Description

Join the Power Products and Solutions Team:

Power Products and Solutions is a leading independent third-party testing agency accredited by the International Electrical Testing Association (NETA), specializing in electrical acceptance and maintenance testing.

As a family-owned company now in its third generation of leadership, we have built our business on principles of trust, integrity, and a shared commitment to helping our customers and employees succeed. Since 1926, we've been supporting our communities by providing essential electrical distribution system testing, maintenance, and repair services.

As a proud member of the Weisiger Group of companies, Power Products and Solutions benefits from a rich heritage of excellence, known for its commitment to advancing people and places in the Southeast region.

Our Mission:

We are committed to being a trailblazing organization built to last. With a foundation rooted in history, we prioritize listening to our customers and adapting to evolving market trends.

Why We're Here:

• We aim to be a trusted partner in success, prioritizing trust as our bottom line.
• As your partner, we bring our best every time, committed to long-term relationships and mutual success.
• Success, for us, means doing whatever it takes to help you win—we always find a way.

How We Get There:

• Attention to detail is paramount.
• We always strive to do the right thing, keeping our promises and maintaining integrity in everything we do.
• Our positive attitude and commitment to continuous improvement drive our success.

Join Our Team:

We're seeking hard-working, team-oriented professionals who thrive on new challenges. Our employees are the key to our success, and we're dedicated to providing a work environment that fosters growth and development. We offer competitive salaries, great benefits, and ample opportunities for advancement to all our employees. Join us in shaping the future of electrical testing and maintenance solutions at Power Products and Solutions and join a team of dedicated skilled engineers and technicians.

Summary

The main responsibilities of the Lead Engineer are to support our Sales & Service teams through review & validation of proposals, test-plans, and test-reports, providing technical training & mentoring to our team, and developing new capabilities & offerings that support profitable growth.

Essential Functions

• Review and approve/certify proposals, test-plans, & test-reports by our Sales & Service teams for various customer jobs for correctness, quality, and adherence to standards.
• Perform coordination studies & arc-flash studies based on data gathered from customer sites and provide appropriate recommendations.
• Collaborate with Sales team, Service team, and Customers to develop execution plans on larger and more complex projects for safe, successful (high quality), & efficient completion.
• Build relationships with Customers by providing insightful technical solutions and solving complex testing & reliability challenges related to electrical installations and protection equipment.
• Stay abreast of related technology, industry standards, customer needs, and best-practices to develop new solutions & service-offerings. Coordinate with Service Operations Manager to enhance Quality processes and metrics to ensure our Services exceed customer expectations.
• Develop and manage the training and up-skilling of our technicians in collaboration with the Power Systems training coordinator with targeted & measurable results.
• Support business-development & customer-facing efforts in support of sales-team with required technical materials & presentations.
• Develop solutions to make step changes in process efficiencies in the engineering/technical aspects of quoting, job progress calculation in collaboration with the Sales Manager and Service Operations Manager.
• Systematize and grow engagement with key industry organizations (NETA, PEARL, and others) to stay in accreditation compliance, build relationships, and position PP&S for thought leadership in the industry.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Reporting & Relationships

• This role will report to the Director of PPS or others assigned that interim role
• The person in the role will work closely with the Sales Manager, Service Operations Manager, Procurement, and W/O/Invoicing teams in addition to regular interactions with the Power Systems leadership team.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualifying individuals to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Four-year degree in Engineering or similar; Masters or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in Electrical Testing industry dealing with LV, MV, and HV equipment required; NETA level-3 or level-4 certification preferred.
• Valid PE (Professional Engineer) Certification will be a plus.
• Power coordination study & arc-flash study expertise will be a plus.

Computer Skills

• Understands and utilizes current technology, strong computing skills
• Skilled in SAP
• Expert level capability with Microsoft Office applications – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Access or equivalent. Experimenter and early adopter of technology & tools.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Communication – Clear, open, and inviting dialog that fosters new-ideas generation and buy-in for implementation. Ability to create presentations and present impactfully to peers, management, and technicians.
• Style & Inter-personal skills – Humble but firm, open, honest, & pragmatic. Regularly engages with the extended team including working on site with technicians and coaching. Tenacity to drive change through coaching & example.
• Curiosity & Learning – Deep desire to learn about and implement best practices in concepts.

Workplace Requirements

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, depending on site location, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in some work environments is occasionally loud.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We require all employees to treat all our employees and candidates as equals. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We’re committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

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EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.