Lighting Applications Specialist

Lonestar Electric Supply Partners; Kansas; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Lonestar Lighting & Technology, division of Lonestar Electric Supply, seeks a Lighting Applications Specialist to join the Estimating Team. You will prepare photometric studies, review takeoffs, and quote materials for Multifamily projects, using Excel, Bluebeam, AGi32, Visual, and AutoCAD.

Strong organization and customer-facing skills are essential. Responsibilities include collaborating with sales, manufacturers, and clients to ensure accurate estimates and timely quotes, while maintaining QA

Qualifications

• Experience in estimation or related field preferred.
• Ability to work with customers and provide excellent service.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare photometric analyses from construction documents and plans.
• Discuss results with customer and sales team; indicate modifications to design/fixtures.
• Provide lighting recommendations and technical assistance to designers.
• Review estimates and takeoffs; provide constructive feedback for growth.
• Complete estimates for routine and complex Multifamily projects to meet bid deadlines.
• Collaborate with sales team and customers to capture project details.
• Gather information for accurate estimates, including takeoffs; finalize estimates.
• Identify discrepancies in drawings and quantities and communicate with sales.

Skills

Excel

Bluebeam

Communication

Multitasking

Teamwork

Tools

AGi32

Visual

AutoCAD

Job description

Description

Lonestar Lighting & Technology has an immediate opening for a Lighting Applications Specialist. In this position, you would be a key part of the Estimating Team, ensuring that Lonestar’s Multifamily projects are successfully estimated and quoted.

You will use your strong organizational skills to work closely with our sales team, manufacturer representative agencies, and manufacturers to acquire the necessary information to account for, estimate, and accurately quote all materials associated with the lighting scope of construction projects.

The main role includes preparing photometric studies to ensure code compliance for VE options, reviewing quantity takeoffs and bids of lighting fixtures based upon various stages of construction drawings, and quotations to customers by utilizing sales and technical knowledge for the preparation of quotation packages.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare point-by-point photometric analyses by thoroughly reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting construction documents and plans provided by the customer
• Discuss the results directly with the customer and sales personnel, indicating any modifications to the design, fixture placement and/or fixture selection to meet the expected lighting level or effect.
• Provide lighting recommendations and technical assistance to designers.
• Review estimates and takeoffs by lower tier employees. Providing constructive feedback to foster professional growth.
• Complete estimates for routine and complex Multifamily Projects, as needed to maintain bid board deadlines.
• Collaborate with Lonestar’s sales team and customers to understand all pertinent project details
• Gather all necessary information for accurate estimate and quote projects, including quantity takeoffs, or review other employee’s quantity takeoffs and take ownership to finalize estimate.
• Identify and communicate discrepancies in drawing layouts and quantities to sales as applicable, between Electrical, Architectural and ID drawings
• Send quote requests to manufacturers and manufacturer representatives as applicable
• Correspond with various stakeholders, including but not limited to sales team, manufacturer’s representatives, and external clients
• Ensure work is delivered accurately and timely to agreed service level
• Obtain and maintain current information on agents ongoing pricing structures
• Administer quotes with special instructions and documentation requirements
• Expedite project quotes and prepare required client reports
• Communicate with all departments involved in completing quotations
• Participate in job handoff meetings
• Embody passion, flexibility, adaptability, innovation, customer focus and ethical conduct in all aspects of the role.
• Perform other related duties as requested by supervisor or manager

Requirements

• Ability to work with customers and provide excellent service
• Outstanding computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel and Bluebeam
• Working knowledge of AGi32, Visual (or similar software) and AutoCAD (or comparable) computer aided drafting software
• Previous experience in estimation or related field preferred
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Demonstrated adaptability to a fast-paced, dynamic organization
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to effectively establish rapport, present information and respond to questions from sales team, and clients.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required infrequently.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life and vision insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and Match
• Paid Time Off
• Specified Holiday Pay

Lonestar Lighting & Technology is a division of Lonestar Electric Supply...the knowledgeable, service-oriented, independently owned and locally operated electrical distributor that uses product knowledge, vendor relationships, and logistical excellence to provide clients with superior customer service.

We are experts in energy code-compliant solutions, advanced lighting systems, lighting controls, switchgear, and associated equipment and services. Learn more, at www.lonestarlt.com