Controls Consultant

Controls Consultant - Grand Rapids, Michigan

DISHER is currently partnering with a leading systems provider of highly dynamic, automated, and turnkey logistics solutions worldwide in their search for a Controls Consultant. In this role you will be responsible for the management, creation and delivery of the controls solution and pricing during the bidding process for Direct Sales and Retrofit projects. Supporting the Sales and design teams, they will ensure the controls solutions are in line with the Commander standards wherever possible and any deviations from this are highlighted and reviewed for suitability.

What it's like to work here:

This is a global company with 24 locations and over 4,000 employees worldwide. The company was founded with a clear vision to be "a community of shared values that is drive by a purpose and follows the mission of its foundation. This community enables personal and technical growth as well as entrepreneurial success."

• Responsible for the on-time delivery of the controls solution and costing for US sales bids (both direct sales and retrofit)
• Responsibility begins at the project bid and ends with the completion of controls delivery
• Support and work on both local and global controls strategic initiatives
• Create and update KPIs to measure sales costs against actual costs, reviewed at multiple defined points during project delivery
• Contribute to and manage a project risk register for each assigned project
• Coordinate ongoing communication between customers, other departments in the implementation process, adjacent processes, and suppliers
• Responsible for creating the documentation for the controls element of the bid
• Manage interface and other controls-related discussions with the customer or other suppliers when required
• Specify and clarify control interfaces with third-party works as part of cost generation
• Ensure the implementation of all relevant US, company, and customer standards
• Train newly assigned employees and serve as the go-to person and mentor for the Controls Consultant, Sales team, and Controls Project Manager on costing control
• Create and maintain relationships with other internal hubs to review and benchmark cost models
• Explore ways in which to deliver controls projects more efficiently and cost-effectively
• Ensure a clean handover of the project solution and costs to the Controls Project Manager
• Feed lessons learned back into the costing models to ensure future margin integrity

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years in revelant work experience with diverse intralogistics systems at varying levels of automation
• Strong experience in the design and delivery of controls systems
• Project Management experience within an engineering environment
• Previous experience of site installation and management
• Skilled in using AutoCAD to understand mechanical and electrical drawings
• Ability to lead and motivate teams of people, both internal teams and sub-contractors
• Highly customer focused with excellent communications skills
• Background in Material Handling/Automation Industry
• Reliable, cost awareness and flexibility
• Shows initiative and is a decision maker
• Tools (Microsoft Office, Navision, ACAD, Budget, Doxis)
• Specialized knowledge (sensor / actuator technology, control and electrical engineering, logistics)
• Realization process knowledge and adjacent processes