Team Lead - High Voltage Testing Services

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

specialized 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 and the transportation 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:

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

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expect that our customers hold us accountable to our commitments.

what we do.

Team Lead - High Voltage Testing 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: 127,910 - 161,770

What you'll do

As the largest test lab on the west coast of North America, the High Voltage lab is capable of conducting distribution and

transmission level high voltage tests on all types of equipment such as transformers, insulators, switchgear, bushings,

cables, instrument transformers, transmission line hardware, surge arrestors, SF6 insulated equipment, and transformer

rectifier units (TRUs). The lab’s independent, third-party status, and experienced technical staff of more than 30 years

enhance the credibility of manufacturers’ test reports.

Our lab offers a full range of qualification and certification tests, as well as custom testing solutions. Condition assessment

tests may be performed in the field or in the lab to evaluate the equipment condition. It also has a long history of conducting

forensic analysis investigations to identify the cause of failures and providing expert witness services.

Under the direction of the Division Manager, the successful candidate will provide technical and professional leadership to a

team of Engineers and Technicians to achieve work program and department objectives. The Team Lead will excel at

enhancing the scope of services and work prioritization to ensure that the team is focused on delivering core work on time,

on budget and to the required level of safety, quality, and customer service.

consulting and laboratory work.

team members in safe operating procedures and best practices.

schedule and coordinating maintenance tasks.

- identifying and pursuing opportunities for new lab services.

- building client relationships to support service expansion

- leading initiatives to improve lab efficiency, capabilities, and performance.

and assess work for accuracy, required results and compliance with Quality and Engineering standards.

and hazards for testing.

quality, environmental compliance, client engagement, and financial performance.

and career planning.

training, and staff promotions.

What you bring

Engineering background and hands-on experience in high voltage testing.

technical experts.

matter experts.

In addition, the following are desired skillsets:

forecasting is an asset

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

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

stages.

What we offer

Division Manager : Sarah Tahermaram

Job Grade: P4

Job Status: Full time Regular

Job location: Surrey

Business Group : Testing Services Business Unit

Department : HV Testing Services

Note that candidates with lesser experience may be considered for a P3 role that is appropriate to their level of experience.

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: 2025-06-10 Closing Date: 2025-06-29

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