Project Engineer III Project Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Job Location:

Vacaville, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 136080 - 201349

Posted on: 21 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 Engineer Project Manager in Engineering Services youll provide solutions and services that help our customers protect and control critical electrical infrastructure and power systems worldwide.

As a Project Engineer Project Manager a typical day might include the following:

Training and assisting customers with the creation design configuration validation installation commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.
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.

This job might be for you if you:

Have a history of managing or supporting projects through their entire lifecycle from bid to close-out.
Enjoy new meaningful challenges and overcoming real world limitations to deliver a quoted scope of work for the budget & schedule promised and to the quality your customers expect.
Understand that when deviations arise how to exercise change management when appropriate to apply a structured process and set of tools to achieve the desired project results.
Know how to work with scheduling software to graphically represent the critical path to completion and how to use that data to advise your stakeholders.
Understand how to monitor and control project performance metrics and how compile that data into regular stakeholder reports.
Enjoy autonomy and working with latitude necessary to drive results.
Have experience in construction management within the power systems industry

Required Qualifications:

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline
5 years relevant application experience with project management best practices and philosophies
Relevant experience in managing power systems engineering projects.
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

Location:

We are open to this position being inPullmanWA;PhoenixAZ; Irvine CA; Vacaville CA.

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

Were 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
We offer top tier medical prescription dental vision life and disability insurance.
We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 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.
We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses apprenticeships tuition assistance and engineering development programs.
Ask our team about other benefits including wellness fertility adoption and flexible spending benefits.

Salary Information

$136080 - $201349 per year. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job responsibility and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience training knowledge and skills.

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

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