Echelon Partners
630 Lipan Street, Denver, CO 80204
Office 303-468-2077 FAX 303-567-6222
Title: Application Engineer
Reports to: Sales and Engineering Manager
Our company is an established full-service facility services, security, and electrical contracting firm located in the Denver metro area. We are looking for a highly experienced application engineers to join our team to work on commercial, multi-unit residential construction, medical and government project designs. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual with a background in design, estimating and project management of low voltage, network, and/or security systems. Energy and enthusiasm are a must along with an excellent attention to detail. The successful applicant will become a key part of the management team of the company, helping to develop and execute our growth strategy.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and estimating for all commercial, multi-unit residential construction, medical and government project designs for low voltage, network, and security systems.
- Work with the sales team to determine the customer requirements and needs.
- Develop accurate, competitive, and profitable bid proposals by thorough evaluation of customer’s specs, plans and other bid materials.
- Coordinate with general contractors to ensure accurate bids; develop relationships with Estimating departments.
- Work with the sales and engineering manager to schedule and maintain the company bid calendar.
- Work with the operations installation team and Project Managers to transition sold projects over to the installation team.
- Maintain records of all bids; perform pre-bid & post-bid analysis.
- Organize and prepare scope of work and price proposals.
- Manage vendor relationships including the solicitation of project material quotes.
- Ensure consistency between requirements, vendor quotes, and project submittals.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of design and estimating experience on complex, large-scale low voltage, network, and/or security systems projects.
- Direct experience with commercial estimating packages (e.g. Quoteworks, ConEst, AccuBid) is highly desirable.
- Proven track record of successful bidding.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong computer skills with particular expertise in MS Word and Excel and material takeoff programs.
- Excellent customer relationship skills.
- Thorough knowledge of and ability to apply the National Electrical Code.
- Substantial field electrical experience and technical knowledge of equipment and components.
- AutoCAD, SmartDraw, or similar CAD design knowledge
- City of Denver Access Control licensed a plus
- NICET Fire certified a plus
Echelon Partners is proud of its diverse workforce and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please send a letter of interest and resume to:
Echelon Partners
Attn: Sales Manager
630 Lipan Street
Denver, CO 80204
Or email: sales@echelon-usa.com