordination principles.\nGeneral Competencies-\nAdvanced analytical thinking skills.\nAdvanced decision-making skills.\nAdvanced knowledge of the utility industry.\nAdvanced organization and prioritization skills.\nIntermediate organization management skills.\nIntermediate resource management skills.\nAdvanced risk management skills.\nAdvanced written and oral communication skills.\nAdvanced ability to manage stakeholders.\nLeader Practices-\nDrives Results\nPlans and Aligns\nDecision Quality\nDrives Engagement\nCourage\nPhysical and Cognitive Demands:\nCognitive Level-\nSubstantial:\nConsistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).\nCognitive-\nAbility to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks\nAbility to follow accuracy standards\nAbility to follow through on decision-making tasks\nAbility to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment\nAbility to communicate and problem solve when under stress\nAbility to respond and adapt to frequent change\nAbility to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback\nAbility to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement\nAbility to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks\nAbility to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization\nDemonstrates sound memory\nAbility to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks\nSchedule/ Attendance:\nAbility to work long hours\nAbility to work a variable schedule\nAbility to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather\nAbility to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance\nAbility to work shift schedule\nAbility to work on-call schedule\nPhysical Capabilities:\nDriving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)\nDriving/travel/commute: Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)\nComputer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)\nLifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 10 lbs.\nCarrying: Up to 10 lbs.\nEnvironment - Indoor/Outdoor (check all that apply):\nOffice\nPlant\nField\nActual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.\nPGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here.\nJoin us today and power your potential!\nAssisting with storms or other Company emergencies is a part of all positions at Portland General Electric.\nPGE is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel connected, valued, and empowered to thrive. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.\nPGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. 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