Project Manager - Services
About The Position
SEL Engineering Services provides turnkey engineering, procurement, construction management, and commissioning solutions for power system operators. Its multidisciplinary teams deliver transmission, distribution, and substation infrastructure projects across North America. The Project Manager on the Substation Engineering Services team leads substation and power system projects from initiation through close-out, combining technical leadership, project management, customer engagement, and business development responsibilities. The role is responsible for delivering projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and to high quality standards, while managing project and portfolio interdependencies, coordinating resources, and aligning performance with customer priorities. The position also contributes to proposal development and continuous improvement of project management and engineering practices. Domestic travel of at least 25% is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent education and relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- At least 8 years of experience in electric utility, consulting engineering, EPC, or power delivery industries.
- At least 5 years of experience in EPC or EPCM projects.
- Knowledge of utility industry standards and practices, including IEEE, NESC, NEC, NERC, and regional utility standards.
- Strong client relationship management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Demonstrated experience applying project control techniques, tools, and methods.
- Willingness to travel domestically at least 25%.
- Negative drug test result(s).
Nice To Haves
- Experience with substation projects, preferably ranging from 69kV through 345kV.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams.
- Familiarity with utility procurement and construction contracting practices.
- Experience supporting construction and commissioning activities.
- Experience with scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
Responsibilities
- Work with customers to understand their needs and develop proposals, including scope definition, labor estimates, schedules, risk evaluations, and technical solutions.
- Lead teams in completing and implementing projects within agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements.
- Manage interdependencies across projects or portfolios, coordinate resources, and align project performance with customer priorities.
- Facilitate collaboration among internal experts, subcontractors, suppliers, and customers.
- Identify, measure, and improve project and procedural deficiencies.
- Drive continuous improvement in project management, engineering workflows, design quality, and execution efficiency.
- Manage projects through their full lifecycle, from bid through close-out.
- Apply change management processes and tools when project deviations arise.
- Monitor and control project performance metrics and present them in regular stakeholder reports.
- Develop and improve project management policies, procedures, and best practices.
Benefits
- Employee ownership through a 100% employee-owned company and an employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP).
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
