What are the responsibilities and job description for the Preconstruction Engineer - Return to Work Program position at reacHIRE?
We are excited to partner with Schneider Electric for a 6-month return-to-work program starting in March 2025.
If you are a professional returning to work after a 2 year career break or worked in part time or independent contractor roles, this could be the perfect opportunity! reacHIRE is invested in helping professionals return with confidence; providing the resources and support needed via Program Managers who will help guide and navigate the entire process alongside you.
What You’ll Contribute Day-to-Day:
- Develop turnkey estimates for Building Automation projects
- Prioritize assigned projects/tasks in order to meet sales schedule
- Review customer specifications/drawings to ensure quote is technically compatible and competitive
- Understand, analyze, document, and communicate technical terms and conditions relative to the company standard
- Coordinate and verify subcontractor quotations and scopes of work
- Develop detailed scope letters and optimal system designs
- Attends and run pre-bid meetings, and site walk-throughs for potential projects
- Consult with operations, engineering and sales groups throughout the tendering process and brainstorm/volunteer ideas with the team to lower costs
- Reconcile final job costs after internal and external project review meetings.
- Support sales calls as needed
- Develop & Maintain subcontractor and vendor relationships
- After project award, turnover the project to the operations team effectively. Identify and document discrepancies in plans and specs
- Support in vendor scopes, pricing, and running reports. Job shadow and cross-train as needed
- Complete required technical training in order to increase proficiency in the above activities
- Coach and mentor new employees
- Responsible to be the local pre-con liaison to the branch business you support. Attend Branch meetings (sales, path to plan) meetings as applicable to understand branch strategy and manage plan to support.
- Obtain feedback from local Ops and sales teams for lessons learned and employee development
You’ll Be a Great Fit If You:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 2 years of industry related experience with 1 year of estimating
- Knowledge of Building Automation Systems
