Project and Program Management

From engineering to procurement to construction management, SEL Engineering Services (ES) helps bring your power system vision to life. Our multidisciplinary teams ensure that each project meets all appropriate specifications, standards, and requirements. Our services are both comprehensive and flexible:

We support entire projects from beginning to end or provide targeted services for any need.
We provide program management, owner’s engineering, and staff augmentation services as part of a master services agreement, engineer-of-choice designation, or individual contract.
By combining civil, structural, electrical, and protection and control engineering services with comprehensive project management, we ensure a well-defined scope of work, effective budgeting, and reliable scheduling.

SEL ES maximizes the reliability and service life of every solution we provide.

Let us schedule a time for you to talk with our experts about how we can meet your needs.

Our Services

SEL provides comprehensive solutions for substation engineering projects. We ensure that power system solutions meet both industry standards and your own project-specific requirements.

Our services include:

Engineering—We provide electrical, civil, and structural engineering services for substation projects of any size and voltage. The projects range from targeted upgrades and retrofits to electrical and civil design packages for complete substations.Procurement—SEL ES can partner with your preferred suppliers or use our team of prequalified subcontractors. We assist with procuring turnkey components and work closely with you to reduce life cycle costs. Construction Management—As your construction management partner, SEL ES ensures the successful execution and completion of the project with an unwavering commitment to safety and quality. Learn more about substation solutions

With over four decades in the electric power industry, SEL serves as a partner in the coordination of your complex power system project from beginning to commissioning. Use our owner’s engineering (OE) services to help maximize safety, reliability, and profitability, both short- and long-term, for your project or program.SEL ES offers OE support for project owners that includes:

Engineering and technical expertise.
Project management services to ensure the project comes in at budget.
Design, construction, and commissioning oversight.
Contract management.

SEL ES consults with you about the feasibility and broad goals of your program or project. We advise which projects to pursue in what order and help you determine which emerging technologies best meet your current and future needs. We analyze data to project future load demands and verify whether your system meets those needs. Other key planning services include:

Event investigation.
Root-cause analysis.
Capital project design.
Procurement strategy development.
Customized teaching.
Regulatory compliance.

A project manager (PM) from SEL ES is a full-time, dedicated professional with a technical background who is highly skilled in the industry-established practices of project management. SEL PMs will be your primary point of contact, no matter what obstacles arise.Our PMs take a proactive and structured approach to every aspect of a project, with particular emphasis on risk management. Risk assessments begin early in the process and continue throughout each phase. PMs identify and evaluate potential risks, then develop mitigation strategies that are integrated into project execution plans. Throughout the project life cycle, they continuously monitor and manage risks, updating mitigation plans as needed to ensure consistent and reliable outcomes.

SEL ES program management supports large initiatives that include numerous components or projects. We provide strategic planning to align your project goals and allocate resources. As projects progress, our program managers coordinate the different components of the program to meet deadlines and budgets.Our program managers efficiently execute:

Monitoring and identification of mitigation strategies and adjustments.
Communication with all stakeholders to manage expectations and needs.
Proactive risk management to ensure safe, consistent, and reliable outcomes.
Tasks related to compliance and quality assurance.
Reporting and monitoring metrics to track progress and success.

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Our Approach

SEL ES delivers quality and cost-effective solutions supported by global teams and technical resources. SEL offices are strategically positioned to serve your needs, no matter where you’re located. To ensure that each project is successful and our teams are performing at their best, we measure:

Earned value—We track budget performance and continuously improve our estimate accuracy.
Resource utilization—We continuously assess whether we've allocated the engineering support needed to meet scheduling demands, and we make adjustments as necessary.
Schedule certainty—We provide predictable forecast dates for milestone deliverables.
Quality—We use a robust, lessons-learned program to identify the root cause of any challenges and continuously improve.

Simplify your procurement and manufacturing processes. Our procurement experts work with your preferred suppliers and our prequalified supply partners, who undergo extensive vetting of safety records, security protocols, and financial health. We deliver the right equipment at competitive prices from vendors you can trust. We’re also expanding our list of high-quality components we manufacture at SEL. We enhance quality control by delivering consistent, high-quality products made in our world-class U.S. facilities. Our manufacturing capabilities and expertise include metals and machining, magnetics, plastics, printed circuit boards, cable and harness assemblies, and equipment automation.

All of our products are designed, tested, and manufactured in SEL-owned and -operated facilities in the United States.The SEL ES team follows rigorous engineering procedures for design, development, testing, and commissioning of electric power systems. We continually identify, monitor, and improve best practices to ensure your satisfaction.We practice secure supply chain management, including verified chains of custody, responsible sourcing, and keeping quantities of critical parts in reserve. Our quality management system is certified to ISO 9001 requirements.

SEL ES approaches all projects with an unwavering commitment to safety.Employees working in the field receive comprehensive safety training that includes real-world scenario exercises, hands-on performance, and thorough review from qualified individuals.We also integrate human performance improvement tools into our everyday work practices and have a comprehensive event reporting and investigation process to bolster safety procedures and promote awareness among employees.Learn more about safety and procedures.

Our Support

When you choose SEL, you get more than products and services—you get a partnership. Our customer support teams are experts in power system products and applications, and they’re available for the entire life of your SEL solution.SEL ES project engineers are ready to assist you in various project stages, from planning through final commissioning of the system. Afterward, ES teams around the globe will assist with any ongoing needs, and you have access to no-cost product support from highly skilled SEL application engineers.More about SEL quality and support

Every device we manufacture comes with free lifetime technical support. SEL application engineers are stationed around the world and are ready to provide support and expertise for virtually all power system applications. No matter how often you need to call or how long your SEL products have been in service, our customer service and technical support professionals are ready to help.

Security Bulletins and Updates

We notify product owners of updates and security patches for the full life of the product. We distribute software and firmware updates directly to our customers via a secure file transfer. The authenticity and integrity of the updates are verifiable through digital signatures and cryptographic hashes.More about security notifications

SEL provides complete cybersecurity support for every solution, system, and product we create.

Cybersecurity Bulletins and Updates

We thoroughly review and test the code in our products, which gives us greater control over their quality, security, and functionality. Customers are notified of updates and security patches for the full life of every SEL product.

Cybersecurity Services and Support

From system assessment and baselining to cyber-defense solution development and ongoing system management, our full suite of security services can help strengthen your defenses and streamline the demands of maintenance and compliance.Cyber services support contracts include incident response, audits, system hardening, patch and update management, and more.

SEL meets your workforce training and continuing-education needs through seminars, conference and tradeshow presentations, and SEL University courses.SEL University courses and many of our seminars provide Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for maintaining Professional Engineering licenses. Courses and seminars can be delivered in various formats, including self-paced online learning, virtual classrooms, live and recorded webinars, and in person.We can also work with you to develop training that is customized to the specific needs of your workforce.Training and Education offeringsSEL University CoursesConferences and TradeshowsSeminars and Webinars