Technical Leader III
On-siteCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Conduct research in complex, high-impact technical fields while working independently on specialized objectives requiring creative problem-solving. Provide high-level engineering guidance to junior staff and assume responsibility for projects where cause-and-effect relationships are difficult to establish. Lead planning and execution of medium-level projects to meet member and client objectives, including proposing new research opportunities and services. Organize external and interdepartmental activities to ensure completion within schedule and budget, while regularly coordinating with national and international technical networks. Prepare and present research reports, communicate complex strategies to subject matter experts, and mentor junior staff. Manage proposal efforts and new promotional work to solve customer problems and deliver vital insights.
Required Qualifications
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Continues to provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff
- Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
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