Project Manager - Services
About The Position
SEL Engineering Services provides turnkey engineering, procurement, construction management, and commissioning solutions for power system operators. On the Substation Engineering Services team, the Project Manager leads substation and power system projects from initiation through close-out. The role combines technical leadership, project management, customer engagement, and business development, with an emphasis on delivering projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and to high quality standards. The Project Manager works with customers to understand their needs and develop proposals, including scope definition, labor estimates, schedules, risk evaluations, and technical solutions. The role leads teams delivering projects within agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements; coordinates project and portfolio interdependencies and resources; and facilitates collaboration among internal experts, subcontractors, suppliers, and customers. The position also identifies project and procedural deficiencies and advances continuous improvement in project management, engineering workflows, design quality, and execution efficiency.
Requirements
- 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 effective project control techniques, tools, and methods.
- Willingness to travel domestically a minimum of 25%.
- Negative drug test result(s).
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered instead.
Nice To Haves
- 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 one or more scheduling tools, such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
- Experience with substation EPC or EPCM projects, particularly projects ranging from 69kV through 345kV.
Responsibilities
- Understand customer needs and develop proposals, including scope definition, labor estimating, schedule development, risk evaluation, and technical solution development.
- Lead teams in delivering assigned projects within agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements.
- Manage interdependencies across projects or portfolios, coordinate resources at scale, 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 data in regular stakeholder reports.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of project management policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Travel domestically at least 25% of the time.
Benefits
- Employer-funded employee 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
