Job Title:

Overhead Transmission - Line Assets and Design Technical Leader

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Job Summary and Description:

This position is part of the overhead transmission research team, with a focus on transmission conductors.  The EPRI team is an industry leader in testing and evaluating conductor systems, and this position will support the growth of the EPRI testing program as utilities transition to the future energy system.  This individual will take on a leadership role in designing and executing testing in EPRI’s purpose-built conductor testing lab in Charlotte, North Carolina.  

To be successful in this position, an engineer will need to:

• Develop and execute high-quality research and test plans that go beyond standard tests

• Analyze results to gain insights into the meaning of the results and how they could be applied

• Engage worldwide utilities to identify research needs and share results to that they have impact

• Think innovatively to understand opportunities and needs for new technologies in overhead transmission

• Understand the practical life-cycle of transmission assets, including specification, procurement, inspection, maintenance, and replacement

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Works independently on technical activities without direct supervision

• Conducts technical searches and analyzes information in support of the project team

• 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

• Applies technical expertise, and has full knowledge of other related disciplines

• Develops technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.

Additional Requirements:

• Has developed relationships with primary advisors to a research area

• Provides assistance to the EPRI sales staff in Member Services and EPRI International

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

• Continues to communicate work across EPRI programs to make sure parallel work is informed

• 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

• Supports the planning and execution of complex project work within the technical department to meet member/client objectives; prepares and presents research reports

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

• Begin interfacing with national and international technical networks (e.g, manufacturers, consultants, academia and research organizations)

• Supports 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 & Years of experience:

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

• 8+ years of professional experience required

The salary range for this position is $106,400 USD to $117,600 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).

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