Inside Mechanical Application Engineer

Position: Inside Mechanical Application Engineer/Estimator
Location: Fort Lauderdale FL
Full Time

Job Summary:

As an Application Engineer II/Estimator this individual will be responsible for coordinating equipment selection pricing and submittals for each project. Must be detail and customer service oriented and have excellent organizational skills. Position requires a high level of oral and written correspondence with the Sales Team Customers and Manufacturers to ensure timely completion of assigned projects while maintaining customer satisfaction. Must be able to work well with others in a fastpaced & highvolume environment. This position has a clear path to Outside Sales Engineer if desired.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain job files for each project.
• Optimize the project through the stages of product selection specifications plans estimates proposals value engineering and redesigns.
• Manage multiple projects on an ongoing basis.
• Assist OutsideSales Engineers and MEP Consultants with equipment product selections and consider value engineering options.
• Communicate with Owners Architects MEP Consultants and General Mechanical and Electrical Contractors.
• Organize project related data for order entry.
• Utilize computerbased pricing & selection tools.
• Respond to and track Submittal requests.
• Read understand and interpret building plans & specifications.
• Develop and grow relationships with customers contractors project engineers and manufacturers.
• Determine project requirements constraints and sales team responsibilities to meet all the customers system design installation and maintenance expectations.
• Investigate concerns implement corrective action and communicate with customers and coworkers as necessary to maximize customer satisfaction.
• Occasional outoftown / overnight travel for training.
• Advanced computer skills with proficiency in MS Office (Word Excel Outlook).
• Organizational skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Dependable hardworking focused and highly motivated.
• Manage multiple tasks and respond to multiple requests simultaneously.
• Prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Competitive knowledge of company represented products and competitive products as well as to enhance capability to optimize project bill of material and competitive positioning on projects.
• Learn individual manufacturers systems for product selection pricing ordering etc.

The Required Profile:

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related field and typically 35 years of experience as an Application Engineer or Estimator for an HVAC manufacturers rep.
• Working knowledge of MEP consulting architecture design CAD general contracting mechanical contracting engineering or construction industry a plus.
• Ability to prioritize multitask deal with ambiguity and manage high volume projects.
• Strong PC skills in Microsoft Office applications including Adobe Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.

Experience with manufacturers software a plus. Johnson Controls Solution.

Navigator York Works Edge KSelect; Bosch BST; Wilo Pump Intelliquip.

Other Skills/Abilities:

Strategic Skills:

• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge. Ability to understand concepts and complexity comfortably. Open to change and will try anything to find solutions. Able to handle uncertainty and make decisions without knowing the whole story.

Operating Skills:

• Ability to discern between tasks to determine how best to accomplish goals and organize task/people assignments to get results in a timely way. Ability to figure out processes and simplify them in order to maximize workflow.

Behaviour Skills:

Ability to manage people and situations when conflicts arise. Ability to seize opportunities with the drive to complete goals.

Personal and Interpersonal Skills:

• Ability to establish and grow relationships with customers through effective verbal and written communication. Dedicated to the needs of the customers manufacturers and peers and has the patience to actively listen to all business partners. Able to solve problems and skillfully negotiate with a minimum of noise while managing stress. Demonstrates integrity and trust through appropriate directness and truthfulness. Ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses seek feedback and improve upon shortcomings.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

NOTE:

• This job description is not intended to be allinclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.