Japanese/English Blingual Sales Engineer

Candidates with a bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering or construction management with Japanese skills and construction experience

A Japanese engineering and construction company is looking for a Japanese Bilingual Sales Engineer in Indianapolis, IN between $90-100K/year.

Japanese Bilingual Sales Engineer

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Reports to: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer/ VP and President & CEO

Job Description

The Japanese Bilingual Sales Engineer is responsible for generating sales and revenue from new and existing customers.  And working with Project Managers / Project Specialists to estimate, plan, prepare and execute activities associated with the project. The Sales Engineer assists the project team to ensure the project is done on time, safely, within budget, and in accordance with established policies and procedures.  He or she will be expected to coordinate with all parties including Japanese speaking clients, owners, suppliers, subcontractors, licensors, and other parties to achieve the sale and promotion of projects to operations in a timely and quality manner.

Essential Functions

Promote Customer Relations

• Contacts / visits existing potential clients to develop new business opportunities

• Builds effective relationships with customers, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values to meet and exceed the customer’s expectations.

Preconstruction Services

• Participates in reviewing drawings and specifications.

• Will estimate the cost and manhours needed on the project to complete tasks and achieve customer project expectations within budget and on schedule.

• Involved in preconstruction planning, regarding all aspects of budget and project schedule.

Project Start-up and Scheduling

• Understands project specifications and the contract’s general conditions; confirms that all materials and subcontract work is scheduled accurately and complies with contract documents and quality specifications.

• Ensures all materials are properly tested according to specifications and ensures all test results are properly recorded.

• Attends site visits/inspections of subcontractors and vendors to maintain the quality of work.

Project Administration, Operations, and Close-Out

• Communicates with subcontractors and all related parties giving a consistent level of expectations and direction regarding schedules, construction methods, company policies and procedures, permits, safety, quality control and other performance standards.

• Attends daily/weekly project progress meetings with all subcontractor representatives and understands the upcoming days/week’s work to be performed and accomplished.

• Ensures the project closeout process is finalized to settle all financial obligations, demobilize all resources, and hand off the project to the customer.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineering Degree (Civil, Mechanical or Electrical) &/or Construction Management Degree.

• Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the industrial or construction field.

• Working knowledge of construction contract language and terms

• Ability to multitask and have excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Ability to estimate project costs considering the appropriate labor, materials, and equipment necessary for estimation and execution of the project.

• Ability to problem solve and execute changes in the schedule as needed, making decisions under tight deadlines.

• Ability to organize people, tools, and equipment and plan/manage multiple activities to accomplish desired results.

• Working knowledge of and ability to apply OSHA safety standards.

• Commitment to quality by evaluating project-related processes and making necessary changes, using customer input to make improvements, and meeting or exceeding internal and external customer expectations.

• Proficiency in using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook, Project).

• Ability to dictate &/ or review daily logs, monthly reports, etc. as needed for clarification and updates of project progress.

• Ability to communicate in both of English and Japanese fluently.

Working Environment:

• Due to daily condition changes on construction projects, when employees are outside of the office, trailer, or structure, they must wear appropriate personal protective equipment as required by the company’s safety policies and as required for weather conditions.

• Must be able to work extended hours, weekends, and possible holidays as required by the project schedule to meet the customers’ deadlines.

• The candidate may be required to travel to other geographic locations out of office up to 50% of his / her work time.

Partial Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision), 401K + matching, paid time-off, etc.