Project Engineer

Description

Position Summary

We are seeking a collaborative team member with a friendly work style, and willingness to learn and provide support to the Equipment Sales Department.  The successful candidate will be an independent, self-starter who is task focused to produce results and deliver value to the customer and team. This person will be well-organized and able to overcome obstacles to the tasks at hand.  He/she will be someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment offering a variety of activities rather than routines.   

This position requires a decisive individual who can manage multiple priorities including engineered equipment selections, estimating, and executing orders of mechanical equipment and systems resulting in the support of key owners, consulting engineers, and contractor accounts.  The project engineer will work closely with our client’s design teams on projects that include hospitals, labs, research facilities, universities, K-12 schools, manufacturing facilities, and commercial office buildings.  They will be working with some of the largest and most respected companies in our industry including Daikin (the largest air conditioning manufacturer in the world), ABB, Klimak, Enviro-Tec, Johnson Air Rotation, Multistack, Seasons 4, and Seresco.  

Outcomes

• Support sales engineers in the project development, execution stage, and post-sale support of HVAC equipment and systems to existing customers

• Provide detailed equipment selections and engineering support to consulting engineers and contractors

• Prepare submittals of equipment selected for approval by consulting engineers

• Be responsible for order entry and job tracking to ensure project delivery

• Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support

• Develop or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions

• Assist sales engineers in the sale of products requiring extensive technical expertise and support for installation and use, such as chillers, air handling units, variable frequency drives, variable refrigerant flow systems and dedicated outside air systems

• Recommend equipment options to customers, documenting how such changes will lower costs or increase efficiency

• Provide technical and logistic support to clients or other staff members

• Follow up regularly on existing projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Must be highly motivated, task and goal oriented, competitive, strategic thinker, and capable of working within a team environment
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology
• Ability to learn equipment selection tools
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing or verbally as appropriate for the needs of the audience
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems

Compensation

• Brooks Building Solutions provides a competitive and entrepreneurial culture that encourages and supports teamwork among fellow employees and provides performance-based salary increases
• The compensation plan includes a competitive salary plus a bonus based on executed gross margin of the projects managed, offering the potential for significant income growth
• The benefits offered include 401K with a company match, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and disability insurance

About Brooks

Brooks Building Solutions has been in business since 1984, currently has over 120 associates.  The primary cities in our market are Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee, and South Florida.  Our main office is in Jacksonville with satellite offices in Tallahassee and South Florida.  

We provide mechanical and electrical services, building automation, HVAC equipment and parts to the commercial building space.  Our clients include office buildings, healthcare, K-12 and higher education, government, and industrials.  We maintain, repair, and extend the life of the most expensive systems in their buildings that also consumes about 75% or more of the energy budget, which is typically their largest controllable operating expense.  We have the tools, technology and people to optimize energy efficiency while providing a healthy indoor environment that is an important part of their financial and sustainability goals.  

Our purpose and core values are the following: 

Purpose:  We exist to serve the client. We do that by recruiting, hiring, and developing the best associates and arming them with the best products, technologies, and services.  Our financial success is a natural byproduct of successfully serving the client. 

Core Values:

Be different - We are not a commodity. 

Be dependable - We do what we say we are going to do.

Do the right thing - We do the right thing for our clients, our co-workers, our subcontractors, our vendors, and the company.

We value the unique perspectives and experiences of every individual in our organization, believing that diversity enhances our teamwork and service. Brooks Building Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and non-discrimination in all aspects of employment.