Plant Operations & Maintenance , Technical Leader III

EPRI; Charlotte (NC); On-site; CAD 235,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

EPRI is seeking a Technical Leader III to lead plant operations and maintenance research initiatives in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on applying technical knowledge to industry challenges, developing value-added research for members, and overseeing project milestones to ensure on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional activities, communicating results to members and stakeholders, and guiding junior staff while expanding technical depth in core areas of power

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of experience in power plant operations and maintenance leadership.
• Ability to exercise judgment, diligence, and attention to detail and carry out responsible technical assignments.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of power plant operations, maintenance and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Apply plant operations and maintenance technical knowledge to industry issues and identify needs from members/stakeholders.
• Develop research or services opportunities of value to EPRI members that fit EPRI’s mission and capabilities.
• May provide oversight of a project team to ensure milestones are met.
• Communicate strategies and results to program members and external stakeholders through reports, meetings, and conferences.
• Manage small or medium projects including budgets and resources.

Skills

Power plant ops leadership

Technical knowledge application

Communication skills

Project supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's in technical field

Job description

Job Title:

Plant Operations & Maintenance , Technical Leader III

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Job Summary and Description:

Leads research efforts in particular scientific disciplines or technologies and participates in the development and execution of research applications, products, and services in those areas.

Develops technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Organizes the external and interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule and within budget. May conduct research directly in complex, high impact technical or scientific fields.

• Ability to apply plant operations and maintenance technical knowledge and experience to industry issues and gain input on needs from members/stakeholders and identify current and emerging technical issues.




• Develops research or services opportunities of value to EPRI members that fit EPRI’s mission and capabilities. This will include solving customer problems, producing insights and information vital to the members, and delivering information in a manner that members and customers can and will apply.




• May provide oversight of a project team to assure technical and financial milestones are met.




• Provides assistance to the EPRI sales staff in Member Services and EPRI International. Broaden technical expertise and interface with national and international technical networks with manufacturers, consultants, and academia and research organizations.




• Communicates strategies and results, written and verbal, to program members, potential members and external stakeholders through guidelines, reports, meetings, webcasts, workshops and conferences.




• Manages small or medium (less complex) projects including budgets and resources.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 7 years of experience in power plant operations and maintenance leadership.




• Proven ability to apply technical expertise innovatively to accomplish highly specialized technical objectives using creative and imaginative solutions.




• Incumbents must be able to exercise judgment, diligence, and attention to detail and demonstrate an aptitude for carrying out responsible technical assignments.




• Good verbal and written communication skills.




• Manages projects and may work in conjunction with a technical specialist.




• Developing technical depth in 1-2 areas.

Additional Description:

• Knowledge of power plant operations, maintenance and engineering.




• Knowledge of human and organizational performance, corrective action programs, Lock-out Tag-out (LOTO), procedure writing, conduct of operations, emergency action planning, seasonal readiness,




• Ability to manage projects involving oversight of contract researchers and internal research activities.




• Ability to conduct plant assessments related O&M processes to identify best practices and opportunities for improvement through application of EPRI research in the management of power plants.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:
-Works independently on technical activities without direct supervision.
-Demonstrates 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 and imaginative thinking is required.
-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 and imaginative thinking is required.
-Maintains familiarity with the progress and problems in assigned technical areas and support identification of gaps.
-Provides high-level engineering efforts to support requirements in development and design and provides guidance to junior staff.
-Provides input into configuration management and documentation for engineer related projects.
-Acts as technical specialist for projects or project tasks.

Additional Requirements:
-Has established relationships with primary advisors to a research area.
-Works alongside EPRI sales staff in Member Services and EPRI International to support member/client needs.
-Effectively communicates complex strategies and results, expressing thoughts clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing, to subject matter experts, program members and advisors.
-Adjusts communication content and format to capture attention and meet the needs of the intended audience through guidelines, reports, meetings, webcasts, workshops and conferences.
-Regularly communicates and coordinates work activities across programs and sectors.
-May provide oversight of a project team to assure technical and financial milestones are met.
-Organizes the external and interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule and within budget.
-Leads the planning and execution of complex project work within the technical department to meet member/client objectives; prepares and presents research reports.
-Significant customer interface component with ability to lead research programs.
-Manages medium level projects.
-Influences project teams in the engineering aspects of the technical work.
-Regularly interfacing and coordinating with national and international technical networks (e.g, manufacturers, consultants, academia and research organizations).
-Leads proposal efforts and new promotional work.
-Develops research or services opportunities of value to EPRI members that fit EPRI’s mission and capabilities. This will include solving customer problems, producing insights and information vital to the members, and delivering information in a manner that members and customers can and will apply.
-Continues to provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.

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

The salary range for this position is $170,000 USD to $180,000 USD annually.

This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location.

This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s annual incentive program. The amount of incentive varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan.

This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, STD/LTD and paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).

EPRI participates in E-Verify, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). EPRI uses the system to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from the employee’s I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.

EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/Disabled

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