Policy Analyst: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory (SEL)

The Opportunity:

This position is located in SEL’s Alexandria, Virginia office.

Policy Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Manage projects as assigned by Director(s).
• Prepare brief summaries of newly introduced legislation and track legislative progress; assist in developing legislative and regulatory proposals.
• Schedule appointments; schedule and organize meetings; review mail and develop appropriate recommendations, responses or routing; assist with presentations; coordinate travel arrangements.
• Develop and maintain executive correspondence, meeting minutes, division processes, scientific/technical documents, databases, measurements and/or reports.
• Prepare, access and protect documents containing confidential information.
• Facilitate intra/interdivision information flow.
• Attend congressional hearings and conduct policy/regulatory research.
• Provide staff support.
• Supervise other positions as required.
• Follow and improve executive and area processes.

• Related associate degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years administrative experience
• Knowledge of policy issues and the legislative and regulatory processes
• Previous experience with policy communications and outreach
• Word processing and database expertise
• Excellent writing and speaking skills
• Strong telephone, proofreading and filing skills
• Ability to learn and communicate technical/scientific information
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
• Ability to work cooperatively in team environment
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL
• Negative drug test result(s)

• Foreign language skills

An Award Winning Company

In an independent survey conducted by Newton-Evans Research Company, SEL ranks first in seven categories of performance including technology, features, security against hackers, web/internet information ability, technical service and support, price, and relay setting PC software. SEL provides an excellent work environment and is the recipient of several awards, including one of the “100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington State” (Puget Sound Business Journal, 1999 – 2003), “2005 Washington State Manufacturer of the Year” (Association of Washington Businesses, 2005), “Most Innovative Supplier” (Energex, 2002), "Entrepreneur of the Year" (Ernst & Young, 2000), and the Washington State Quality Achievement Award (WSQA).

Apply Your Talent. Make a Difference. Enjoy the Rewards.

Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer III delivered the first commercial digital protective relay in 1984. Under his technical, managerial, and fiscal leadership, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has expanded to over 1800 employees. Ed understands and supports the need for investing in employees. In return, he expects that we hire only the best, most highly motivated team members, and that we deliver simple, reliable, and cost-effective products and solutions.

Our products and solutions must be simple and reliable because they protect the largest, most complicated machine on earth: the electric power grid. Blackouts in the U.S. and Canada remind us that reliable electric power is crucial to our society. SEL provides systems, services, and products for the protection, monitoring, control, automation, and metering of utility and industrial electric systems worldwide.

Our company and our products exist to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. That purpose has made SEL very successful, and the company is managed with sound fiscal judgment and that purpose in mind. Profits are reinvested to fuel the company’s growth.

In addition to offering a variety of challenges in a supportive, stable environment, SEL shares its success with employees by giving them stock in the company. All employees earn stock at the same rate. And because only employees can own SEL stock, the stock price is not subject to market volatility. Even when the stock market value has plunged, SEL stock consistently increased in value.

If you are ready for the challenge and benefits of being part of the SEL team, and you meet the requirements listed above, please apply online at www.selinc.com/careers.

Benefits: SEL has an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and vision for all regular full-time employees and their entire family; long-term disability and life insurance; education assistance programs; a very generous employee stock ownership plan; 401K; flexible benefit account; and an outstanding work environment.