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Chart Industries Applications Engineer in Johannesburg, South Africa
The Big Picture:
Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global leader in air and gas handling products, services and solutions. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.
Howden MEA Projects Division is looking for an experienced Applications Engineer. This position is responsible for preparing tenders and engineering designs. Marketing and sales of turnkey projects. Provide competent ventilation solutions to mining and industrial customers with an aim to add value to the customers infrastructure and development needs.
What needs to be done?
Applications Engineering : Effectively engage customers with applications enquiries. Perform fan selections based on customer specifications. Understand all customer specifications clearly as received with enquiries. Prepare well written and presentable tender documents inclusive of all tender returnable documents. Capture all sales opportunities on CRM including pipeline maintenance. Lead each applications opportunity through the process of tender to order. Drive accurate forecasting of opportunities in the business and ensure customer feedback is always captured, add value to customer engagements.
Documentation : Pre-engineer fan system designs and generate fan curves suitable for selections made and to meet customer specifications. Engage with legal and commercial department with the objective of mitigating risks while satisfying client contractual expectations to secure orders. Generate a budget document suitable for project execution. Accurate tender programs and organograms to define full scope and overhead requirements within shortest possible lead times. Assess contract to ensure compliance with legal, commercial and health and safety requirements to minimize risk to the organization. Generate hand-over documentation following receipt of purchase orders.
Engineering Support : Engineering support during tendering phase. Run the actual selections past the engineering team to ensure the best solution and scope of supply is clearly defined, checked, and tested. Assist the engineering team with the latest market and engineering trends to save on cost, design, and time.
Project Management : When required act as project manager for various projects to ensure relevant projects meet agreed standards and is delivered within an agreed timeframe.
Customer relations : Develop customer relationships to promote the Howden products and services, with a view to introducing enhancements to existing equipment. Work towards early customer involvement by becoming a partner through their respective planning phases by regularly meeting up high level project teams from Customers (end-users), Project Houses, EPCs, and consulting firms. Become a partner in solutions and product supply, to ensure we are well considered at tender stage.
Managing Tenders : Adhere to the tender process (enquiry, risks, contracts, costs, and submission of documents) to be accomplished in line with client specifications and in accordance with Howden standards.
Marketing : Contribute to the effective marketing of company products and technologies to ensure the conversion of a tender into a sale conducted in accordance with company procedure.
Compliance : SOX Compliance: Adhere to Sarbanes Oxley and AX controls.
What do you need to bring?
A tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering (B-Tech, B-Eng or BSC Eng)
Membership of reputable engineering body such as ECSA and/or SAIMechE
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Projects, and AutoCAD
Minimum 3 years’ experience in a mining or industrial sales environment.
Exposure to multiple disciplines of Engineering.
Above average general communication skills – spoken and written.
Negotiation skills
Working knowledge of standard contracting methodologies, preferably NEC & FIDIC.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and CFD studies.
2 years’ experience in a project management environment
3 years’ experience in tender preparation
What will you get in return?
You will have the opportunity to work for a global engineering organization in a challenging and dynamic role with great development opportunities. We offer a competitive salary along with a great benefits package.
About us:
Worldwide business – Liaise with our colleagues in 27 countries.
We offer global and local opportunities – 6000 employees and world leading engineers, who create cutting edge developments – You will be a part of over 160 years of innovation and development that continues today with our digital solutions. At Howden, we have a strong corporate identity and purpose – You will be a member of our team, shaping the future of the world and tackling some of the most pressing issues facing the planet.
Our products and organisation are Revolving Around You – Our culture promotes individual development to enhance our most important asset – our people.