Senior Recruiter

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.

Help Power PGE's Future by Finding Exceptional Talent

At Portland General Electric, we're powering a clean energy future for Oregon, and we need a talented recruiter to help us build the team that will get us there. As our Senior Recruiter, you'll play a crucial role in shaping our organization by identifying, attracting, and securing top talent across the company.

Why Join Our Recruiting Team?

• Make a meaningful impact by helping build a workforce dedicated to leading an energy transformation

• Partner with leaders across the organization to understand their talent needs

• Enjoy a collaborative culture where your ideas and contributions are valued

• Develop your expertise in the energy sector

What You'll Do:

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for multiple departments

• Develop creative sourcing strategies to build diverse candidate pipelines

• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers throughout the selection process

• Champion our employer brand and values in all candidate interactions

• Leverage data and analytics to continuously improve our hiring processes

To be successful in this role, the Senior Recruiter must have deep expertise in building senior customer relationships through excellence and confidence in recruitment process delivery. They must also have effective communication and organizational skills to juggle multiple recruitment efforts across various lines of business simultaneously. Ideally, they bring the ability to coach and influence stakeholders by staying up to date with industry trends, talent acquisition best practices, and legal requirements related to hiring and employment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Talent Sourcing - Collaborates with hiring managers and/or vendors, if appropriate, to identify appropriate recruitment channels. Develops new platforms to source for qualified candidates.

Selection and Staffing - Develops staffing and/or assessment tools, ensuring adherence to fair employment practices and the organization's HR strategies and plans. Provides coaching and guidance to managers and others in HR on selection process, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. Collaborates with the HR business partner to respond to candidate concerns.

Consultation - Serves as a staffing subject matter expert. Anticipates manager needs and develops solutions within existing guidelines. Provides guidance to managers on recruitment process and general staffing.

Branding - Contributes to initiatives that showcase the organization's brand in the employment market.

Data Reporting and Analysis - Assesses client needs and develops talent data reports to meet business objectives. Obtains data from multiple sources. Collaborates with others to integrate data from multiple systems. Analyzes data from multiple sources to develop regular and predictive analytics.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATIONS

Education

• Typically a bachelor's degree in business, psychology, sociology, finance, human resources or other related field or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Typically five or more years in human resources with at least two years in the area of recruiting.

• Preferred: Prior experience supporting represented (union) hiring as well as corporate recruiting experience

Certifications

• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred, other HR certifications a plus

COMPETENCIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES)

Functional Competencies

• Intermediate knowledge of employment laws related to area of discipline

• Intermediate knowledge of PGE's policies, procedures, collective bargaining agreements and benefit plans

• Intermediate knowledge of industry best practices related to area of discipline

• Intermediate skills in project management

• Intermediate skills in facilitation and presentations

• Intermediate skills in systems and programs used in functional area, including data retrieval

General Competencies

• Advanced customer focus skills

• Intermediate skills in analytical thinking

• Advanced skills in problem solving

• Advanced oral and written communication skills

• Advanced interpersonal skills

• Intermediate decision-making skills

• Advanced organization and prioritization skills

• Intermediate knowledge of business process interrelationships

• Advanced business acumen skills

• Advanced skills in change leadership

• Intermediate risk management skills

PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE DEMANDS AND SCHEDULE/ATTENDANCE

Physical

• Requires a valid driver's license with clean driving history

• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)

• Driving/travel/commute: Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)

• Computer use: use computer regularly for entire work shift

• Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 10 lb

Cognitive Demands

• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks

• Ability to follow accuracy standards

• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks

• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment

• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress

• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change

• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback

• Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement

• Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks

• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization

• Demonstrates sound memory

• Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks

Schedule/Attendance

• Ability to occasionally work long hours

• Ability to occasionally work a variable schedule

• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather

• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance

Environment

• Office environment - Hybrid - 3 days per week in office

Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here.

Join us today and power your potential!

Assisting with storms or other Company emergencies is a part of all positions at Portland General Electric.

PGE is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel connected, valued, and empowered to thrive. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the Recruiter associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting talentacquisition@pgn.comor by calling 503-464-7250. The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process.

To be considered for this position, please complete the following employment application by the posting close date. Posting closes at midnight (Pacific Time) on the closing date below. If no date is listed, job is open until filled.