Assistant Lighting Associate

Power Design, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

National health plans

Dental plans

Life insurance

Disability plans

Paid vacations

Holidays

401(k) retirement plan

Relocation opportunities

Incentive programs

Job summary

Power Design, Inc. is seeking an organized Assistant Lighting Associate to support quotation and submittal of lighting packages nationwide, coordinating with the Lighting Consultant and estimating teams to ensure accurate quotes and pricing.

You will build BOMs, track vendor lead times, and prepare fixture submittals through approvals to handoff to the Lighting Project Manager for purchasing. Ideal candidates hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent, understand the lighting supply chain, and are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Build, update, and maintain a bill of materials and enter accurate pricing, adjusting counts as necessary with Lighting Consultant guidance.
• Assist in identifying gaps in the information provided and keep track of answers as they come from estimating department and client.
• Gather and format all documents required to create and maintain organized fixture submittals through approvals and handoff to Lighting Project Manager for purchasing.
• Work directly with manufacturers and vendors regarding lead times, product availability, and pricing.
• Create accurate and competitive quotations for Estimating while adhering to project budget.
• Utilize external vendors, internal pricing sheets, and pricing database for accurate quotes.
• Maintain quotations through approvals and handoff to the Lighting Project Manager.
• Update and maintain the pricing database with vendor price sheets.
• Learn vendor products, trends, technology and systems as they relate to lighting systems, obtaining CE credits where available.
• Obtain fixture quotes and provide accurate pricing and recommendations for fixture solutions.

Skills

Organized

Detail-oriented

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Lights, camera, action! We’re looking for an organized and detail-oriented Assistant Lighting Associate to join our team and help us light up skylines around the nation. This position is responsible for the quotation and submittal of lighting packages in coordination with the Lighting Consultant and works directly with our vendors and Estimating teams to ensure accurate quotes and pricing.

Position Responsibilities

• Build, update, and maintain a bill of material and enter accurate pricing, adjusting counts as necessary with Lighting Consultant guidance.
• Assist in identifying gaps in the information provided and keep track of answers as they come from the estimating department and the client.
• Gather and format all documents required to create and maintain organized, accurate fixture submittals through approvals and until handoff to a Lighting Project Manager for purchasing.
• Work directly with manufacturers and vendors regarding lead times, product availability, and pricing.
• Create accurate and competitive quotations for PDI Estimating while adhering to project budget.
• Utilize external vendors, internal pricing sheets, and pricing database for accurate quotes.
• Maintain PDI quotations through approvals and handoff to the Lighting Project Manager.
• Update and maintain the pricing database with vendor price sheets.
• Continue to learn vendor products, trends, technology, and systems as they relate to lighting systems, obtaining continuing education credits where available.
• Obtain fixture quotes and provide accurate pricing and recommendations for fixture solutions.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the lighting supply chain process or similar experience within construction-specific distribution.
• General knowledge of electrical contracting, lighting design, distribution, and construction processes.
• Ability to multi-task in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment with very tight deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and efficient.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite.
• Demonstrate and uphold Power Design’s core values, which include integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and growth.

Benefits

• National health and dental plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short and long term disability plans.
• Paid vacations.
• Holidays.
• National discount programs for everything from movie tickets to flowers, rental cars, phones and vehicles!
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Relocation opportunities.

Power Design is a National Design Build Contractor, focused on innovative construction across multiple trades: electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and systems technologies.

Since 1989, we’ve disrupted the industry by putting next-generation ideas to powerful, practical use because we care. We design breakthrough solutions that push the limits of what’s possible by harnessing the collaborative power of our teams to elevate experiences and empower the communities where we live and work.

In an industry that tends to look back, we’re building better by staying grounded in our values, dedicated to our unique culture, and supportive of work-life balance – making us built to last.

By investing in our people and doing things differently, we’re designing what’s next.

To learn more, visit www.powerdesigninc.us.