Manager DSG, BESS and Solar Maintenance

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

As a Manager, Plant Maintenance, you will have the unique opportunity to lead a team of energy generation professionals responsible for maintaining power plant electrical, control and mechanical equipment in safe, efficient and economical working condition while ensuring high reliability and availability of PGE's and Customer assets. You will direct the development and implementation of comprehensive maintenance programs including preventive, diagnostic, and analytical practices that balance operational goals with cost efficiency, while overseeing critical safety programs and emergency response planning for plant operations.

A successful candidate will have advanced knowledge of plant mechanical, electrical and control systems combined with strong root cause troubleshooting skills, as well as exceptional analytical thinking and decision‑making abilities paired with advanced project and risk management expertise.

This role puts you at the forefront of PGE's clean energy transition, allowing you to work with cutting‑edge technologies including distributed generation systems (DSG), battery energy storage systems (BESS), and solar installations. You’ll play a vital role in maintaining the infrastructure that powers Oregon’s sustainable energy future while developing innovative maintenance strategies for next‑generation power systems.

• Plant Maintenance Management - Manages a team of energy generation staff responsible for maintaining power plant electrical, control and/or mechanical equipment in safe, efficient and economical working condition; provides technical management for the team, ensures that objectives are met and all relevant standards/procedures and regulations (environmental and safety) are followed; ensures that maintenance problems are identified and resolved; ensures that fleet and/or plant maintenance procedures and working practices are current and fit for the purpose;
  
  responsible for the safe execution of work.
• Maintenance Program Management - Directs the development, implementation and execution of maintenance programs including preventive, diagnostic and analytical maintenance practices and procedures for the plant; ensures a high degree of plant availability and reliability; manages all maintenance planning and scheduling activities including achieving corporate goals for scheduled outages; maintains maintenance performance metrics and provides trend information to the plant manager; works with other functional areas and plant management to balance goals and costs to achieve best results;
  
  develops, administers and enforces procedures and policies for plant maintenance; represents the plant on capital projects affecting the project site.
• Contract Management - Administers the plant maintenance and related contracts; provides oversight of contractor activities; manages equipment warrantees and the resolution of warranty issues
• Procurement - May oversee procurement and warehousing of spare parts for the plant; ensures that all materials procurement practices comply with PGE SOX guidelines.
• Emergency Planning/Response - Assists plant manager with implementation of an emergency action plan; develops and maintains procedures for effective plant operation, testing, startup and shutdown, and for operating equipment in emergency situations; leads and/or participates in periodic staff training in carrying out the plans for the plant as it relates to floods, earthquakes, fire, equipment or structural failures and other emergencies.
• Safety Leadership - Oversees safety programs and policies; ensures compliance with plant and corporate safety practices.
• Financial…