Entry Level Power Engineer - Associate Project Management
The Entry Level Power Engineer - Associate Project Management role at Confidential Client involves supporting project delivery and customer satisfaction by managing project activities and coordinating between project execution and engineering teams. The position requires assisting in software development lifecycle management, Agile ceremonies, and technical documentation to ensure efficient project execution and timely feature delivery in a hybrid work environment.
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Position overview
This posting is for an Entry Level Power Engineer — Associate Project Management role supporting a confidential client in the IT sector with energy-related projects. This is a full-time, hybrid position tied to a local hub in Bellevue, WA. The role blends project coordination, basic technical documentation, and Agile software delivery support to help deliver high-quality production and service projects.
What You’ll Do
- Support project delivery and customer satisfaction by managing assigned project-related tasks.
- Act as a close interface between project execution and engineering teams.
- Assist the project manager by updating dashboards, MyProjects, status reports, project documentation, and meeting deliverables.
- Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams across the software development lifecycle — from planning through deployment.
- Help define project scope, functional requirements, and delivery timelines for custom solutions.
- Coordinate Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, demos) and track progress using tools like Jira and Confluence.
- Support backlog grooming: document user stories, acceptance criteria, and developer estimates.
- Monitor development progress, identify blockers, and escalate issues to senior PMs when needed.
- Maintain deployment checklists and coordinate go-live activities across DevOps, QA, and product teams.
- Document technical requirements, architectural notes, and deployment plans to keep teams aligned.
- Facilitate communication between developers, product owners, and QA to ensure timely feature delivery.
- Track post-deployment issues and assist in planning patches or hotfixes.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related accredited degree.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States is required.
- Ability to work from the listed location in a hybrid model tied to a local hub in Bellevue, WA.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Comfortable with basic project documentation, status reporting, and working within Agile teams.
Preferred / Helpful Experience
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence (or similar Agile tooling).
- Basic understanding of software development lifecycle and DevOps practices.
- Experience documenting user stories, acceptance criteria, or deployment plans.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, track issues, and coordinate cross-functional follow-up actions.
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay range (U.S. candidates): $66,240 — $99,360 per year. (A geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% may apply in certain areas; final offer considers experience, education, and skill set.)
- Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
- Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, Employee Assistance Program, retirement savings plan with matching contributions, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability & life insurance, paid holidays, and permissive time off.
- Relocation assistance: No.
Additional details & hiring process
- This position may require a pre-employment drug screen where applicable.
- This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days from the original posting date.
- Confidential Client is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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