BSA/Administrator - Oracle Project Management System

Portland General Electric

The Role

Overview

Administers Oracle PPMS tools for project & portfolio management

Key Responsibilities

  • requirements elicitation
  • feasibility analysis
  • process modeling
  • benefit measurement
  • stakeholder management
  • change governance

Tasks

-Selects the most effective methods for representing requirements. -Conducts strategy studies, feasibility analysis, and high-level requirements assessments. -Assesses impacts on business requirements from migration scenarios or phased transitions. -Facilitates stakeholder collaboration to ensure solutions are understood and effectively leveraged. -Contributes to change program planning and implementation. -Assesses financial, technological, cultural, and environmental factors for major change efforts. -Optimization of resource allocation across programs and capital portfolios. -Addresses client needs and enhances client capability through problem-solving and guidance. -Evaluates complex business processes and identifies optimized solutions. -Establishes client requirements for significant changes to organizational mission, functions, and services. -Takes responsibility for scope baselining, scope change evaluation, and impact analysis. -Obtains formal stakeholder agreement on requirements and manages changes to baselines. -Helps develop clear and traceable business requirements; challenges inconsistencies as needed. -Prepares business cases that define benefits, solution options, and business risks. -Works iteratively with stakeholders to identify benefits and develop acceptance criteria. -Analyzes processes and identifies alternative solutions. -Leads investigative work to determine business requirements and define effective business processes. -Leads activities required for benefit realization and ensures readiness for operational adoption. -Investigates operational requirements, problems, and opportunities to identify effective business solutions. -Maintains client relationships, establishes agreements, and manages engagement completion. -Provides expert-level guidance to clients and supports delivery of complex services. -Governance, training, and best-practice adoption for project teams. -Defines benefit measurement mechanisms and tracks realized benefits throughout the change cycle. -Applies modeling tools, standards, and business improvement practices. -Ensures plans, deliverables, and work packages align with intended outcomes. -Analyzes stakeholder objectives and identifies system/process improvement options. -Assesses feasibility and helps establish requirements for process changes. -Facilitates scoping and priority setting for large or complex initiatives. -Facilitates scoping and business priority setting for projects. -Manages the provision of consultancy services and/or a team of consultants. -Leads requirements elicitation and secures agreement from senior stakeholders.

Requirements

  • cbap
  • business analysis
  • process improvement
  • client management
  • problem solving
  • 8+ years

What You Bring

-Consistent, accurate enterprise scheduling and cost management. -Ability to navigate stairs, uneven surfaces, or elevated areas as needed -Ability to work shift or on-call schedules as needed -Ability to process new information and apply learning consistently -Ability to work long hours or variable schedules -Understands client requirements, gathers data, performs analysis, and recommends solutions. -Advanced customer focus and communication skills. -Strong meeting facilitation and interpersonal skills. -Ability to meet deadlines and accuracy standards -Improved reporting, forecasting, and project controls outcomes. -Advanced client relationship management and service models. -System enhancements, workflow improvements, and adoption of scalable solutions. -Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) preferred. -Ability to collaborate effectively under stress -Regular, reliable, predictable attendance -Intermediate analytical thinking and peer mentoring abilities. -Typically eight or more years in a related field; experience in relevant lines of business or IT environments preferred. -Ability to report during severe weather -Advanced to expert knowledge of business analysis frameworks. -Advanced organization and prioritization capabilities. -Advanced to intermediate business process improvement frameworks. -Advanced decision-making skills. -Adaptability to frequent change -Expert knowledge of requirements discovery, elicitation, and documentation techniques. -Strong teamwork, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities -Intermediate to advanced change-management principles and benefits recognition. -Frequent or occasional driving/travel within service territory -Ability to adhere to established schedules -Ability to lift and carry up to 10 lbs -Regular computer use throughout the workday -Typically five or more years in a related field; experience in relevant lines of business or IT environments preferred.

Benefits

-Potential for overnight travel

The Company

About Portland General Electric

-the company began transmitting long‑distance power from Willamette Falls in 1889, a pioneering effort in the region -It operates a diversified fleet—hydro, natural gas, coal, wind and solar—alongside a sizable transmission and distribution network across Oregon -Serving nearly a million retail customers in over 50 cities, it blends generation, wholesale trading, and regulated retail operations -Typical projects include hydroelectric dams like T.W. Sullivan (still active from 1889), wind‑solar‑battery hybrids (e.g., Wheatridge), and transmission line expansions -Unusual facts: it closed Oregon’s last in‑state coal plant early and built one of the first long‑distance AC transmission systems in the U.S.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Commercial

Industrial

Renewable Energy

Carbon Free Energy

Electricity Generation

Electricity Transmission

Electricity Distribution

Hydropower

Wind

Solar

Battery Storage

Thermal

Infrastructure

Maintenance Services

Construction Materials and Services

Professional and Consulting Services

Information Technology

High-voltage Electrical Systems

Emergency Electrical Repair

Outage Restoration

Business Distribution Services