Senior Wildfire Portfolio Manager - Oahu

Company

Hawaiian Electric Companies provides electricity and services to 95 percent of the state’s 1.4 million residents. The company is one of Hawaii’s leading employers and a major contributor and supporter of community and educational programs. Employees are committed to the company’s foundational values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. We invest in our employees, offering opportunities for challenge and advancement and a competitive compensation package.

Position Overview

Title:

Senior Wildfire Portfolio Manager (Req

Role:
Professional

Number of Vacancies : 2

Location:

Honolulu – Oahu

Hiring Range: $ to $

Posting End Date:
This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

Job Function

The Senior Wildfire Portfolio Manager develops high‑level processes to receive timely and accurate progress and performance updates with initiative owners, ensuring successful completion of the Wildfire Safety Strategy (WSS) project and program scope. The role monitors progress with cross‑functional stakeholders, manages escalation of issues and execution risks, facilitates decision making at appropriate forums—including executive‑level engagements—and leads preparation and review of responses to information requests and industry benchmarking efforts related to wildfire mitigation.

Essential Functions

• WSS Preparation and Portfolio Monitoring
- Supports overall WSS update project management activities across involved departments.
- Coordinates with execution organizations to ensure successful completion of the WSS project and program scope.
- Reviews the scope and deliverables of wildfire mitigation‑related initiatives and projects for strategic alignment and validation of meeting WSS requirements.
- Develops high‑level processes to receive timely and accurate progress and performance updates with initiative owners.
- Monitors ongoing progress and completion of projects, programs, and initiatives relative to WSS objectives in coordination with execution organizations.
- Validates mid‑project milestones and final outcomes against initial strategic goals, gaps and deviations, and supports the development of catch‑back plans.
- Prepares regular updates and escalates appropriate execution risks and performance issues to executive sponsors and appropriate oversight forums for resolution.

• WSS Portfolio Oversight Facilitation
- Organizes, prepares materials, and supports the facilitation of wildfire mitigation portfolio oversight forums (internal governance committees).
- Ensures timely communication of portfolio oversight outcomes to stakeholders.
- Ensures that portfolio oversight facilitation supports responsive and aligned decision‑making across all wildfire mitigation initiatives.
- Integrates portfolio oversight lessons learned into ongoing updates of processes and policies.

• Stakeholder Communication and Engagement
- Maintains transparent communication with internal and external stakeholders regarding the progress of wildfire mitigation programs and strategic initiatives as it relates to WSS portfolio execution.
- Develops stakeholder‑specific reports and updates on progress of wildfire mitigation programs and strategic initiatives.
- Supports WSS‑related stakeholder workshops and community forums and takes a leadership role in planning and preparing for wildfire‑related workshops and forums.
- Leads preparation and review of responses to information requests.
- Leads Hawaiian Electric’s industry benchmarking efforts related to wildfire mitigation.
- Provides portfolio oversight subject‑matter expertise to support enterprise wildfire‑related training and development programs.

• Participates in company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Accounting, or Finance. Master’s degree in Business Administration is highly desirable.
- Professional Engineer License or equivalent is highly desirable.
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI) is…