REQUIREMENTS

• 8 plus years of Automation Engineering experience, including experience developing complex automation engineering solutions and the quotes/pricing/tenders for those solutions.
• Experience with version control tools/process, applying industry standards and emerging trends in the following areas:
• Automation Engineering Hardware
• Automation Engineering PLC Software & Languages
• Automation Engineering HMI Software & Development
• Automation Engineering Database Design & Development
• Automation Engineering Electronic Reporting / Data Capture
• Automation Engineering Standards
• Automation Engineering Networks
• Automation Engineering Technical Documentation
• Engineering product knowledge of Hardware, Software PLC & HMI applications and industrial networking to enable preparation of quotes and tenders that offer enhanced solutions to the customer’s requirements.
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Electronic Reporting knowledge to enable preparation of quotes and tenders that offer enhanced solutions to the customer’s requirements.
• Use of pricing tools e.g. Integrated Architecture Builder / Eco Struxure Plant Builder or similar.
• Use of Microsoft Excel.
• You will be familiar with and mentor others to follow quality standards, company policies, procedures and methodologies.
• Have a high level team spirit and be actively involved in using collaboration skills throughout the delivery and commissioning of projects.

• The position of Technical Pricing Engineer uses a blend of a high level of technical knowledge/experience and sales ability to determine customer needs, spec out complex technical systems, and ensure that pricing meets the needs of both the business’s expected profit margins and customers’ budget(s).
• Use technical process automation experience, knowledge to gather and assimilate information for the required automation solutions.
• Identify and price reliable technical solutions for customers that will enhance the efficiencies and productivity of their factories.
• Request proposals and quotes from suppliers for hardware and software requirements when required for projects.
• Request proposals and quotes from contractors for specialised technical requirements when required for projects.
• Preparation of tender submissions & quotes of up to agreed values & within set time frames.
• Travel as required to visit customers’ sites locally and throughout New Zealand.