Principal Development Engineer - Sustainable Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Under minimal direction, participates as a leader of the Development Team to achieve department and project objectives on large, complex, high-risk projects.
• Leads engineering, process or financial tasks during both preliminary and detailed development of projects.
• Performs high-level analysis on more complex technical and financial elements, focused on the breadth of bundled programs.
• Supports engineering, process or financial tasks during solution design.
• Supports the team in achieving business goals by following the Solutions Playbook and Best Business Practices methodology.
• Responsible to establish an ongoing partnership with the customer on assigned projects.
• Lead & mentor other members of the Development Team.
• Provides technical, process or financial support during the design process.
• Assists as needed in developing the customer business case for the conceptual solution.
• Leads preliminary data collection and modeling efforts for assigned opportunities.
• Leads or supports detailed development of large projects (>$2M).
• Validates assumptions made during solution design.
• Builds a detailed development budget and scope.
• Works with operations team and outside partners to develop project estimate and scope of work as well as a preliminary & detailed energy savings & financial model (ROI) for assigned projects.
• Assists in preparing proposals and other customer communication documents.
• Utilizes specialized functional expertise as a development team member.
• Has a high degree of technical competence in multiple functional areas, capable of assessing design risk and being accountable for all elements of large projects.
• Understands the full range of JCI offerings and their applications in customer solutions.
• Devises alternative offerings to meet specific program requirements.
• Leads cross-functional teams in the development of multiple components of the bundled sale.
• Performs detailed engineering or financial analysis to quantify cost savings or other customer benefits.
• Assists in technical or financial benchmarking as needed.
• Leads in the development of customer baselines.
• Provides risk analysis for the complete solution.
• Leads portions of the presentation to the C-level or economic client as needed.
• Represents the development team in operational reviews of large or technically complex programs.
• Responsible for creating and managing budgets, timelines, and quality of assigned opportunities.
• Fully utilizes the Solutions Playbook, MyWork toolset as well as others using standard JCI development processes and tools in performing tasks as well as in mentoring others.
• Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers and vendors as well as facility mid-level technical & financial managers.
• Responsible for remaining current with relevant engineering or design standards and practices.
• May provide post-contract design review support.
• Actively participates in relevant professional organizations, takes on lead roles within those organizations.
• Maintains relevant professional certifications and licenses (e.g., Professional Engineering license).
• Responsibility for the promotion and adherence of JCI safety policies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Leads a development team on large, complex, high-risk projects.
• Supports sales teams by identifying opportunities and serving as technical expert.
• Conducts needs assessment of potential customers.
• Leads engineering, process, and/or financial tasks during project development.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8 years suggested minimum experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field as appropriate.
• Preferred: Fifteen years or more experience in designing/selling building systems, energy modeling, construction, or facility management.
• Will consider candidates with less experience and hire at a lower level.

Pay

The hiring salary range is $112,100 - $168,400, determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market alignment.

Benefits

This position includes a competitive benefits package.