Senior Project Manager - Watershed Restoration / Limited Duration (R&D)

This posting opens on Friday, July 22, 2022, and closes on Friday, August 5th, 2022, at 3:00 PM (PST).

The Eugene Water & Electric Board is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to plan, execute, and finalize complex assignments according to project deadlines and within budget for EWEB's Watershed Restoration Project.

This is a Limited Duration position which may last from six months up to three years. The position will end on the projected end date, when the work is finished or for any other bona fide business purpose, whichever comes first. This limited duration position is anticipated to last approximately 36 months.

In the year since the Holiday Farm Fire, EWEB and the Pure Water Partners (PWP) have worked with over 270 landowners to assess fire damage, replant riparian forests, install erosion control devices, and reduce fuels to mitigate future fires.

The Senior Project Manager reports directly to the Water Resources & Quality Assurance Supervisor and works closely with EWEB's Watershed Restoration Strategic Program Manager, to coordinate with PWP Project Managers, contractors, and landowners to document and help plan the work happening upriver each week.

The successful candidate will have the ability to collaborate, create, foster and maintain relationships with stake holders, community members, local, state, and federal government entities, and businesses.

This position performs the following duties:

• Initiate, manage, and execute complex projects with a long- life cycle.
• Work to define project scope by leveraging subject matter experts, cooperators, and/or consultants. Understand amendment process for updating scope, fee schedule and/or contract extensions.
• Understand grant funding and grant spend structure to align contract and audit requirements. Manage and track multiple grant awards, contracts and spend from each.
• Knowledge of contracting process, including task orders, change orders, intergovernmental agreements, and memorandum of understanding.
• Identify, obtain and engage appropriate resources, both internal and external. Manage resource hours on a granular level to control project cost through labor costing and contractual spend monitoring.
• Control cost overrun through contract amendments if necessary. Develop acceptance criteria based on performance and deliverables, manage and audit hours, invoices, and control charges.  Analyze procurements with appropriate resources as required.
• Create project communication plan based on roles and responsibilities and revise as appropriate. Communicate project status, changes, and updates the appropriate audiences. May work with the EWEB Communications Team to develop public-facing communications as well.
• Create and apply quality controls and assurances, procedures, and processes. Quantify performance variances, and quality controls used to monitor performance and report on these items as needed or requested.
• Exercise technical oversight over designated staff. Communicate project plans and expectations to team members and stake holders in a timely and clear fashion. Participate in regular project team meetings, agenda development, and time and event schedules.

The starting salary range for the Senior Project Manager is $93,850.82 - $117,313.36

This is a Limited Duration position which may last from six months up to three years. The position will end on the projected end date, when the work is finished or for any other bona fide business purpose, whichever comes first. This limited duration position is anticipated to last approximately 36 months.

This position is based in Eugene, Oregon; however, it has been approved as a hybrid telecommuting arrangement involving a combination of telecommuting and working on-site at an EWEB facility and in the field.

Please 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. Please provide detailed answers to each question. Please do not reference your resume or application in your responses. Please do not reference your resume or application in your responses. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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

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. EWEB is also committed to providing a work environment conducive to the safety, health, and well-being of its workforce, and offers great benefits, including but not limited to health care, vacation and sick leave, pension, holidays, and employee credit union. We are currently one of the top three healthiest employers in Oregon and consistently rank within the top 100 healthiest employers in the nation!

Founded in 1911, 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 mission is to enhance our community's vitality by delivering drinking water and electric services consistent with the values of our customer-owners. And our vision is to do so while being a local utility that inspires our customers to invest in and rely on us.

Our core values:

• SAFETY: We value the physical and psychological health and safety of our workforce and the public.
• RELIABLITY: We value the continuous, on-demand delivery of quality drinking water and electricity.
• RESPONSIBLITY: We value the prudent and sustainable stewardship of our customers' financial and natural resources, including our impact on affordability and role in reducing the greenhouse gases (GHGs) contributing to climate change.
• COMMUNITY: We value our local governance and obligation to transparently serve our community.

Why Eugene?

It's a city big enough to boast excellent restaurants, arts, and events, but small enough to still feel like a community. It's also easy to get out of town, making it an ideal place for lovers of outdoor activities, with world-class opportunities for fishing, rafting, bicycling, hiking, and camping. The city is just an hour to the Cascades Mountains or to the Oregon Coast, but you don't have to leave Eugene to find nature. The Willamette River runs through the middle of the city and there are parks and trails throughout Eugene. Home to the University of Oregon, Eugene is proud to have hosted the 2021 Olympic Track and Field Trials and the 2022 Track and Field World Championships. Whatever you're looking for, you can find it here!

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.

Minimum Training and Experience Required

Minimum Experience:   Six years of professional project management experience.  Experience managing large-scale projects and grants in a Utility or Public Sector environment highly preferred.

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

Desirable education, experience, training and certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Program Management Professional (PgMP) helpful, but not required. Experience managing large-scale projects and grants in a Utility or Public Sector environment highly preferred.

Equivalency:  An equivalent combination of experience and training that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be qualifying.

Valid driver license: Yes

Professional license or registration:   None

Post-offer background check required:  Yes

Other Requirements

 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. Nothing in this description restricts EWEB's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Job descriptions may occasionally be updated, as necessary, to reflect evolving business needs.

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)

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