Join us as a vital member of SEL Property Management team. We design, build, operate, and maintain 2.7m sq. ft in over 20 countries around the world.  As the leader of our design team, you will work shoulder to shoulder with our construction, operations and maintenance teams to create highly functional, efficient and flexible buildings that facilitates 6,500 employees achieve SEL’s mission of making electric power safer, more reliable and more economical. 

Our culture transcends job title or location. It promotes creativity through autonomy, drives innovation through collaboration, and makes customer service paramount. 

As a Design Manager, a typical day might include the following:

Aligning with SEL business strategy, goals, and vision, manage the full life cycle of projects to ensure successful completion from approval through handoff.

Effectively manage projects and teams through controlling scope, specifications, schedule, cost, quality and safety while preemptively initiating and communicating action to execute the plan.

Lead, measure and mentor staff, providing an environment which encourages teamwork, initiative, growth, and delivery of assignments.

Serve as company liaison with local authorities, regulatory bodies and other SEL departments by establishing timely communication and coordination of assigned work.

Establish and drive the use of KPI's specific to owned and leased assets.

This job might be for you if:

You are willing to travel up to 25%

You have a bachelor's degree in Architecture

You have 10+ years' experience as a licensed Architect

You have a Washington/Idaho License with NCARB multi-state preferred

You have experience with real estate, commercial/industrial design, construction and facilities management

You have a working knowledge of structural engineering, health & safety legislation and building codes

You have proven project leadership skills with a successful track record of planning, execution and completion of projects

You have sound budgetary skills including estimating, bid review and project tracking.

You are building code fluency and first principles/innovative approaches to problem solving.

You have total project planning with a strong design background for grounds, exterior, interior and all FF&E scopes.

You have a proven competency in verbal and both hand and computer illustration to clearly communicate ideas.

Location  

Pullman, WA - SEL’s corporate office is located in Eastern Washington where you'll enjoy an unmatched quality of life. Enjoy the smaller town life: country space, freedom from traffic, easy access to recreational activities in nearby mountains, rivers, and forests, as well as great schools and universities.

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 401K 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.

Pay Range Data

We anticipate filling this position as a Design Manager, $91,100 - $142,700. 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.