Technical Solutions Leader

Afinitas; Iowa; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Afinitas, part of Barry-Wehmiller, seeks a Technical Solutions Leader to guide the Technical Solutions team and support quotations through technical and commercial aspects. You will help reflect customer requirements in proposals, control costing and pricing, and coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to resolve project needs.

You will drive standard configurations, monitor margins, and ensure proper handoffs as projects progress, fostering continuous improvement across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; business/tech degrees acceptable with experience.
• Experience leading technical or sales-support teams is preferred.
• Strong costing, pricing, margins, and manufacturing principles understanding.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specs.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops the Technical Solutions team and drives results.
• Supports quotations and technical-commercial projects as player-coach.
• Leads quoting process and ensures proposals reflect requirements and margins.
• Maintains costing and pricing configurations; escalates non‑standard needs.
• Collaborates with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to resolve needs.
• Ensures smooth handoff to downstream functions and tracks project status.

Skills

Leadership

Customer communication

Reading drawings

Costing & pricing

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office / office tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Technology

Associate degree with 5–7 years experience

Tools

CRM

ERP systems

Quoting systems

Job description

## Technical Solutions LeaderApply: New Hampton, IA: Des Moines, IA: Mediapolis, IA: Full time: Posted Today: R023317**About Us:**Afinitas, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a global leader in equipment, forming systems, and essential accessory products that support transportation, water, and utility precast concrete infrastructure worldwide. We provide industry-leading production equipment; highly engineered formwork; and a broad portfolio of precast concrete, electrical, and construction accessories, along with structural products and systems designed for bridge, highway, and heavy construction applications. Afinitas is part of BW Forsyth Partners, LLC, the investment group of global manufacturing and engineering consulting firm Barry-Wehmiller, a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members, united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.**Job Description:****ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES*** Leads and develops the Technical Solutions team and is accountable for team performance and results.* Serves as a player-coach, personally supporting quotations and technical-commercial projects while providing direction to the team.* Leads the quoting process and ensures proposals accurately reflect customer requirements, equipment scope, costs, pricing, and margins.* Maintains the quoting system to drive consistent use of standard product configurations, costing, and pricing. Escalates non-standard requirements as appropriate.* Drives commercial discipline through adherence to established pricing, margin, discount, and approval policies.* Reviews completed project costs and margins to improve future costing, pricing, and quoting assumptions.* Works cross-functionally with Sales, Application Engineering, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to resolve technical and commercial requirements.* Supports customer communication to define requirements, clarify proposals, and address project-related questions.* Monitors awarded projects through completion and communicates status, changes, and concerns to customers and appropriate internal teams.* Ensures an accurate and complete technical and commercial handoff of awarded projects to downstream functions.* Drives continuous improvement, standardization, and cross-training within the global Technical Solutions organization.* Other duties as assigned**QUALIFICATIONS*** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 1–2 years of relevant experience; Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or a related field with 3–5 years; or Associate degree with 5–7 years of relevant experience.* Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a team.* Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to understand technical equipment and applications.* Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.* Strong understanding of costing, pricing, margins, and basic manufacturing principles.* Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.* Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.* Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience with CRM, ERP, quoting, and similar business systems. **WORK ENVIRONMENT*** Works in a plant/manufacturing environment that involves the use of industrial machinery and chemicals. The employee must be able to correctly wear and use any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required at the location.#LI-CW1*At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process. *Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.