5-7 years of experience in project management and team leadership
Strong background in electro-mechanical systems and automation
Excellent communication and customer management skills
Proficient in technical proposal development and project costing
Ability to mentor and develop team members
Familiarity with industry safety standards and compliance
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor the Solutions team, ensuring project execution from concept to customer acceptance
Collaborate with Sales to define project scope, schedules, and pricing
Drive project delivery to meet customer expectations on time and within budget
Manage project assignments and provide ongoing feedback to team members
Oversee system design and provide guidance on technical aspects of automation projects
Maintain strong customer relationships through regular updates and high-level service
Ensure compliance with company processes and participate in product training initiatives
Benefits
Opportunity for professional development and team mentorship
Collaborative work environment fostering technical excellence
Involvement in strategic decision-making around project scopes
Access to ongoing training and certifications
Potential for career growth within the Solutions group
Full Job Description
Provide overall leadership and accountability for the Solutions Group, overseeing the successful execution of systems projects from concept and design through implementation, commissioning, and customer acceptance. Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing solutions team while fostering a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
Partner closely with Sales to define project scope, schedules, and pricing, and to develop accurate cost estimates and competitive proposals. Drive the growth and profitability of the solutions business by ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with customer expectations. Support the expansion of the Solutions portfolio.
Duties, Responsibilities, Expectations:
Provide leadership to the Solutions team through being present daily, weekly update meetings, assigning projects and tasks and providing feedback
Provide sales support to Solutions business
Provide technical assurance and explanation to customer when necessary
Approve solutions proposals written by solutions sales engineer, including full scope of work and project description
Assist solutions sales engineer in building system BOM and pricing including hourly estimates
Manage Solutions Activities
Assign projects to a "lead" engineer and work with the engineer to facilitate every Solutions project
Track and maintain active project status and communicate weekly to sales team and customers the status
Purchase and monitor all consumable shop resources
Work with purchasing to order and monitor components for customer projects
Maintain an organized shop
System Design - Assign projects to design team + monitor and provide daily feedback
Ability to understand and provide guidance on all aspects of Solutions automations projects (Mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, software, etc.)
Provide feasibility studies including prototyping components
Broad range of electro-mechanical technical and product knowledge
Capability to wire small control cabinets
Capability to construct the designed solutions mechanical components
Strong understanding of electro-mechanical systems
Maintain a current understanding Applied Controls primary product lines
Understanding of industry safety requirements
Customer Management
Maintain Strong relations with Solutions Group customers
Ensure regular status updates and contact communication with customers
Provide high level customer service
Company Knowledge
Understand all position appropriate company & vendor processes and systems (P21, TDF, EbSync, Siemens, Sick, UR)
Meeting etiquette (understand who's participating, who should participate, meeting location, expected outcome, who's documenting or notetaking, follow-up actions)
Product training
Maintain training certifications as required
Support off-site and on-site trainings as required
Support and train internal employees on Applied controls systems and hardware.
Goals:
To continually grow the Applied Controls Solutions group year over year
To ensure a continuous steady workflow for the solutions group throughout the year
