Generator Test Manager

**_Win the energy transition_**

At PSC, we’re taking on society’s greatest challenge - decarbonising our energy system. With trends like electric vehicles, battery storage, offshore wind, microgrids, and the IoT it couldn’t be a **more exciting time** to be part of the energy transition

The role will work with our global team of outstanding professionals, consultants and engineers to provide our clients expert, independent advice. We’ve been doing this since 1995 and are just as **passionate** today as we were when we started. Always putting our clients’ needs first, we’ve helped evaluate and implement new and emerging technologies to help develop the grid of the future and power a more sustainable world.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the General Manager of PSC New Zealand, the role covers **four main areas** of responsibility:

- Business development and sales;
- Consulting services;
- People management including site Health and Safety; and
- Business unit management.

**_ Business Development and sales_**
- Achieve revenue and sales targets for the Generator Test team;
- Identify and develop opportunities within PSC’s existing and potential client base;
- Work with other PSC entities to develop joint proposals using resources across multiple countries
- Develop and review consulting proposals and their components

**_ Consulting services;_**
- Engage with key technical people within client organizations to ensure PSC Generator Test services are meeting client expectations;
- Complete complex consulting projects that fall within the Generator Test service offering which are often combined with the system studies team;
- Act as or nominate technical lead and/or reviewer for consulting engagements within the service offering;
- Coordinate and finalize the delivery of complex engineering consulting advice requiring multiple consultants and/or groups from within the PSC Group;

**_ People management_**
- Achieve team utilization targets;
- Conduct annual and quarterly performance reviews and updates with direct reports;
- Provide ongoing technical and professional guidance and mentorship to individual team members;
- Define recruitment needs for ongoing work load;
- Management of multiple client site Health and Safety requirements with the team members;

**_Business Unit Management_**
- Contribute to preparation of annual business development and operational team budget as part of the Power Networks business;
- Prepare monthly report of team activities;
- Prepare monthly report of BD budget expenditure;
- Prepare end-of-year performance report;
- Contribute to weekly sales and operations reports;

**About you**:

- Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent is highly desirable
- Ideally with 7+ years of relevant industry experience
- Ability to work to deadlines and exceed client expectations
- At least 2 years of managing technical staff
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Legally authorised to work in New Zealand
- Ability to work to deadlines and exceed client expectations
- Registered professional engineer in New Zealand is preferred
- Based in Christchurch or willing to relocate
- Excellent presentation skills to represent PSC New Zealand in industry forums, working groups and conferences
- Ability to travel, occasionally working evenings and weekends as needed for business development and consultancy work

**Ask us about PSC amazing culture**

**We**:

- Know that our people are our greatest asset, and we truly celebrate and value people
- Also celebrate bright ideas, individuality, and autonomy
- Have an entrepreneurial spirit, embrace new ideas and are always looking to improve
- Understand that everyone has a personal life and provide an extremely flexible work environment
- Provide amazing growth and leadership opportunities in an autonomous role
- Offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and development opportunities