Qualifications
Responsibilities
Benefits
Software Services helps SEL customers turn theirBlueframeinvestment into working, adopted, and expanding solutions. As a Software Services Project Manager, you will lead customer engagements from the first conversation through deployment, adoption, and expansion. You will bring clarity to complex work, keep the team and the customer aligned, and make sure that what we promise, plan, and deliver stayin sync. You do not need to be the technical expertonthe room you need to be the person who makes it possible for everyone else to do their best work.
We are looking for project managers wholead withcommunication, organization, and empathy; who can hold a schedule and a difficult conversation at the same time; and who are genuinely curious about the technical work happening around them. We will teach youBlueframe, DTS, and the shape of our engagements. You bringthe disciplineandthe customerinstincts.
What to Expect
This is a strategic new team at SEL, and this role sits at the heart of it. Expect visibility, direct customer relationships, meaningful collaboration with engineers and leaders, and the chance to help design how Software Services runs.
You9llown the customer relationship on delivery.You9llbe the person the customer counts on to know where things stand,what9scoming next, and what they need to do to be ready.
You9lllead our engagement lifecycle.From kickoff and planning through validation, go-live, and adoption checkpoints,you9llkeep the planhonestand the team focused on customer outcomes.
You9llpartner closely with engineers.You do not need to be a technical architect you need to be a great teammate to the people who are, and comfortable asking the questions that move the work forward.
You9llshape how Software Services works.Templates, playbooks, dashboards, reporting rhythms, KPI reviews, and reusable practices are being built right now, and this role is part of that.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Required Qualifications and Experience
Three or more years of project management, program coordination, ordeliveryleadership experience.
Proven ability to lead schedules, risks, dependencies, and communications for projects with multiple stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal communication skills comfortable talking with engineers, customers, and executives in the same week.
Comfort working across ambiguity and helping teams find clarity.
Willingness to learn the technical domain (Blueframe, Software Services practices, utility/industrial operations) at a level that lets you ask good questions and make good decisions.
Comfort coordinating technical work without needing to personally perform it.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience
PMP, CSM,SAFe, or comparable project or program management training.
Experience with software deployment, systems integration, or technical program management.
Exposure to utility, industrial, critical infrastructure, or OT-adjacent work.
Experience running FATs, SATs, pilots, or structured customer readiness activities.
Experience preparing executive summaries, adoption reports, KPI reviews, or business scorecards.
Familiarity with tools such as project management platforms, Microsoft 365, or collaboration and reporting tools.
You do not need most of these to apply. Communication, organization, and curiosity carry the most weight.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to translate customer goals into a clear plan the team can execute.
Ability to lead people, meetings, and decisions with structure and empathy.
Ability to hold a difficult conversation professionally and constructively.
Ability toidentifyand communicate risk before it becomes a problem.
Ability to write clearly and concisely the kind of writing that saves everyone time.
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.
Open to other SEL office locations, provided there is space available
Project Manager II: $39.00 - $59.00 per hour
Project Manager III: $88,400 - $132,700 annually
We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience, and with or without an engineering degree, and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job and responsibility. We base our starting pay offer and title on job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.
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