Senior Project Engineering & Estimating Manager (remote)

PowerToFly; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 91,600 - 114,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

EnerSys, a global leader in stored energy solutions, is seeking a senior leader to drive design engineering and estimating for construction and major infrastructure improvements. You will guide cost estimation, pricing strategy, and client interactions to ensure accurate bids and successful project delivery.

The role requires extensive experience in project management, electrical design, and cost estimation, with leadership skills to mentor a growing team.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in project management, estimating, electrical design and construction program management.
• 3+ years in a leadership role.
• 2+ years of DC power and infrastructure engineering in telco carrier/ broadband environments.
• Experience in customer relationship management is preferred.
• Strong project estimating background.

Responsibilities

• Lead design engineering and estimating processes for repeatable, scalable outcomes.
• Coach and develop estimating resources for accurate project estimates.
• Develop pricing strategies with Operations and Sales leadership.
• Maintain estimating tools and cost history for projects.
• Interface with clients during bid walks and conferences.
• Present technical information to diverse stakeholders.

Skills

Prioritization

Project management

Estimating

Communication

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

Cost estimating tools

Job description

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.

What We’re Offering

• Paid time off plus paid holidays
• Medical/dental/vision insurance plan
• Life insurance, short/longterm disability, tuitionreimbursement, flex spending, and employee stock purchase plan
• 401K plan
• Culture: We value and strive for excellence in all that we do through innovative technology by creating long lasting relationships with our stakeholders, co-workers, and customers. We continually strive to foster teamwork, engagement and enhance our employee’s skills and competence by providing appropriate training.

Compensation Range: 91,600-114,500 plus sip bonus

Compensation may vary based on applicant's work experience, education level, skill set, and/or location.

Job Purpose

Leads the Communications, Data & Industrial business lines through design services and project estimating for construction and major improvements to critical infrastructure elements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement design engineering and estimating processes and work management structures that are repeatable, scalable, and support positive client outcomes.
  • Ensure Estimators use best practices, standards, and procedures to determine the cost of a service or product.
• Manage, coach, and develop estimating resources to ensure tracking and delivery of project estimates in an accurate and consistent manner.
• Develop and implement strategic pricing methodology in collaboration with Service Operations and Sales leadership.
• Develop, implement, manage & maintain estimating tools
• Collaborate with internal resources to ensure the most current cost structure is maintained.
• Develop and maintain cost history on all project scopes.
• Advise and assist in identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies for project bids.
• Lead creation of detailed installation specifications that meet client standards and requirements.
• Is a Subject Matter Expert on client playbooks.
• Develop procedure to ensure only the current versions of client playbooks and requirements are referenced.
• Analyze standards, construction drawings, project plans, and site survey data to gain a thorough understanding of projects.
• Review Project bids and estimates accuracy and cost discrepancies.
• Attend pre-bid meetings and/or tour job sites to confirm necessary take-offs.
• Interface with clients on bid-walks and via conference calls.
• Present technical and complex information in a simplified manner to different stakeholders.
• Drive a positive work environment by providing leadership, direction, mentorship and motivation to team members.
• Grow, develop, and lead a winning team through effective performance management, hiring, training, and retention.
• All other duties as assigned by manager.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in engineering, Electrical Engineering or related discipline or equivalent work/military experience.
• A minimum of 7 years' experience in a Project Management, Estimating, Electrical Design & Construction Program Management
• Minimum 3 years in a leadership position.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in DC Power and infrastructure Engineering experience in a Telco Carrier Central Office or equivalent Broadband Headend or Hub environment.
• Three years’ experience in Customer relationship management preferred.
• Experience understanding system requirements and interfaces, defining system architecture, and working with customers to create, clarify, and review requirements.
• Strong Project Estimating Background

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven ability to proactively prioritize, plan, schedule, and coordinate.
• Ability to problem-solve complex situations.
• Excellent MS office skills, specifically with Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated experience in developing best practices & processes for construction project cost estimating.
• Previous experience creating installation specifications.
• Experience developing and reviewing detailed Scopes of Work and installation procedures.
• Knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical Systems, HVAC, Central Plant, Transformer Voltage Substation, Power Distribution Layout, UPS (Uninterruptible Power Systems), emergency/standby generation and UPS systems, electrical heat tracing, interconnecting wiring, batteries, PDUs, transfer switches, chargers, other power quality instruments and grounding
• Must have knowledge of building load calculations, refrigeration cycle and thermodynamics, heat transfer, and instrumentation.
• Solid understanding of industry best practices for a variety of data center design elements (facility design, room ready requirements, pre‑occupancy requirements) and environmental support infrastructure requirements (architectural, electrical)

EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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