Application Engineer

AIR Control Concepts•Lenexa, KS

4d•$64,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Building Controls & Services Inc. – A member of the AIR Control Concepts family. Building Controls and Services, Inc. (BCS) is an HVAC and building automation company founded in 1985, serving Kansas and Western Missouri. The company provides heating and air conditioning, building automation, energy management, and indoor air quality solutions, with a focus on system efficiency and long-term cost control.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related equivalent experience.
1-3 years of experience in engineering systems or related field preferred
Basic knowledge of engineering fundamentals and HVAC concepts and operations
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Mathematical abilities to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and create and interpret graphs
Possesses a strong ability in problem solving
Organized with attention to detail
Ability to read and interpret mechanical plans and specification preferred
Valid driver license

Nice To Haves

Basic HVAC knowledge and understanding of all BCS product lines.

Responsibilities

Coordinates with the outside sales team to promote, estimate, and quote various product lines represented by BCS.
Creates pre-job in Spectrum for time keeping and creates pre-job folder with correct templates.
Keeps folder structure organized and updated.
Selects and estimates HVAC equipment & other miscellaneous items from our product lines with Outside Sales.
Provide timely, technical and project related support and communication to Outside Sales and other BCS departments.
Generates basic controls layout, piping layouts, controls schematics and control sequences.
Generates equipment schedules and equipment specifications.
Identify and position to any possible spec opportunities to create stronger package on bid day.
Job takeoff with review of job plans, specifications, and work with Outside Sales to address any discrepancies.
Attends pre-bid walk throughs with SE assigned on project (when necessary).
Generate equipment bid pricing and scope to meet bid timeline.
Generate equipment approval requests.
Supports Sales Admin with gathering of required documentation for job setup.
Complete job hand-off forms and attend job hand off meetings.
Creates jobs folder with correct templates once project is won and submittal is requested.
Creates submittals for various equipment.
Completes factory control configurations.
Order entry for various product lines.
Support Operations with design questions post hand-off.
Assists Outside Sales with change orders pricing requests.
Studies literature and attends training seminars to keep current in products, processes, and materials.
Must be familiar with competitor’s product lines and how BCS products meet or exceed specification.
Create any required tools (as assigned) to improve processes.
Assist with training and developing Equipment Application Engineer interns.