Power Systems Project Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 79,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k)

Excellent benefits

Employee-owned

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. is seeking a Project Engineer II - Project Manager in Engineering Services. The role involves leading projects for protection and automation systems, partnering with customers to define scope, and ensuring schedules and budgets are met with high quality and safety.

Required are 5+ years of project management experience, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and the ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Knowledge of electric power system protection, control, integration, automation, and communications.
• Experience with electric power system design, studies, ICT, and protective relay applications.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally at least 25%.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to understand their needs and respond with solutions through new proposal development.
• Lead projects to ensure scope, schedule and budget are met with high quality and safety.
• Prepare and maintain detailed scoping, schedule, and budgeting documents.
• Use project performance metrics to forecast actual project performance and reporting to stakeholders.
• Lead projects involving design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.
• Identify, measure and improve project and procedural deficiencies.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and work collaboratively in a team.

Skills

Project management

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

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 discipline5+ years relevant application experience with project management best practices and philosophiesGood knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and/or automation and communications applicationsWorking knowledge of electric power system design, studies, information and communication technology and protective relay applicationsWilling to travel both domestically and internationally a minimum of 25% based on focus areaStrong writing, documentation, and speaking skillsAbility to learn new skills and assume new responsibilitiesAbility to work cooperatively in a team environmentBackground check results satisfactory to SELLocation:Houston TX, Plano TX, Denver CO, Fairway Heights IL, West Lafayette IN, Plymouth MI, Medina MN, Markham ONCompetitive 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 DataWe 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.Communication with ApplicantsWe communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at [e-mail] is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.