Lighting Associate

powerdesigninc; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental plans

Life insurance

Disability plans

Paid vacations and holidays

National discount programs

401(k) retirement plan

Relocation opportunities

Job summary

Power Design seeks a Lighting Associate to support quotation and submittal of lighting packages, coordinating with the Lighting Consultant and vendors to ensure accurate quotes and pricing.

You will build and maintain BOMs, gather required documents, and work with manufacturers to assess lead times and pricing, while maintaining pricing databases and ensuring timely handoffs to the Lighting Project Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Knowledge of the lighting supply chain or similar construction distribution experience.
• General knowledge of electrical contracting, lighting design, distribution, and construction processes.
• Ability to multitask in a high-volume, fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and efficient.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

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 information and track answers from estimating department and client.
• Gather and format documents for fixture submittals through approvals and handoff to Lighting Project Manager for purchasing.
• Work with manufacturers and vendors regarding lead times, product availability, and pricing.
• Create accurate and competitive quotations for Estimating while adhering to budgets.
• Utilize external vendors, internal pricing sheets, and pricing databases for quotes.
• Maintain quotations through approvals and handoff to Lighting Project Manager.
• Update pricing database with vendor price sheets.
• Learn vendor products, trends, and systems related to lighting and obtain continuing education credits.
• Obtain fixture quotes and provide accurate pricing and recommendations.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Strong communication

Organized

Detail-oriented

Multitasking

Pricing coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Pricing databases

Job description

Lights, camera, action! We're looking for an organized and detail-oriented 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 track 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 budgets.
• Utilize external vendors, internal pricing sheets, and pricing databases 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 learning vendor products, trends, technology, and systems related to lighting, obtaining continuing education credits where available.
• Obtain fixture quotes and provide accurate pricing and recommendations for fixture solutions.

Here’s 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 multitask in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment with tight deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and efficient.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrate and uphold Power Design's core values: integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and growth.

some of our benefits...

• Power Design has national health and dental plans, and we also offer life insurance and short and long term disability plans.
• You’ll receive paid vacations and holidays as well as national discount programs for everything from movie tickets to flowers, rental cars, phones and vehicles!
• We also offer a 401(k) retirement plan as well as incentive and recognition programs.
• Relocation opportunities may also be available!