GIS Supervisor - Data Management

Portland General Electric Company•Portland, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. GIS Supervisor – Data Management Summary We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced GIS Supervisor to lead the data management side of our GIS team. This role requires a forward-thinking leader who can balance technical expertise with team development to maintain and improve the integrity of our geospatial data. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in ESRI software, Schneider Electric ArcFM software, and general utility design and construction processes. The successful candidate will be responsible for the production enterprise GIS data used by staff and integrated systems across PGE. As the GIS Supervisor – Data Management, you will lead a dynamic team responsible for maintaining PGE's geospatial data. You will oversee a team of GIS analysts performing post-construction as-built documentation, GIS technicians handling specialized data maintenance and correction activities, and a contingent of contracted workforce executing a variety of mapping and QA/QC functions. Your leadership will focus on measuring and enhancing process performance and data quality metrics to ensure excellence. You'll collaborate strategically with cross-functional teams to advance business objectives, optimize geospatial data management processes, and enable operational efficiencies.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in geography, computer science, engineering, business, or another related field or equivalent experience.
Require five or more years in geographical information systems.
Require extensive experience with ESRI software, including ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.x, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and related tools.
Require excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Require effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Require ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Driver’s license: Required
Expert knowledge of systems used in department
Expert knowledge of geospatial principles and techniques
Intermediate knowledge of distribution system, operations, planning, and construction
Working knowledge of PGE’s policies, procedures, business strategy, customer service objectives, tariffs and regulations
Intermediate skills in resolving and addressing employee relations issues
Advanced skills in coaching, development and performance management
Intermediate knowledge of employment law
Advanced analytical thinking skills
Intermediate business acumen
Advanced knowledge of business process interrelationships
Intermediate change leadership skills
Advanced customer focus skills
Advanced decision-making skills
Intermediate organization management skills
Intermediate organization and prioritization skills
Advanced problem-solving skills
Intermediate resource management skills
Advanced written and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

Electric utility experience preferred.
Prefer experience with Schneider Electric ArcFM and Designer software.
Prefer experience with Maximo as a work and asset management system.
Prefer proven track record in supervising GIS projects and teams.
Prefer strong understanding of spatial data analysis, data management, and geospatial technologies.

Responsibilities

Supervises teams responsible for as-builting, data maintenance, and QA/QC activities; provides daily supervision of teams and prioritization of activities, ensuring that all relevant standards/procedures are followed.
Responsible for leading a single major project or multiple moderate projects within team. Types include, but are not limited to, business systems or process improvement, department reorganizations and strategy implementation, training, feasibility studies, and pilots.
Develops, implements, and maintains comprehensive data quality metrics and service level agreements (SLAs) for geospatial data.
Establishes clear performance indicators to measure data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
Regularly monitors these metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
Creates dashboards and reports to communicate data quality status to stakeholders.
Implements corrective actions when metrics fall below established thresholds and works with team members to continuously enhance data quality standards.
Coordinates with manager to implement strategy; monitors and manages production performance and other requests; responsible for intake and allocation of other requests.
Gathers and documents business requirements for GIS solutions; creates project plans for GIS initiatives.
Continually evaluates and recommends processes for efficiency, guiding and acting on direction from manager.
Proactively identifies areas for process improvements.
Drives engagement from other business stakeholders.
Leads and/or facilitates business process improvement activities; assists managers and subject matter experts to identify, understand and improve or revise processes, practices and policies; assists managers in establishing process controls to measure baseline and post-improvement performance to monitor success of improvement initiatives.
Drives internal team collaboration; creates cross-functional opportunities; promotes and advocates for geospatial services throughout the organization; coordinates team activities with other impacted groups or systems.
Responsible for tracking performance of contracted work, delegating as necessary, and working with manager on implementing vendor strategy and vision.
Responsible for contract renewals, purchase order creation, change orders, and receiving monthly invoices.
Serves as an expert on related initiatives; develops best practices; consults with business unit leaders to ensure strategic alignment of program(s), understanding of dependencies and constraints, cost effectiveness and mitigation of negative operational and/or customer impacts of business initiatives and projects; works with project sponsor to develop objectives and scope; assists in or develops business case/justification
Monitors and manages expenditures, ensuring that all financial targets are met, and examines any areas where budgets/expenditures vary from plan.
Establishes and monitors project budget, scope, quality, schedule and risks across the portfolio of projects and overall program completion that is on time and within budget.
Negotiates necessary project changes with project managers and project sponsors.
Maintains, adjusts and updates overall project and program plans as needed.
Implements resourcing decisions and planning for team; partners with HR in the definition of jobs, recruitment, evaluation and selection processes.
Maintains knowledge of skill-development tools/resources; advises on required outcomes for learning or development from knowledge of available tools and organizational development needs; assists employees in creating development plans and monitors progress.