Structural Engineer Project Manager Jobs in Spring Grove, IL

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, you'll 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:

• Work with customers to understand their needs and respond with solutions through new proposal development when within SEL Engineering Services' competencies.
• Be a customer trusted advisor and lead projects to ensure assigned work is completed 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.
• Leading projects that assisting customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.

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.
• Want to enhance your communication skills in all directions to achieve the common goal.
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Required Qualifications:

• 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

Location:

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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.

• We're 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.

Communication with Applicants

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.