Asset Risk Program Manager, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City UT #112340

Asset Risk Program Manager, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City UT #112340

Date : Nov 3, 2024

Location : PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232

Company : PacifiCorp

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Department Overview

The Asset Risk Organization is responsible for identifying, quantifying, and developing mitigation strategies for risks to electric transmission and distribution assets, including system performance / reliability improvement and wildfire risk reduction.

• The organization supports several objectives to 1) complete accurate, timely reporting on system performance and responses to data requests from regulatory entities;
• 2) meet all commitments outlined in our Wildfire Mitigation Plans; 3) continue to foster trusted relationships with key stakeholders;

and 4) provide ongoing technical support and manage technology development for existing and new applications.

General Purpose

The Asset Risk Program Mgr is responsible for coordinating the development of an integrated risk strategy aligning programmatic efforts covering wildfire risk, reliability, and resilience within a common framework.

This position will support development, approval, tracking, and reporting on cross-functional work to achieve strategic objectives within the integrated risk strategy.

As the operational and engineering risk environments continue to become more complex and expansive, the program manager will develop and apply the integrated risk assessment framework to identify changing and emerging risk and prioritize mitigation opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and formalize strategic objectives for operational and engineering risk mitigation programs including but not limited to wildfire risk, reliability, and resilience.
• Prepare a risk strategy for electric system resilience including an integrated framework for risk assessment, data analysis, strategic objectives, and a strategic plan of actions and milestones.
• Develop and manage implementation of operational and engineering risk mitigation programs in collaboration with internal and external working groups including risk analysis, risk response planning and prioritization, and work performance / progress tracking.
• Interface with PacifiCorp executives on a regular basis to communicate progress, gain approval on business proposals and obtain strategic decisions.
• Support regulatory activities by writing testimony, responding to data requests, meeting with regulators and other utilities, and providing content for regulatory presentations.
• Coordinate across program and project teams to track, record, and report on progress toward company strategic objectives.
• Conduct benchmarking with other utilities to identify best practices and lessons learned to incorporate into the integrated risk strategy.
• Participate in internal and external workshops, conferences, and regulatory meetings related to risk strategy and mitigation planning.
• Identify and prioritizing business requirements for technology support of program execution, tracking, and reporting in coordination with the Palantir Foundry product team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Environmental Policy, Sustainability, Energy Resilience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 7 years utility experience in engineering, operations, operational risk management, or business planning.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electric utility risk environment including but not limited to wildfire risk, climatological risk, and natural disaster risk.
• Experience participating in regulatory processes including preparation of filings, delivering presentations, and responding to stakeholder feedback.
• Management skills including the ability to initiate and establish objectives, develop and execute policy, direct and prioritize resources, and recommend and oversee development or implementation of systems, programs, or processes.
• Leadership and teamwork skills to negotiate with and influence peers and senior officers on policy and strategic issues.
• Communication and interpersonal skills including ability to manage and motivate employees, use oral and written communication to create a vision, communicate strategy, and effectively interface with other Company leaders.

Preferences

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Environmental Policy, Sustainability, or Energy Resilience.
• Knowledge of the company’s strategic plan, regulatory and political environment, as well as the company’s policies, procedures and practices, and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificationp

Additional Information

Req Id : 112340

Company Code : PacifiCorp

Primary Location : PORTLAND

Department : Power Delivery

Schedule : FULL TIME

Personnel Subarea : Exempt

Hiring Range : $115,900-$136,300

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 15.00% of salary.

Benefits : Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave.

For more information, please visit : careers.pacificorp / content / New-Benefits-Page / ?locale en US

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

At PacifiCorp, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana.

While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate.

The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.

S. Department of Transportation regulations.

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