Overview In this role you will support sales and project activities by developing design and engineering solutions for security systems opportunities. You will produce accurate estimates for CCTV, access control, and security programming, and define labor bases and material selections. You collaborate across sales, project management, and operations to ensure bids are realizable and aligned with customer requirements, while maintaining quality and safety standards. This role offers hands-on design, vendor coordination, and bid execution within a fast-paced security systems environment.
Compensation / Benefits Responsibilities- Provide complete project engineering and material selection
- Write scope of work and develop cost estimates in response to bid specs
- Attend site walks and pre-bid meetings to capture conditions
- Coordinate with sales, project management, and operations during turnover and installation
- Monitor alignment between sales price and installation costs
- Select vendors and obtain best solutions and lead times
- Provide floor plan takeoffs and project applications per solutions book
- Ensure engineering work meets customer and company quality and safety standards
- Attend training on technical requirements and meet bid schedules
- Complete additional duties as assigned
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience in related field (implied)
- Minimum 2 years experience in Special Systems or related construction field (CCTV, access control, intrusion, fire alarm, IP networks)
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Access)
- Experience with project-based accounting software
- Ability to interpret blueprints and project documents
- Ability to travel within branches/regions and manage multiple projects
- Ability to design, engineer, estimate and document proposed solutions
- Valid driving standards
- 4-6 years of experience expected
- self-motivated
- positive in approach
- high level of organization
- CCTV
- Card Access
- Intrusion
