Grid Work Portfolio Manager at SRP in Scottsdale, AZ

Requisition ID: 20626

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

A Program Office professional with experience in assessing, building, and optimizing project portfolios across departments. This role requires a strategic thinker with a comprehensive understanding of project management principles and methodologies. This position offers an opportunity to drive value-based changes to SRPs workload management, specifically managing the Grid Project Portfolio across Operational Technology Services (OTS). Additionally, it includes non-OTS-driven capital projects that require support from OTS, which constitute the largest portion of work.

The position does not have direct reports but will provide guidance and structure to project execution and is responsible for defining and upholding standards for project management within the organization.

What You'll Do

• Ensure portfolio goals, deliverables, and milestones are clearly defined, communicated, and tracked throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work within a cross-functional environment to manage unplanned work and change orders for existing projects.
• Assist the business in the preparation of new project requests, helping to convey the needs in a language most understandable to all stakeholders.
• Assist the project team in managing constraints of schedule, budgets and assigned resources to deliver defined scope.
• Once established, serve as a central administrator for Operational Technology’s Grid Work project portfolio management process.
• Maintains status between OTS-driven substation and distribution projects within our Generation, Transmission, and Distribution facilities, spanning transmission and distribution voltages from 500kV to 12.47kV.
• Proactively anticipate threats to achieving project tasks and adjust project schedule, resources and budget using project change control procedures.
• Appropriately escalate project issues and roadblocks to Management Conduct ad-hoc analyses with internal and external data to support strategic decisions.
• Maintain relevant databases and related records.
• Adhere to company’s safety programs, trainings, and policies, as well as promote and manage the Safety & Health performance of project team members and subcontractors.
• Responsible for the central oversight of day-to-day construction activities.
• Review, approve, and communicate internal and external project status reports.
• Present reports to internal and external executive management as required.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to understand and plan around the development and distribution of engineering deliverables per project schedule and requirements.
• Coordinate and facilitate grid work commissioning teams as needed.
• Responsible for field progress-tracking specific to construction related activities as required.
• Drive effective staffing with the supervisory team to optimize project schedule and resource coverage.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

A bachelor's degree relevant to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

Experience

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience required. In lieu of a degree, 11 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 11 years may be considered.

Additional Requirements and Qualifications

• Degree in construction, construction management or engineering preferred.
• Experience establishing and maintaining project governance and escalation processes
• Proven record of working collaboratively and building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in resource management, budget management, and performance monitoring
• Ability to constantly adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Operations fluency and experience in prior programs executed from charter to project close.
• Bias for action and the ability to meet deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access).
• Advanced experience with Exceland SQL a plus.
• Experience with document control, scheduling, asset and project management software is preferred.
• General understanding of financial modeling, process mapping, change management, schedule creation, and reporting progress.
• Participate in the design and establishment of a Centralized Project Office, aligning project management practices with organizational objectives and timelines.
• Exhibits strong communication skills, facilitating open dialogue and welcoming diverse viewpoints.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of project management methodologies, templates, and tools to ensure consistency and efficiency across SRPs projects.
• Improve interdepartmental coordination and communication, leading to effective project completion.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, business leaders, and project offices to understand high-level scopes, resolve issues, and ensure project alignment with strategic goals.
• Working directly with the supervisor teams on resource allocation, forecasting demand, and ensuring the optimal utilization of human and technical resources across projects.
• Collaborates on cross-functional projects to tackle complex scheduling challenges. Identifies, assesses, and mitigates project risks, while negotiating contingency plans to minimize their impact on project delivery.
• Tracking project performance against established metrics, generating regular reports, and providing insights to stakeholders to inform decision-making.
• Apply principles of successful negotiation in collaboration with stakeholders to support project delivery.
• Adapt communications and approaches to successfully negotiate consensus across workplans.
• Exhibits autonomy in leading initiatives beyond the department, influencing project outcomes.
• Take the initiative to make informed decisions regarding project direction, resource allocation, and timelines.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.