Project Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Superior benefits

Employee ownership

ESOP

401(k) options

Excellent health insurance

10 paid holidays

Vacation accrual from 12 days

9 paid sick days

Family and medical leave

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) in Nampa, Idaho, seeks a Project Manager I to bridge business objectives with technical solutions, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. This role requires strong leadership, communication, organizational skills, and a solid understanding of technical processes and project management.

A typical day includes coordinating activities, maintaining project files, tracking expenditures, presenting status to management, and driving process improvements while

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of related experience in a professional setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project)
• Ability to learn technical concepts.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL.
• Negative drug test results.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities to meet project objectives.
• Coordinate small projects and assist with larger projects.
• Create and maintain project files and tracking records.
• Track, analyze, and report project expenditures vs. budget, progress vs. schedule.
• Create and deliver presentation on project status, cost, and schedule to management.
• Guides project team in following applicable processes.
• Identify opportunities for improvement to project processes.
• Follow SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World-Class Manufacturing principles.

Skills

Coordination

Organization

Prioritization

Strong writing

Speaking skills

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project)

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is looking for someone to join our Manufacturing Operations team as a Project Manager I in Nampa, Idaho. If you are looking to grow your career and are motivated by solving meaningful problems, we encourage you to ! As a Project Manager, you will bridge the gap between an organization’s objectives and technical solutions, ensuring that all agreed upon project goals are delivered on time and within budget.

This role requires strong leadership, communication, organizational skills, and a deep understanding of technical process and project management methodologies.

A typical day as a Project Manager might include:

• Coordinate activities to meet project objectives.
• Work under general supervision to coordinate small projects and assist with medium- to large-scale projects.
• Create and maintain accurate project files and project tracking records such as time reporting, financial records, schedules, budgets, and summary spreadsheets.
• Track, analyze, and report accurate project measures such as project expenditures vs. budget, progress vs. schedule, and quality related measures.
• Create and deliver presentation on project status, cost, and schedule to management.
• Guides project team in following applicable processes.
• Recognizes and elevates process concerns.
• Assist with driving consensus decisions among project stakeholders and team members.
• Identify opportunities for improvement to project processes and assist in making those improvements.
• Follow SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World-Class Manufacturing principles.

This job might be for you if:

• You have an associate’s degree or equivalent experience
• You have 2 years of related experience in a professional setting
• You have excellent coordination, organization, and prioritizing skills
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project)
• You have the ability to learn technical concepts
• You have strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• You have the ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• You have the ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• You have background check results satisfactory to SEL
• You have negative drug test result(s)

Preferred Qualifications

None

Physical Requirements

None

Location

Nampa, Idaho

Pay Range

Pay Range: $31.00 - $46.00 per hour

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Superior benefits.
• Inspiring work.
• People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners.
• 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.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

Company

SEL invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect power grids around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and enables customers to improve power system reliability and safety at a reduced cost. A 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and now serves customers worldwide. Our mission is simple: to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical.

Communication with Applicants

We communicate with all applicants.