Strategic Project Manager – Data Systems

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Pullman (WA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership (ESOP)

Excellent health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation accrual

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) in Pullman, WA, seeks a Project Manager I/II/III to drive portfolio roadmaps and ensure the right projects are pursued.

You will align customers, developers, and systems architects to achieve impactful solutions and collaborate with other project managers to scale execution across the company. You will grow with tools like Python, automation, or AI as you broaden your practice, build bridges across teams, and deliver outcomes that matter to

Qualifications

• Strong planning, tracking, and follow-through are essential.
• Ability to uncover true needs, shape clear requirements and plan accordingly.
• Root-cause analysis and broad collaboration across teams.
• Experience engaging with customers and stakeholders to balance priorities.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or MS 365 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation to release with clear scope and timelines.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to balance priorities.
• Turn fuzzy problems into clear goals, requirements, and plans.
• Coordinate across teams and keep everyone aligned and moving.
• Analyze when to make big bets or small wins on scope.
• Track progress and surface risks early to keep work on course.
• Decide what to take on, and what not to.
• Celebrate wins, learn from misses, and continuously improve.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Continuous learning

Education

PMP or CAPM certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft 365

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) in Pullman, WA, seeks a Project Manager I/II/III to drive portfolio roadmaps and ensure the right projects are pursued.

You will align customers, developers, and systems architects to achieve impactful solutions and collaborate with other project managers to scale execution across the company. You will grow with tools like Python, automation, or AI as you broaden your practice, build bridges across teams, and deliver outcomes that matter to