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Job Details:
Advanced-level engineering, project management, and laboratory operations position, developing and
directing engineering and R&D projects in distributed and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and having responsibility for project completion and work delivery. Maintain and develop advanced
engineering and testing laboratories and capabilities at existing and future NREL test facilities, while working to ensure functionality for new facilities under construction. Leads engineering testing and R&D activities for the Electricity, Resources, and Building Systems Integration Center; works independently in support of center management. National level of recognition in technical / engineering fields and considered an innovator in engineering and project work. This role will develop and implement a business model and business plan for the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) including representing all NREL centers and offices with an interest in the capabilities of the ESIF.

Job Duties
• Serve as the principal point of contact for the Electricity, Resources, and Building Systems
Integration Center and other Research Centers with the ESIF design-build team and NREL’s Campus
Infrastructure office to ensure that the technical objectives incorporated in the design are
realized. The ESIF will be a new 184,000-square-foot laboratory specially designed to accommodate
the critical engineering, testing, optimization, and verification research needed to address issues
related to integrating large quantities of renewable and efficiency technologies into the existing energy infrastructure.

• Lead development of an operations plan for ESIF that anticipates maintenance and capital equipment needs, and details how the facility will be managed including how experiments will be prioritized. Work with Laboratory programs to identify how work will be funded in the ESIF. The plan will also detail how NREL researchers and external partners will access laboratory capabilities.

• Project management and coordination of technical aspects of testing distributed and renewable energy systems and the integration of these systems into electric power systems.

• Coordination of experimental tests, development of models and verification testing and analysis
of modeled and fielded systems.

• Oversees reports on technical work and input to technical publications and presentations. Publishes results in technical journals/conference proceedings; presents work at conferences,
symposia, and review meetings.

• Personally follows and leads other staff in all Environment, Safety, and Health policies and
procedures to ensure and maintain a safe working environment. Work with laboratory point of contacts to maintain Safe Operating Procedures(SOPs) for all laboratory space.

Required Education and Experience
Relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.

Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.

Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
Expert understanding and application of project management principles, concepts, practices and standards. Expert knowledge of technical field and related disciplines. Often exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness.

Superior interpersonal, conflict resolution, teaming and communication skills.

Additional Required Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
Ten years of relevant engineering and technical experience.

Preferred Qualifications
Doctoral degree in electrical engineering or other relevant technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. Applies broad and in-depth knowledge of engineering procedures and techniques. Demonstrated leadership in areas of team, task, or project lead responsibilities.

Works independently. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills. Experience in laboratory construction and project management of complex and/or impact projects. Experience in laboratory operations and in developing laboratory testing capability in energy systems. Experience in designing, testing, and researching electrical power systems. Professional Engineering (PE) License is preferred. Electric utility experience would be positively viewed.


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