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    Director, Technical Services - Washington, United States - The Kellen Company

    The Kellen Company
    The Kellen Company Washington, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    About Kellen

    Kellen stands as a global leader in providing management and services to professional and trade organizations. We empower Board leaders by offering operational frameworks and strategic guidance to better serve their organization's mission and vision.


    As a dedicated professional services company, we offer solutions to organizations, such as association management, public affairs, marketing, meeting management, education, and strategic communication.

    Leveraging our expertise across diverse industries including healthcare, food and beverage, buildings and materials, and technology, as well as our global perspective with a presence in North America and Europe, we collaborate with over 100 organizations to help achieve their goals.


    Understanding the importance of a strong and effective Board of Directors, we offer customized management solutions that address the unique needs of each organization we partner with.

    Position Summary


    The Director, Technical Services situated within Kellen's Buildings and Materials group, plays a crucial role in guiding the development of standards, codes, and regulations.

    As a technical representative and resource, the director facilitates association committees, addresses inquiries from members and external sources, and actively engages in standards and regulatory advocacy.

    Essential Functions


    Organize, guide, and facilitate association committees in developing, managing, and advocating for proposals to modify national model codes and standards.

    Manage and facilitate association committees, creating and communicating documents essential for efficient committee activities, including issues, opportunities, agendas, minutes, and status.

    Process standards development ballots and approvals, resolving objections and comments as part of the consensus-building standards development process.
    Collaborate with 3rd party product testing labs on relevant test standards and protocols.
    Attend and participate in standards, regulatory, and code development activities in-person and virtually, professionally advocating for the association(s).
    Develop, foster, and preserve working relationships within the codes and standards communities.
    Write code change proposals and justifications to support positions.
    Work with related trade associations, allied stakeholders, and other stakeholders, allied or not.
    Manage regulatory advocacy and issues.
    Serve as a resource for association members to understand code and regulatory requirements from technical and business perspectives.
    Research issues to provide input on threats and opportunities from regulatory requirements to clients.
    Participate on standards and certification committees, coalitions, and stakeholder groups.

    Other duties that align with the mission and vision of the company as assigned.

    Qualifications

    Engineering or technical four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
    5 years of related association or manufacturing experience.
    Engineering or product background highly desired.
    Technical writing ability with an understanding of product design, manufacturing, and testing.
    Ability to organize and lead technical meetings, facilitate consensus, and maintain excellent organization and record keeping.
    Ability to represent association interests to national code groups and other external organizations.
    Ability to use creativity and innovative/strategic thinking to develop consensus, solutions, and strategies.
    Excellent human relations skills with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and negotiation skills.
    Demonstrated presentation and speaking skills required for effective communication in various settings.
    Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions, troubleshoot, and respond to challenges.
    Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, with a "Can Do" approach to different and diverse software packages.

    Physical Demands

    This position operates within an office environment.

    The physical demands outlined below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully fulfill the essential functions of the job.

    Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

    Extended Work Hours:
    The nature of this role may require more than 40 hours per week to fulfill job responsibilities. Additionally, flexibility in working nights and weekends may be necessary. Longer hours, travel, and weekend commitments are typically associated with conferences or special events.

    Office Equipment Usage:

    The role routinely involves the use of standard office equipment, including but not limited to computers, telephones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.


    The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position.

    They are not exhaustive lists of all duties, responsibilities, or physical demands required.

    Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Travel Requirements

    Occasional travel may be necessary for this position, up to

    40%

    of the time. Modes of transportation may include air travel, car, or rail.

    Kellen EEO Statement


    Kellen does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

    We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

    In addition, it is the policy of Kellen to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances where a particular employee works.

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