ERS - Supervising Engineer - Reno, NV

About the Role

Responsible for performing supervisory, sales, and administrative duties in a small area service center or a designated scope of a larger service center while performing fieldwork on a regular basis. Provides technical support to a region of service engineers.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and assist other field service engineers and technicians while being responsible for all aspects of field service work in the area.
• Perform complex troubleshooting, specialized tests, inspections, and appraisals on electrical apparatus and electrical systems.
• Lead large projects requiring specialized skills such as generator acceptance tests, commissioning of larger substations, supervising “turnkey” projects, detailed power surveys, and other types of electrical consultation.
• Develop tests and inspections in new areas of field services.
• Perform job estimating, proposal preparation, fieldwork, scheduling, reports, and billing.
• Write complete, detailed reports promptly at the end of each project using a computer, and accurately process job billing.
• Perform complex analysis and evaluative tasks necessary to complete equipment-labeling projects consistent with recognized industry and international standards, local jurisdiction requirements, and company procedures.
• Actively engage in client interface and business development activities.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise 1+ Senior Field Engineer, Field Engineer, and/or Technician.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code and various industry standards, such as OSHA and NFPA.
• Special skills in a majority of the following: power quality surveys, generation and co-generation start-up, ANSI, NEC, NEMA, and U.L. specifications (field evaluation), pilot wire and distance relaying, computer power system transient surveys, vector and phasor analogy, UPS systems, drive systems, complex control systems, medium and high voltage substation start-up, vibration analysis.
• Strong background and experience in all types of switchgear and equipment testing through the 500-kV class.
• Thorough knowledge of electrical apparatus testing with a strong theoretical understanding of electrical power systems and good aptitude for problem evaluation.
• High degree of communication, supervisory, organizational, and management skills.
• Strong computer skills including editing, formatting, and using templates in Microsoft Word, using the Internet for standards/products/manufacturer research, and operating computer-controlled test equipment.
• Ability to create technical presentations and articles.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays, and night work.
• Availability for out-of-town and international travel of up to several weeks.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Qualifications

• Graduate Engineer: BSEE or BSME and six years’ experience; OR
• Graduate of applicable Electrical Technical School or Military equivalent and nine years minimum same or similar work experience; OR
• High school education or equivalent and ten years minimum same or similar work experience.
• NETA 3 Certification or equivalent experience.

Physical Requirements

• Medium Lifting (30 lbs. – 45 lbs.)
• Heavy Lifting (over 50 lbs.)
• Frequent Standing
• Frequent kneeling, crawling, stooping
• Frequent bending, twisting
• Frequent climbing (stairs, ladders)
• Frequent driving (car, van, truck)
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, and smell.
• Frequently required to sit, climb, and balance.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move 100-pound test sets.

Environmental Demands

• Extreme cold (below 32°F)
• Extreme heat (above 100°F)
• Noise Level (Medium/High – need to shout to be heard)
• Working around moving machinery (fork-lifts, tractors)
• Protective Equipment Required (earplugs, gloves, eyewear, respirator, mask, etc.)
• Work outdoors (no effective protection from weather)
• Travel Time Required: 50%

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics, and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally, and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling, and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries.

Core Principles & Behaviors

• Core Principles: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, Inclusion.
• Strategic Priorities: High-Performance Culture, Customer Focus, Operational Excellence, Innovation, Financial Strength.
• Behaviors: Own it, Act with urgency, Foster a customer-first mindset, Think big and execute, Lead by example, Drive continuous improvement, Learn and seek out development, Promote transparent & open communication.

Due to the safety-sensitive aspect of the role, candidates are required to successfully pass a drug test prior to employment. In addition, you will be required to complete and pass a pre-employment background check and a motor vehicle records check.