Team Lead - Distribution Automation Services

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Powertech Labs Inc is a cleantech company with the mission of being a trusted innovation partner providing solutions,

specialised testing, and technical expertise for a safe and sustainable global energy future. Powertech has a global

reputation for delivering transformative solutions in both the electric power industry as well as the transport sector. A clean

future will be driven by electric and hydrogen power, and we will help get there.

We are always guided by our values as a global clean-technology and engineering company:

- Safety: This top everything. We do our work safely or we do not do it at all.

- Challenges: We ready ourselves for the hardest challenges – through attaining accreditations, developing industry-

leading innovative products & services, investing in our labs, hiring great people, and making them better.

- Diverse Teams: We are strongest together and capitalize on our varied attributes – together we are more than the

sum of parts.

- Our Customers: Customers fuel this company and we constantly work with them to earn and retain their trust and

loyalty. We expect that our customers hold us accountable to our commitments.

- Excellence: Striving for excellence, acting with integrity, and having the highest standards in quality are core to

what we do.

Team Lead - Distribution Automation Services

Number of positions: 1 Job Location:

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Resident

Annual salary: $107K - $135K

Position Highlights

Distribution Automation Services provides comprehensive distribution-level testing for switchgear, reclosers, and voltage

regulators.

What you'll do

Reporting to the Division Manager, the successful candidate will provide both technical and professional leadership to a

multidisciplinary team of Engineers and Technicians. The Team Lead will play a key role in expanding service capabilities,

optimizing work planning and prioritization, and ensuring that all deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and in

alignment with safety, quality, and customer-service expectations.

- Lead and support the delivery of projects of varying complexity, including consulting services, laboratory-based

work, and field testing,

- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members by coaching junior staff, promoting skill development,

and ensuring adherence to safe operating procedures and industry best practices.

- Oversee equipment maintenance activities, including diagnosing issues, developing maintenance schedules, and

coordinating repair and upkeep tasks.

- Actively contribute to business development by:

— Identifying and pursuing opportunities for new laboratory services

— Building and strengthening client relationships to expand service offerings and increase utility support across Canada

— Leading initiatives to enhance lab efficiency, capabilities, and overall performance

- Provide technical direction on work prioritization and resource allocation to meet project objectives; review ongoing

work to ensure accuracy, required outcomes, and compliance with engineering and quality standards.

- Promote and enforce safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe work environment and minimize risks

associated with testing activities.

- Monitor project progress, resolve scheduling and resource conflicts, and implement contingency plans as required.

- Support the development and achievement of long-term strategic goals and annual departmental objectives related

to safety, quality, environmental compliance, client satisfaction, and financial performance.

- Establish performance expectations, conduct evaluations, address performance issues, and support employee

growth through training and career development planning.

- Assist the Division Manager in building a resilient and capable team through recruitment, change management,

staff development, and succession planning.

What you bring

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering from an accredited Canadian university.

- A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant engineering experience.

- At least three (3) years of direct experience managing all aspects of a team of technical professionals.

- Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

- Strong project management abilities and goal-setting skills, with proven experience collaborating with senior

leadership and subject matter experts.

In addition, the following are desired skillsets:

- Strong problem-solving abilities to diagnose and address equipment and testing issues in the lab.

- Possess strong leadership skills to guide, mentor and coordinate team of lab technicians and engineers.

- Demonstrated management of a P&L and an understanding of annual planning, budgeting, and business forecasting is an

asset

- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills including the ability to build successful relationships,

make presentations to technical and non-technical audiences and liaise with peers in industry.

- Excellent risk-based decision-making capabilities

- Previous experience working in a unionized environment is an asset.

- Thorough understanding in principles of managing multifaceted multidisciplinary projects; inclusive of budgets, resources,

schedules, and deliverables through proposal, definition, initiation, planning, execution, reporting, and closure stages.

What we offer

Job Grade: P3-Team Lead

Job Status: Full time Regular

Job location: Surrey

Business Group : Testing Services Business Unit

Department : Distribution Automation Services

As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete a written test/ assessment and/or a presentation

as part of the interview process.

A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Driver's License (Class 5) in good standing.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be

required as a pre-condition to employment.

What else you should know

Powertech Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We include everyone. We welcome applications from anyone, including

members of visible minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations

and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are

also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and while working at Powertech Labs.

Maintaining customer-confidence and our reputation is key: To this end, all our campus and laboratories are accredited to

ISO9001 (quality), ISO14001 (environment stewardship) and ISO45001 (safety) and IEC/ISO 17025 for over 100 standards.

To complement the focus on accreditation, we encourage our experts to drive global standards and provide development

opportunities for all staff to grow in their role and to advance in their careers.

Working at Powertech is not a job but a career. If you want to be a part of a growing clean technology company that is

impactful and working towards a common goal of accelerating the world towards a net zero carbon future, come and join

our team.

Date Posted: 2025-11-25 Closing Date: 2025-12-03

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