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Wade Trim · 5 hours ago

Power Practice Lead - #2747.20

Taylor, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

Wade Trim is committed to maximizing the value of infrastructure investments, and they are seeking a Power Practice Lead to provide technical leadership and drive innovation within their practice area. The role involves overseeing technology initiatives, supporting business development, and managing operational responsibilities to enhance project delivery and client solutions.

Consulting

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Seek out emerging and potentially disruptive innovative systems, methods and technology that will keep Wade Trim at the forefront of innovation and continuous improvement to provide the best solutions for our clients

Participate as a member in the Office of Applied Technology by identifying and reviewing proposed specific investments in advanced technology and innovation to keep our company technically competitive compared to the competition

Provide overall technical leadership, vision, and guidance to their practice area

Provide input to other Practice Leads to ensure best management practices are consistently applied to achieve our technology advancement goals

Identify and appoint Technology Leads to advance the practice within the areas of their specific expertise and measure their performance through annual PDPs and goal setting

Develop “talent tree” for their practice area on an annual basis to assess depth of talent and bench strength to support MSLs in hiring technology-based hires

Mentor/coach selected staff in area of expertise

Assist market segment in identifying skill inventory in practice of their expertise

Review technical paper requests, abstracts and papers

Support CBDO and CTO in development of strategic growth plans based on technology advancement

Work with the Market Segment Lead to drive growth by leveraging existing relationships while developing new relationships necessary to achieve sales goal

Develop and implement plans to apply innovation to the practice and our clients by engaging in internal and external activities necessary to deploy such innovations, such as preparing and hosting brown bag seminars for in-house client service management staff, general staff, and targeted clients

Provide input for strategy and messaging for proposal development, ensuring qualifications are optimized and technical approaches are clear, compliant, and focused to increase our chances of success

Participate in and/or provide technical input on client sales calls and presentations

Advance our branding strategy as thought leaders of our industry by participating in associations within their practice area and volunteering for leadership positions. This also includes participating in technology focus groups, writing for technical publications and make presentations at conferences. Encourage and support other members of their practice to do the same

Provide technical input on projects and initiatives

Work closely with MSLs to develop hiring strategies for improving the depth and skills of our talent trees. Lead search for strategic technology-based hires

Lead an annual staff assessment and report to the Market Segment Lead to identify technical, training and project management needs within the market segment and the Practice. Drive the staff improvement process through the Market Segment Leads

Actively support the Standards Committee by developing and maintaining design protocols originating from their practice to enhance and standardize project delivery consistency. This includes leading the development of Design Guidelines not only for the Practice within Wade Trim but also for client specific Design Guidelines

Work with the Market Segment Lead, Project Directors and Quality Manager to assist in providing QA/QC support by ensuring appropriate skilled staff are reviewing projects and assigned initiatives

Research and provide regulatory updates to practices covered by their technology

Provide cross training for skills developed under their practice

Oversee and manage the business planning process and execution of market segment and Practice participation in technical training and conferences, including setting attendance criteria, defining learning or client engagement goals, ensuring post-event knowledge sharing, and tracking outcomes to assess value and attendee effectiveness

Support and promote our DEI initiatives

Maintain a safe working environment

Qualification

Professional Engineering LicensePower Industry experiencePower Distribution knowledgeTransmission knowledgeSubstation knowledgeBusiness DevelopmentTechnical leadershipMentoring skillsTeam collaborationCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in area of practice required

Professional Engineering License required

15 years of experience in the Power Industry required

Knowledge of Power Distribution, Transmission, and Substation required

strong technical, managerial, and financial skills and leadership ability

goal oriented

ability to take charge of individual initiatives

understand client needs

meet schedules

occasional periods of intense concentration

average strength and stamina

extensive travel

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short and long-term disability coverage

Education reimbursement

401(k)

Performance bonuses

Employee stock program

Company

Wade Trim

Wade Trim is a civil engineering company providing consulting engineering, planning, and surveying services.

Founded in 1926

Detroit, Michigan, USA

501-1000 employees

http://wadetrim.com

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