Department: Sales
Reports to: Customworks Manager
Location: Union City, CA or Port Orchard, WA
Experience: 3 to 5 years
Job Type: Full-time (non-exempt)
Education: Associates Degree, Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Travel: Up to 10%
About Us
Tournesol Siteworks is a national manufacturer of landscape products for the construction industry based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re a growing company, with manufacturing facilities in California, Washington and Texas, working on environmentally-conscious commercial construction projects across the U.S and Canada. We’re a tight-knit group looking for a key team member in our Customworks group.
About the Team
Customworks is responsible for delivering Tournesol’s large, custom and complex projects, on time and on budget. This team, made up of estimators, project managers, and project engineers, works with customers on non-standard products, manufacturing unique architectural landscape elements for design-driven environments.
About the Role
The Customworks Group is currently seeking a Project Engineer, who would work at one of our manufacturing locations. As Project Engineer, you will work with the Customworks team to support the entire Sales group, including the Regional Sales Managers and Inside Sales team members. You will evaluate and qualify Customworks projects, via detailed construction plans and specifications. You’ll ensure that projects are viable, manufacturable and a fit for Tournesol. You’ll identify key engineering requirements, working with the Sales team and directly with customers to confirm viability of products to be manufactured. You may be suggesting solutions based upon Tournesol’s manufacturing strengths, and working with architects, landscape architects and designers to get their concepts on paper. The work of the Project Engineer will be focused on efforts prior to the receipt of the Purchase Order, providing internal and external support, communicating with our engineering team to help guide their efforts. Based at one of our manufacturing locations (Union City, CA or Port Orchard, WA) you will be required to travel occasionally to other facilities and project sites. You will have a direct hand in accomplishing our #1 goal – a successful project in every way.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Evaluate projects, determining stage, requirements, including if design/build and feasibility
· Estimate engineering complexity, scale, and hours
· Manage projects to ensure they remain within scope (on time and on budget) and that what is bid is what is made
· Provide technical support for estimators, project managers and other sales team members
· Understand Tournesol’s manufacturing capabilities, identify how a product can be built and clearly communicate with all parties
· Interact directly with designers during the design phase and be a trusted advisor to customers and internal clients
· Participate in project meetings with sales, engineering, specifiers and customers to assess design intent, scope, coordination with other trades, and schedule.
· Guide designers to take best advantage of Tournesol’s manufacturing capabilities. Supply them with basic CAD/sketch-up drawings as required.
· Review final project details with engineering, production and project manager at hand-off
· Communicate information to sales team in a timely manner via multiple channels.
· Review submittal drawings and production drawings for accuracy prior to release.
Necessary Skills
· 2-5 years as estimator, project engineer or Asst. project manager in the landscaping or construction industry.
· Familiarity with the construction industry and ability to read plans and perform take-offs.
· Computer literate, specifically in electronic take-off tools, MS Office, Salesforce, CAD, and Sketch-up.
· Self-directed, decision maker with excellent interpersonal skills and calm under pressure.
· Organized and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
· Understand production techniques and capabilities, in concrete, fiberglass, metal and wood.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
- 401k
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Project Engineer: 3 years (Preferred)
Location:
- Union City, CA 94587 (Preferred)
Work authorization:
- United States (Required)
Application Question:
- What is your anticipated salary requirement?
Work Remotely:
- Temporarily due to COVID-19
Source: Indeed.com
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