Cross-Functional Project Lead — Employee-Owned

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Pullman (WA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee ownership

Excellent benefits

Retirement plan (ESOP)

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in Pullman, WA seeks a results-driven project coordinator to organize cross-functional initiatives, develop plans, and drive execution across multiple teams.

You will create and monitor metrics, schedules, budgets, and reporting to ensure timely and within-budget delivery. The role requires a Bachelor’s or technical degree with 4 years of coordination experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or technical field or equivalent experience
• Typically 4 years of direct experience in coordinating projects
• Excellent coordination, organization, and prioritizing skills
• Demonstrated competent level knowledge of project management skills, techniques, and terminology
• Demonstrated record of project management accomplishments
• Basic level of business acumen related to budgets, expense planning, resource allocation, and forecasting
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Knowledge of project scheduling parameters
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, OneNote)
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL
• Negative drug test result(s)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the activities of multiple divisions/departments as necessary to meet project objectives.
• Contribute in consensus decisions among project stakeholders and team members.
• Work under minimal supervision to establish project plans, and execute and coordinate multiple projects, some crossing different functions/disciplines.
• Create, maintain, and monitor accurate metrics, project files, and project tracking reports such as time reporting, financial records, schedules, budgets, and summary spreadsheets.
• Own accurate assessment and analysis of project deliverables to assist the team with meeting project objectives such as cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Readily and promptly identify project performance related issues.
• Identify, track and help mitigate project related risks.
• May create and deliver presentations on project status to management.
• Identify opportunities for improvement to project processes make a significant contribution in making those improvements.
• Mentors others.
• May lead or supervise interns.
• Manufacturing principles.

Skills

Project coordination

Organization

Prioritization

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or technical field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

OneNote

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in Pullman, WA seeks a results-driven project coordinator to organize cross-functional initiatives, develop plans, and drive execution across multiple teams.

You will create and monitor metrics, schedules, budgets, and reporting to ensure timely and within-budget delivery. The role requires a Bachelor’s or technical degree with 4 years of coordination experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office tools.