Element is looking for a PQT Manager with a strong background in laboratory and test operations, specializing in the management of complex testing environments and high-performing technical teams. Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities, schedules, and deadlines while maintaining rigorous safety, quality, and compliance standards. Adept at coaching and mentoring technical staff, driving performance, and fostering a safety-first culture in operationally and safety-critical environments. Possesses deep technical knowledge of laboratory testing fundamentals with hands-on oversight of test program execution. Highly proficient in interpreting test specifications, standards, and engineering documentation.

Salary: $110,000- $130,000/yr DOE 

• Budget management and financial forecasting
• Generate and maintain customer/project portfolio and client base
• Provide proposals and cost information to clients.
• Conduct engineering investigations and prepare formal interpretive reports for clients on findings
• Host daily production meetings within departments
• Investigate root cause for nonconformance and identify needed actions
• Operations, equipment utilization, and resource planning
• Quality, documentation, and compliance expectations in a test environment
• Mentor and aid with supervising
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with company procedures and regulatory agencies requirements
• Responsible for yearly sales, customer service, account management and development of Client relationships

• Strong leadership, analytical, interpersonal skills, and a self starter.
• Experience managing a budget and performing project management work
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, schedules, and deadlines
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Effective verbal and written communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Problem-solving and root-cause analysis
• Decision-making in operational and safety-critical environments
• Coaching, mentoring, and performance management of technical staff
• Continuous improvement mindset (Lean, 5S, process improvement)
• Ability to enforce laboratory safety practices and promote a safety-first culture
• Testing experience is preferred
• 4 year degree in Mechanical Engineering, PE highly desirable.

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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