Construction Project Manager 2

Job Summary:

Project Manager 2 will oversee and lead gas infrastructure projects from initiation to completion, ensuring alignment with company goals, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. This role requires a professional with 5+ years’ experience in project management within the Construction sector.

This role works collaboratively with the Engineering organization, as well as the PMO, Gas Operations, Gas Supply and other organizations internal and external to NW Natural to enable successful delivery of assigned projects.

Project Manager 2 will serve as a subject matter expert on PMO processes, tools, and deliverables to support other Engineering resources operating in a project management capacity. They will also actively participate in identifying, assessing, and implementing process improvements within the PMO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead small to medium complexity projects, assuming accountability for delivering results and driving execution.
  
• Manage project team, including NWN and external resources
  
• Develop project plans, budgets, scope, timelines, outcomes, and deliverables using NWN PMO tools and templates
  
• Conduct analyses to estimate and track project costs and budgets
  
• Define resource requirements and negotiate availability with resource managers
  
• Manage vendor relationships to align vendor schedules, costs, and deliverables with the overall project plan
  
• Establish, maintain, and update project risk log. Resolve project issues and escalate as appropriate
  
• Manage project change control and follow existing policies
  
• Ensure project-related documentation is accurate and complete
  
• Driving project delivery forward, removing obstacles, coordinating directly with resources, managing contractors, delivering/managing accurate forecasts and schedules, and resolving execution issues to support Engineering’s priorities.
  
• Requires performing site visits to Mist. OR.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, technology or related field preferred
  
• 5+ years of project management experience
  
• Demonstrated success applying project management concepts and techniques across multiple, simultaneous projects
  
• Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organization
  
• Demonstrated analytical skills, including problem solving and critical thinking, with attention to detail
  
• Ability to facilitate meetings and manage difficult conversations with tact and diplomacy
  
• Ability to gain and maintain credibility at all levels of the organization
  
• Ability to act as self-directed, execution-focused Project Manager to translate engineering deliverables into executable schedules, forecasts, resource, and execution plans.
  
• Understanding of business process improvement and change management desired
  
• PMI or equivalent certification preferred