CSE Solution Engineer - Lifts & Escalators

Kone; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

25 days holiday

Bank Holidays — 8 days

Pension Scheme

Hybrid Working

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Kone Discounts

Wellbeing & 24/7 GP

Job summary

KONE is seeking a Customer Solutions Engineer in the United Kingdom to support sales with technical and costing input, lead specifications, CAD layouts, and project planning. You will collaborate with Sales, Operations, and external teams to ensure compliant, cost-effective solutions.

The role emphasizes engineering rigor, drawing management, and site surveys, with opportunities for training in AutoCAD, Revit, and related tools. A customer-focused mindset and driving license are essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering / technical background or equivalent lift/escalator engineering experience.
• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Must be customer focused with excellent attention to detail.
• Basic AutoCAD experience. Although training will be made available.
• Revit & Navisworks experience is desirable.
• IT literacy. Fluent in Microsoft Office 365.
• Previous experience of elevator/escalator industry and capability to survey and assess existing equipment is desirable.
• Driving license.
• Enthusiastic about engineering and willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and costing support for the sales process.
• Coordinates specifications and delivery times with the Supply Line, Sourcing, or local subcontractors.
• Accountable for solution engineering.
• Ensures that the proposed solution fulfils the codes, regulations, and safety requirements.
• To control costs and have a financial understanding of each project worked on.
• To provide all in-house engineering and technical advice across the product and process range.
• To carry out traffic analysis as required.

Skills

Communication

Customer focus

Attention to detail

Enthusiastic about engineering

Willing to learn

Education

Engineering / technical background (Diploma/Degree preferable)

Lift/Esclator engineering experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

MS Office 365

Job description

The CSE (Customer Solutions Engineer) provides technical support to the sales team to develop, sell and successfully implement KONE products and service solutions that meet customers' needs. You are responsible for taking ownership of the order handling process in terms of defining specifications, details, dimensions, CAD, and layout drawings and estimation of installation and delivery times and costs, as well as managing any customer's technical questions and supporting the Sales and Operations teams with technical issues.

• Customer relationship Management
• Supports the Salesperson by analysing customers' technical needs and develops proposals outlining how KONE's products and services can provide clear solutions to meet these needs.
• Customer contact for technical questions. May participate in planning / specification meetings with contractors, architects, and owners.
• Attend meetings and co-ordinate with project design team (Developers, architects, main contractors, and structural and consulting engineers).

Technical sales support in the Customer Process

• Provides technical and costing support for the sales process.
• Coordinates specifications and delivery times with the Supply Line, Sourcing, or local subcontractors.
• Accountable for solution engineering.
• Ensures that the proposed solution fulfils the codes, regulations, and safety requirements.
• To control costs and have a financial understanding of each project worked on.
• To provide all in-house engineering and technical advice across the product and process range.
• To carry out traffic analysis as required.

Technical support in the Delivery process

• Accountable for solution engineering.
• Accountable for technical site surveys.
• Organizes the order process and documentation.
• To create a plan for each project and ensure the project runs to schedule.
• Manages the drawing and related documents.
• Makes the material specifications for KONE and local material. Checks and updates the specification based on contract and variations.
• Organizes the purchasing of the required materials.
• Site inspections as required.
• Arranges and completes the project handover process to Operations team.
• Adherence to company ISO procedures.

Qualifications

• Engineering / technical background (Diploma/Degree in mechanical engineering preferable) or equivalent lift and/or Escalator engineering experience.
• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Must be customer focused with excellent attention to detail.
• Basic AutoCAD experience. Although training will be made available.
• Revit & Navisworks experience is desirable.
• IT literacy. Fluent in Microsoft Office 365.
• Previous experience of elevator/escalator industry and capability to survey and assess existing equipment is desirable.
• Driving license.
• Enthusiastic about engineering and willing to learn.

Benefits

• We offer a Competitive Salary,
• 25 days holiday
• 8 additional Bank Holidays
• 1 Volunteering Day
• Pension Scheme
• Development opportunities and development reviews to help you achieve your professional goals.
• Endless support from experienced leaders within the lift & escalators industry,
• Bonus
• EV Car
• Dental Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Kone Discounts
• Prolonged Disability Insurance (PDI)
• Long Service Awards
• Hybrid Working
• 24/7 GP Support & Wellbeing Access.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.