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Summary

Portland General Electric’s (PGE) Telecommunications Engineering group is seeking a Senior or Principal Telecommunications Specialist or Engineer. PGE is an integrated, investor-owned electric utility with generation, transmission, and distribution operations. The Telecommunications Engineering group resides within PGE’s Engineering Services department and provides mission-critical telecommunications services to operations and corporate lines of business. PGE’s telecom infrastructure enables protective relaying, SCADA, metering, mobile voice communications, and corporate network connectivity.

This is a senior to principal level position within PGE’s Engineering Services department that requires the ability to work with various lines of business within PGE to provide technical direction and solutions that support business needs. Job functions include telecommunications design and design review, consultation, planning, project management, and administration, regulatory compliance, and second level operational support. Skills and experience in the following telecommunications area are sought: MPLS network routing protocols and configuration code development along with Nokia MPLS platform experience.

* We're hiring for a position open to both Senior and Principal level candidates. The level will be determined based on the successful applicant's qualifications, experience, and demonstrated skills during the interview process.

Career Level Summary

Senior Communications Technical Specialist/Engineer:

• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience

• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions

• Works independently, receives minimal guidance

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

Principal Communications Technical Specialist/Engineer:

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise

• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices

• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions

• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations

• May lead functional teams or projects

Key Responsibilities

Senior Communications Technical Specialist/Engineer:

• Standards - Applies extended knowledge of utility power and grounding, protective relaying, telemetry, data acquisition, line sharing, devices, and line protection equipment to support technical initiatives and NERC/WECC and NERC critical infrastructure projects; provides technical guidance and support to others.

• Production - Prepares a variety of complex design deliverables for larger or multiple projects; coordinates multiple discipline activity. Develops and provides quality assurance reviews of design solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes, regulatory requirements and follow sound design practice.

• Project Coordination - Actively coordinates with other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects, including representing the team to interdepartmental and external (regulatory) stakeholders. Plans, develops, coordinates, and manages projects with complex design, construction, operation, maintenance, or testing elements in support of communication engineering; provides accurate capital budget and job estimates.

• Knowledge Sharing - Develops training content on new telecommunications standards; trains designers and less experienced colleagues on new telecommunications standards; provides technical training to department and company through internal training program.

Principal Communications Technical Specialist/Engineer:

• Standards - Provides guidance for compliance issues of utility power and grounding, protective relaying, telemetry, data acquisition, line sharing, devices, and line protection equipment to support technical initiatives and NERC/WECC and NERC critical infrastructure projects. Provides guidance based on knowledge of inside/outside plant cabling, transport technologies, remote control and monitoring, packet networks, digital point-to-point microwave, private land mobile radio, satellite communications and communications infrastructure; provides expert technical guidance on telecommunications standards to others.

• Production - Prepares a variety of complex design deliverables for larger or multiple projects, including establishing work plans to be applied. Develops and provides quality assurance reviews of complex design solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes, regulatory requirements and follow sound design practice.

• Project Coordination - Actively coordinates with other internal/external team members on complex projects, representing the team to internal and external stakeholders (i.e., regulatory, technical society, etc.). Leads and manages projects with complex design, construction, operation, maintenance or testing elements in support of communication engineering needs.

• Knowledge Sharing - Provides input and review of technical training for department and company training; provides technical training to department and company through internal training program.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Certifications

Communications Technical Specialist:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a computer science preferred (bachelor’s degree in project management, business or related technical field also accepted) or equivalent related technical experience.

• Senior Experience: Five or more years of technical experience in communications systems.

• Principal Experience: Eight or more years of technical experience in communications systems.

• Valid Driver’s license required.

Communications Engineer:

• Education: Requires a bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline. ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred.

• Senior Experience: Typically five or more years in engineering or four or more years in a related field with PE license.

• Principal Experience: Typically eight or more years in engineering

• Valid Driver’s license required.

Preferred:

• Experience with MPLS protocol, configuration and design, Nokia MPLS equipment platform

• Utility Telecom Experience

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Advanced industry knowledge and technology trends.

• Advanced knowledge of company QA/QC process and procedures.

• Intermediate knowledge of procurement and contract administration.

• Advanced knowledge of process, procedures for project controls and estimates.

• Intermediate knowledge in the thermal, wind and/or hydro generation areas; knowledge of substations preferred.

• Intermediate knowledge of physical, electrical and control and protection substation design preferred.

• Advanced ability to review, evaluate and analyze technical information, policies, and reports.

General Competencies:

• Advanced accuracy skills.

• Advanced knowledge of the utility industry.

• Advanced organization and prioritization skills.

• Advanced decision-making skills.

• Intermediate written and oral communication skills.

• Advanced individual and group presentation skills.

Physical, Schedule/Attendance and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level:

• Substantial: Consistent 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.).

• Cognitive:

• 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

Schedule/Attendance:

• Ability to adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule

• 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

• Ability to work on-call schedule

Physical Capabilities:

Driving/travel/commute

• Daily within service territory

• Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)

• Overnight inside/outside the service territory

• Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)

• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

• Lifting/pushing/pulling (check appropriate weight): Up to 10 lb..

• Carrying (check appropriate weight): Up to 10 lb

• Unstable surfaces requiring balance (i.e., moving equipment, boats): Walking distances and surfaces (long distances and over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces)

Environment - Indoor/Outdoor

• Office environment

• Plant environment

• Field environment

PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of in-the-office and working offsite. However, these arrangements may change due to business needs or changes in responsibility.

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Compensation Range:

$92,550.00 - $183,000.00

In addition, this position is eligible for a performance-based incentive bonus. Actual total compensation is commensurate with experience, skills, and education

PGE 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 (https://portlandgeneral.com/hrcs5511) .

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