Senior Project Manager: Substation Assets

Company: Electric Power Research Institute
Location: Kannapolis
Posted on: October 11, 2020

Job Description:

Job Title:Senior Project Manager: Substation AssetsLocation:Charlotte, NCJob Summary and Description:Leads research efforts in particular scientific disciplines or technologies in relation to a multiple projects or a small program. Manages the development and application of products and services in those areas through contractors and departmental or cross-functional teams. Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.-- Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results. Plans and directs schedules and monitors budget/spending.-- 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 technical knowledge to industry issues and gain input on needs from members/stakeholders and identify current and emerging technical issues.
• Provides a to EPRI customers and develops research or services opportunities of value to them 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.--
• Identifies the most qualified internal and contractor team to complete the work.-- Selects contractors, frames statements of work.--
• Responsible for directing the work of a small team of contractors or EPRI staff to assure technical and financial milestones are met.
• Provides input for employee selection, performance management, and development planning.
• Provides assistance to the EPRI sales staff in Member Services and EPRI International.
• Leads 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 program or multiple projects including budgets and resources.-- Responsible for securing external funding or leveraging EPRI funding.
  Education:Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience required.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • 8 - 10 or more years of research and development project and promotional experience, including development of advanced concepts for internal research. or equivalent-- experience
  • Experience in successful project management proposal preparation, and marketing activities.
  • Responsible for project planning, budgeting, schedule.
  • Reports project results to members and advisors.--
  • Entry level people management responsibilities or actively in development to manage people.
  • Shows maturity of technical expertise and assumes responsibility for highly specialized technical objectives.
  • Exercises good judgment, diligence, and attention to detail and demonstrate an aptitude for carrying out responsible technical assignments.
  • Experience in performing and/or managing research activities.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Assumes leadership role in substations research area -
    • Strong technical and project management skills, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
    • Strong interpersonal skills
    • Work as team player as well as team leader
    • Is directly responsible for leading one or more staff including goal setting and performance management
    • Lead research project development and implementation with support from team of in-house engineers, subject matter experts and outside contractors
    • Able to work with minimal direction and supervision
    • With guidance from technical staff and program management team develop and maintain balanced research portfolio with high value short, medium and long term research tasks and deliverables
    • Work with technical staff and utility members to help identify, create and transfer value
    • Responsible for funding, spending and workforce planning in program area.--
    • Works directly with member advisors to ensure member engagement and guidance.--
    • Present technical results and lead task force meetings
    • Present Program content, value and R&D at member locations and advisory meetingsAdditional Job Information:Ideal candidate:
      • Strong technical and practical knowledge of substation assets - - --maintenance and condition assessment, testing, failure modes, degradation, root cause and forensic analysis.
      • Strong knowledge of substation assets
      • Strong knowledge of testing - substation assets e.g. transformers, breakers, instrument transformers, batteries etc.
      • Have the inquisitiveness to learn about unfamiliar pieces of equipment and processes.
      • Be open to emerging technologies and the new technical, economic and market opportunities that they may bring
      • Have experience with EPRI operations / workflows / processes, technologies, technical staff.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.Note: To ensure compliance with U.S. export controls, please indicate your U.S. citizenship or (for foreign citizens) your U.S. visa/immigration status in your resume or cover letter.EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/DisabledTogether . . . Shaping the Future of Electricity.www.epri.com

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