Senior Marine Terminal Planner

• Serve as the Port of Portland point of contact for proposed marine terminal tenant capital expansion and redevelopment projects. 
  • Facilitate tenant projects while ensuring compatibility with existing and planned on-terminal development through the design review process. 
  • Serve as the Port point of contact during marine terminal tenant construction, participating in on-site inspections and construction meetings, and coordinating with and informing internal stakeholders. 
• Lead preparation of feasibility and planning studies, technical support studies, operational analyses, and development plans in support of current and future potential marine terminal tenants and Port development objectives. 
  • Lead and prepare grant funding requests. 
  • Serve as project manager for marine grant-funded projects, including budgeting, budget oversight, internal and external stakeholder coordination, and grant compliance. 
  • Manage development of terminal condition assessments and coordinate integration into asset management plan. 
  • Ensure coordination among tenant and Port capital and maintenance projects, consistent with the Port’s long-term plans for each marine terminal. 
• Participate in internal working groups on topics of significance for marine terminal development, such as dredging, energy, natural resources, sediments, and storm water. 
• Provide site and facility planning and development assistance to the Port’s Navigation division and the Port as the non-federal project sponsor for the Lower Columbia River Channel Maintenance Project. 
• Manage marine facility planning on-call contracts to ensure consultant responsiveness to time-sensitive internal client requests.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering, Marine Operations, Environmental Science, or related discipline. 
• Master’s degree is preferred. 
• Minimum 4 years' experience in land or facility planning, business development, or functional area; or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience.
• Familiarity in marine terminal operations is a plus.
• Geographic information systems (GIS), SharePoint, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, and/or Bluebeam is preferred. 
• Maintain a valid state driver's license is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) from the Federal government is required. All licensing fees will be reimbursed by the Port of Portland.

• Demonstrate commitment to valuing differences among individuals and a passion for being inclusive.
• Promote safety as a guiding principle and a regular practice in accomplishing work, focus on safety  improvements, and comply with safety and health policies and procedures.
• Show the utmost respect for others and act as a team player.
• Freight rail systems and operations. 
• The maritime industry in the Pacific Northwest. 
• Facility and operational planning processes. 
• Consultant management, including budgeting and contracting.
• Manage complex projects and processes, including process mapping, budgeting, scheduling, scoping and personnel coordination. 
• Apply a broad range of knowledge to the completion of complex and challenging assignments. 
• Interact professionally with customers and their consultants. 
• Organize workload to meet changing, often multiple, priorities and deadlines. 
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams.
• Familiarity with regulations and approvals relevant to marine terminals.
• Familiarity with grant programs (federal and state) relevant to marine terminals.

Selection Process (tentative schedule):

1. A minimum qualification evaluation of education, training, and experience of submitted application packets will take place by Human Resources the week of March 31, 2025.
   
   
2. A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and education taken from your employment application materials including any responses to the supplemental questionnaire.
   
   
3. Our goal is to schedule first round interviews with candidates that successfully passed the SME evaluation step approximately the week of April 14, 2025.

Compensation
Our organization adheres to established salary ranges for each position to ensure equitable pay practices. However, final offers are determined based on various factors, including the candidate's experience, qualifications, and considerations of internal pay equity.

About us:

At the Port of Portland, we use everything we have – our three airports, three working marine terminals, five business parks, and all the resources, expertise, and experience behind them – to move with purpose, connecting people with powerful opportunities and creating value for our region. We know that every person we hire, business we work with, contract we sign and decision we make is a chance to make someone’s life better. And we’ll use our power and influence to pull down barriers, unlock new opportunities, ensure more people share in our region’s success and include those who have been excluded in the past. With YOUR help – together with our partners, customers, and community – we’ll help drive meaningful change!

Do you have questions about this job?

Contact us: careers@portofportland.com

Safety: The Port promotes safety as a guiding principle and practice in accomplishing work by complying with safety and health policies and procedures and consistently seeking improvements that support operational excellence.

Diversity and Inclusion: At the Port, we don't just accept difference; we value and support it to create a culture of inclusiveness and fun. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

EEO/Affirmative Action Policy Statement: The Port of Portland is dedicated to maintaining and improving a work environment, which extends equal opportunity to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. Employment decisions shall be made in such a manner as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity and to comply with state, federal and local laws. We affirm through this policy statement our continuing commitment to the principles of nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

Veterans Preference: Under Oregon law, qualified veterans may be eligible for veterans preference when applying for Port of Portland positions. If you are a veteran and would like to be considered for a veterans preference for this job, please provide the qualifying documents as instructed during the application process.

Background Checks and Drug Testing: The Port of Portland will conduct background checks and/or drug tests for positions where such tests are required by regulation and for other safety-sensitive positions.

ADA Accommodation: Accommodations will be considered for applicants or candidates with a qualifying disability that prevents them from participating in this process. Accommodations will be made where the Port can reasonably do so without imposing an undue hardship on the business or compromising the integrity of the recruitment process. An applicant with any disability who believes that they need an accommodation should contact Human Resources: call 503-415-6690 or email careers@portofportland.com.