Substation Project Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Labs • Pullman, WA

78d • $120,000 - $185,000

About The Position

The devices we make at SEL are embedded in the power grid. They prevent blackouts. They make outages safer and shorter in duration; they add cybersecurity, automation, and communication. They use cutting-edge technologies and operate at speeds that push other pieces of the grid to go faster. As a Project Manager in our EPCM division of Engineering Services, you'll provide turnkey solutions and services that help our customers modernize, protect, and control critical electrical infrastructure. SEL Engineering Services performs conceptual design and evaluation, detailed substation design, procurement, and construction management. By combining civil, structural, electrical, and protection and control engineering services with comprehensive project management, we ensure a well-defined scope of work, effective budgeting, and a schedule customers can rely on. Each of our project managers works directly with customers to establish shared criteria for success and then ensures that people, processes, and performance come together to meet objectives and create a successful project outcome. Substation designs are customized to the site conditions, permitting agency, relevant standards, and customer specifications.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline
• 5+ years relevant application experience with project management best practices and philosophies
• Good knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and/or automation and communications applications
• Working knowledge of electric power system design, studies, information and communication technology and protective relay applications
• Willing to travel both domestically and internationally a minimum of 25% based on 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
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL
• Negative drug test result(s)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction management within the power systems industry

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to understand their needs and respond with solutions through new proposal development when within SEL Engineering Services' competencies.
• Complete and implement assigned work within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety.
• Prepare and maintain detailed scoping, schedule, and budgeting documents.
• Use project performance metrics to forecast actual project performance and forecasting to compare against baselines through a regular reporting regimen.
• Identify, measure and improve project and procedural deficiencies.

Benefits

• 100% employee owned with an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options
• 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
• Growth and development opportunities through STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs
• Wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees