Power Systems Project Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Fairview Heights (IL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership through ESOP

401(k) options

Comprehensive benefits package

Vacation and holidays

Tuition assistance and engineering dev

Wellness programs

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. is seeking a Project Engineer - Project Manager in Engineering Services to deliver solutions that protect and control critical electrical infrastructure worldwide.

You will lead projects through bid to close-out, manage scope, schedule and budget, and serve as a trusted advisor to customers. The role requires 5+ years of project management experience, a BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, and travel at least 25%.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects through their lifecycle from bid to close-out.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally at least 25%.
• Knowledge of electric power system protection, control, integration and/or automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to ensure scope, schedule and budget are met with high quality and safety.
• Prepare and maintain scoping, scheduling, and budgeting documents.
• Use project performance metrics to forecast performance and generate stakeholder reports.
• Identify, measure and improve project and procedural deficiencies.
• Lead projects related to design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Teamwork

Change management

Scheduling software

Report writing

Autonomy

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline

Job description

The devices we make at SEL are embedded in the power grid. They prevent blackouts. They make outages safer and shorter in duration; they add cybersecurity, automation, and communication. They use cutting-edge technologies and operate at speeds that push other pieces of the grid to go faster.

As a Project Engineer - Project Manager in Engineering Services, you'll provide solutions and services that help our customers protect and control critical electrical infrastructure and power systems worldwide.

As a Project Manager-Engineering Services a typical day might include the following:

• Work with customers to understand their needs and respond with solutions through new proposal development when within SEL Engineering Services' competencies.
• Be a customer trusted advisor and lead projects to ensure assigned work is completed within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety.
• Prepare and maintain detailed scoping, schedule, and budgeting documents.
• Use project performance metrics to forecast actual project performance and forecasting to compare against baselines through a regular reporting regimen.
• Identify, measure and improve project and procedural deficiencies.
• Leading projects that assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.

This job might be for you if you:

• Have a history of managing or supporting projects through their entire lifecycle, from bid to close-out.
• Enjoy new, meaningful challenges and overcoming real world limitations to deliver a quoted scope of work for the budget & schedule promised and to the quality your customers expect.
• Understand that when deviations arise, how to exercise change management, when appropriate, to apply a structured process and set of tools to achieve the desired project results.
• Know how to work with scheduling software to graphically represent the critical path to completion and how to use that data to advise your stakeholders.
• Understand how to monitor and control project performance metrics and how compile that data into regular stakeholder reports.
• Enjoy autonomy and working with latitude necessary to drive results.
• Want to enhance your communication skills in all directions to achieve the common goal.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline
• 5+ years relevant application experience with project management best practices and philosophies
• Good knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and/or automation and communications applications
• Working knowledge of electric power system design, studies, information and communication technology and protective relay applications
• Willing to travel both domestically and internationally a minimum of 25% based on focus area
• 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

Location: Houston TX, Plano TX, Denver CO, Fairway Heights IL, West Lafayette IN, Plymouth MI, Medina MN, Markham ON

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work. People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees. We're 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options. We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay. We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs. Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data

We anticipate filling this position as a Project Engineer II - Project Manager $79,000.00 - $124,000.00. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the salary range may differ if filled at a different level. Our salary ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.