Portfolio Project Manager

At Otter Tail Power, our employees help us to serve the communities we support by producing reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity. Our employees’ impact can take many forms. The Portfolio Project Manager will own the implementation of the portfolio management processes to ensure OTP meets its mission of providing reliable, low-cost and environmentally responsible power to its customers.

To achieve that, the Portfolio Project Manager will:

• Create, implement, and manage a portfolio management process.
• Define and enforce standards for preliminary project planning to ensure future project execution is a success.
• Collaborate with all internal Otter Tail Power stakeholders on templates, tools and standards lists for project management and methodologies and train Project Management team on best practices.
• Establish metrics and performance indicators to track the progress and performance of the project portfolio.

Qualifications:

We’re seeking candidates with a wide range of skills who are motivated to create the structure that achieves project objectives while aligning with our core values: Integrity, Community, Safety, Resourcefulness, Customer Service and People. Some examples of what we’re looking for include:

• There’s a lot of innovation in our industry and we want positive, can-do, resilient people who demonstrate a passion for leadership and continuous improvement.

• OTP leaders need to have a confident interpersonal, communications and diplomacy skills to effectively manage the various teams involved in projects and to create positive and effective relationships with various internal and external stakeholders.

• Must be goal oriented, action-focused, pragmatic, and self-disciplined.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field like Engineering, Management, etc.,
• 10 years demonstrated experience in project management and gaining project approval from executives, board of directors and regulatory entities.
• Must possess a strong understanding and application of basic project management tools and techniques.

Selected candidates will be required to complete a pre-interview assessment.

Offering:

We believe employment is a partnership and we expect excellence from our talented employees. To support our employees and help them thrive in their career experience and goals, we offer:

• Competitive wage & benefit package.
  • Employee Stock Ownership options
  • Retirement Savings Fund with employer match
  • Health insurance plan options
• Training – our average employee spends hours in training and development each year! This includes safety – one of our 5 values and key to our success – technical, compliance and developmental training.
• Career development is critical to our long-term success. Otter Tail Power employees have opportunities to participate in various leadership development programs, gain access to an a la carte online leadership course catalog, receive mentorship from current leaders and more!
• Access to mental health support from the experts at SupportLinc EAP.

Otter Tail Power Company has a competitive wage and benefit package and has a strong focus on talent development. Applications accepted through March 22, 2024.