JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Applications Engineer
Location: Birmingham, AL
Job Type: Office/Project Sites
Reports to: Director of Project Services
Department: North American Operations/Project Services
Position Purpose: Support of the pre-construction team by compiling & quantifying bid data,
streamlining estimating processes, and coordination with bidders. Working with various internal
stakeholders to facilitate estimating and bid submissions, while also supporting the front-end of project
planning after award by coordinating key suppliers
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates the values and business principles of Leadec.
- Works safely always.
- Facilitate bid coordination for turnkey conveyance systems in automotive and non-automotive sectors
- Identify critical cost drivers and collaborate with key suppliers to ensure quality and timely bid submissions
- Support the project team during the pre-construction phase to achieve successful buy-out of key suppliers
- Coordinate with existing suppliers and identify new vendors within Leadec's global supply chain
- Maintain excellent communication and organizational skills to support project success
- Travel moderately within the U.S. and potentially internationally
Pre-Construction Support Activities:
- Assist in building project estimates
- Create customer timelines and technical write-ups for proposals
- Perform bid document takeoffs
- Sketch general conveyor layouts
- Organize vendor bids and provide updates to bidders
- Coordinate with suppliers, customers, contractors, and internal departments
- Support operations team during the buy-out phase after project award
- Identify and vet new vendors
- Contribute to the optimization of estimating procedures
Detailed Individual Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Sales Team to organize and manage ongoing bids
- Set up proposal and estimating templates to gather input from key stakeholders
- Work with Project Managers post-award to ensure proper handover of as-sold documents for successful project kickoff
- Participate in initial internal and external project meetings for critical projects
- Support the buy-out phase for key suppliers, including assistance in drafting major subcontracts
- Contribute to the development, execution, and streamlining of operational components such as:
- Estimating and proposal processes
- Prospective bid phase support
- Key supplier onboarding and contracting
- Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively.
- All other duties as assigned by Leadec manager.
Competencies:
- Managing Complexity
- Action Orientation
- Managing Tasks
- Open Communication
- Driving Change
- Self-Management
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.
- Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Customer Service Orientation - Satisfying internal stakeholders.
- Adaptability -- Willingness to deal with unexpected challenges or circumstances.
- Problem Solving -- Defines complex problems and brings about viable solutions.
- Team Player -- Always willing to do whatever it takes to help ensure a successful project execution.
Position Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management preferred; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- 1--5 years of relevant experience in engineering or construction-related fields
- Strong willingness to learn and grow expertise in conveyance systems, including:
- Conveyor layout design
- Unique parts design
- Motor sizing and application
- Interest in gaining knowledge of major equipment design and installation, such as:
- Automotive conveyance equipment
- Steel mezzanines and structural components
- Openness to learning about controls and electrical installation services, including:
- Control wiring
- Electrical power feeds
- Cable and conduit installation
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required
- Competency in additional software tools such as:
- MS Project
- MS Excel
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Combination of office-based work and on-site presence at various job locations or supplier facilities
- Willingness to travel to job sites and supplier locations as needed
- Occasional weekend work may be required
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job:
- Required to talk and/or hear in an office and industrial setting (noise levels vary greatly). Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4 -12 hours. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; climb or balance; kneel, crawl, stoop, or crouch.
- Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and focus adjustment.
- Work is performed in an office and industrial-manufacturing environment with significant time spent working on a computer or at a desk.
As described in the job description