Project Engineer II- Project Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) • Wesley Chapel, FL

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About The Position

The Project Engineer II applies power-system expertise and knowledge of related SEL products to complete complex assignments. The role leads customer training and assistance in the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation of automation and/or protection systems. It also leads work planning and delivery within agreed scope, schedule, and budget, maintaining high standards of quality and safety, and assists with proposals for SEL equipment, services, and systems. The employee mentors and develops professional staff and may supervise as needed, while modeling SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

The position’s focus area may include Protection, Automation, Design, Studies, Commissioning, Security, Networking, or Project Management. Work may involve domestic and international travel of at least 25%, depending on the focus area. The Commissioning focus area may require up to 80% travel. Project Management may include full life-cycle management of multiple large, multidisciplinary projects, from proposal conception through commissioning and close-out.

SEL describes its compensation as competitive and offers employee-ownership and a range of benefits. The company is 100% employee owned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or a relevant discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant application experience with electric power systems, industry practices, and focus-area practices and philosophies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and/or automation, and communications applications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electric power system design, studies, information and communication technology, and protective relay applications.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally at least 25%, based on the 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.
• Satisfactory background check results and negative drug test result(s).

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer license or equivalent certification.
• Experience in an electrical utility, industrial plant, consulting engineering, or system integrator environment.
• Project management experience.
• Working knowledge of Vision or other project management tracking software.
• Depending on focus area: automation experience with software, integration and automation, industrial controls, PLCs, industry protocols (IEC-61850, DNP, Modbus), Ethernet systems, protocol analyzers, and industry SCADA practices.
• Depending on focus area: business development experience identifying, negotiating, and managing strategic business relationships; developing opportunities and leads; and developing competitive proposals with engineering teams.
• Depending on focus area: civil design and engineering knowledge, including substation structural design and constructability, equipment, grading slopes, drainage, and foundation types.
• Depending on focus area: commissioning and site acceptance testing experience, including customer training and assistance with device installation, commissioning, and operation.
• Depending on focus area: design experience analyzing technical specifications and creating physical and electrical designs, bills of materials, and job estimates.
• Depending on focus area: industrial control system networking experience, including provision, design, test, and implementation of wide area and local area networks.
• Depending on focus area: project management experience tracking and stabilizing multiple large multidisciplinary projects, addressing obstacles, and anticipating customer needs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Depending on focus area: proposal experience reviewing customer RFQs, assessing bid/no-bid decisions, developing work statements, preliminary designs, responsibility matrices, risk assessments, cash flows, and preliminary schedules; knowledge of SEL’s ES portfolio; and coordination with contracts to finalize terms and conditions.
• Depending on focus area: system protection, protective relays, applications, settings, and testing experience.
• Depending on focus area: industrial control system security experience with technical controls, security assessments, policies, plans, and procedures; working knowledge of NERC/CIP compliance and/or NIST SP800 security requirements.
• Depending on focus area: experience using PSSE, ETAP, and/or RTDS, with strong electrical power systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Apply power-system focus-area knowledge and related SEL product expertise to complete complex assignments.
• Lead customer training and assistance with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation of automation and/or protection systems.
• Lead the assignment, completion, and implementation of work within agreed scope, schedule, and budget, with a high level of quality and safety.
• Assist in identifying, preparing, and presenting successful proposals for SEL equipment, services, and systems.
• Mentor and develop professional staff; supervise as necessary.
• Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days.
• 9 paid sick days.
• Paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay.
• STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits are also mentioned; applicants are directed to ask the team for details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level