Director – National Energy Storage Electrical Leader

Overview

National Energy Storage Electrical Leader

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

 

The National Energy Storage Electrical Leader manages the Energy Storage Electrical Team within the Renewables Division. They concentrate on executing efficient service operations, formulating and deploying service strategies, enhancing service offerings, and nurturing the development of the team's current and future leaders. They are accountable for the performance of all service team members.  They work closely with market and division leadership to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.  They cultivate a positive, professional culture of innovation and excellence. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Role Description: • Demonstrate ethical leadership, behavior, and decision-making.• Provide leadership and technical resources to the Team, ensuring delivery of high-quality professional services to clients in the renewable energy sector. • Develop and implement a comprehensive service strategy. • Foster a culture of innovation and excellence. • Develop leaders within the Team. • Utilize creativity, foresight, and sound judgment to anticipate and resolve new challenges. • Make authoritative decisions and recommendations that influence organizational activities and culture. • Establish priorities and reconcile competing interests. • Integrate engineering, economics, and risk analysis into solutions for complex challenges. • Identify, recognize, and promote new service offerings. • Grow client relationships at all levels.

 

Role Responsibilities: 1) Business Leadership

• Manage the Teams technical, operational, legal, and financial matters.
• Determine strategic objectives and requirements by:
  • Developing and implementing strategies for the Team organization and evolution that align with the organization's goals, focusing on innovation and growth
  • Offering a clear vision for career advancement opportunities
• Lead the Team by:
  • Fostering staff development
  • Efficiently allocating resources and managing service teams to support projects and clients
  • Balancing workloads across offices and markets while ensuring overall Team utilization
  • Monitoring utilization and key performance indicators (KPIs) to inform hiring decisions
  • Managing professional licenses according to the needs of the Markets and clients
  • Overseeing hiring, firing, promotions, and compensation for the Team, with input from Engineering Managers
  • Offering recommendations for compensation and benefits based on industry trends and staff feedback
  • Identifying technical resource requirements
  • Cultivating, sustaining, and enhancing a strong culture for the Team that aligns with Westwood’s corporate values
• Develop organizational policies and procedures.
• Suggest necessary facilities, personnel, and funds for programs and projects.

2) Staff Development

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of professionals across multiple offices, fostering a culture of dedication and accountability while managing and balancing staff workloads.
• Promote effective teamwork and leadership principles to create effective solutions for engineering challenges.
• Promote and establish professional attitudes within the organization.
• Implement staff development plans for technical, management, and leadership skills.
• Implement an ongoing mentorship plan for all Team members.
• Identify training programs that should be extended to the entire Team.
• Assess the effectiveness of leaders and teams.
• Recognize and cultivate leaders within the Team.

 

3) Quality

• Set standards, training, and quality objectives for the Team.
• Collaborate with the Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Operations Leader to establish, implement, monitor, and maintain procedures and quality standards for work products, ensuring consistency and efficiency across offices.
• Evaluate and mitigate risks in proposals, projects, and deliverables.
• Partner with other teams to develop and implement standards while enhancing organizational processes and communication.
•  

4) Technical Responsibilities

• Develop standards and guidelines.
• Lead the technical aspect of the Team.
• Integrate advanced concepts to solve complex problems.
• Engage in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge of contemporary issues.

5) Business Development Support

• Drive service and market revenue growth.
• Explore and expand additional service-based products or capabilities with Market input and consensus.
• Support Market-driven business development by off