Technical Leader, Sr

Job Title:
Technical Leader, Sr
Location:
Charlotte, NC
Job Summary and Description:
Plans, designs, and controls the progress of complex project work within the technical department to meet member/client objectives; prepares and presents research reports.

• Manages small to medium level projects without direct people management responsibilities.
• Assumes responsibility for highly specialized technical objectives or problems where the relationships between cause and effect are difficult to establish and little or no precedence exists, and the use of creative imaginative thinking is required.
• Influences project teams in the engineering aspects of the technical work.
• Provides input into configuration management and documentation for engineer related projects.
• Leads proposal efforts and new promotional work.
• Maintains familiarity with the progress and problems in assigned technical areas.
• Prepares proposals, technical publications, and delivers presentations.
• Leads national and international technical networks with manufacturers, consultants, academia, and research organizations.
• Works independently on technical activities without direct supervision

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 8-10 years of engineering experience or comparable work/educational experience.
• Ability to recognize strategic issues and build collaborative projects.
• Required limited supervision and guidance
• Responsible for the success of individual projects
• Works closely with members, contractors, staff to manage projects
• Experience in successful proposal preparation, and marketing activities.
• Manages multiple projects
• Responsible for project budgets, schedules, deliverables, and technology transfer
• Shows maturity of technical expertise and assumes responsibility for highly specialized technical objectives
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Individual contributor
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Increasing technical depth/breadth to become a subject matter expert

Additional Job Information:
The position reports to the Performance Demonstration Applications group within the NDE Program. The ideal candidate will possess a Level III certification in ultrasonics (UT), have at least 10 years of experience in the field with either a utility or a vendor, and have been previously qualified in the EPRI Performance Demonstration program. The candidate should be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. The candidate must be willing and able to provide technical presentations to mixed audiences including members, vendors, and regulators.

RPV PDI qualifications are a plus. Ability to be certified to Level II or higher in Penetrant Testing (PT) and Radiography (RT) is also a plus.

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Job Type: Full-time