Overview
Foundation Technologies, Inc. is a family-owned manufacturer & distributor of deep foundation construction products. Contractors & engineers rely daily on our best-in-class products, industry leading technical expertise, and on the ground field support for a wide range of deep foundation applications. A 4x consecutive recipient of Great Place to Work®, FTI has tightknit family culture, where team members are deeply cared for and empowered to work in their highest and best gifting in an atmosphere that supports professional & personal growth.
Major Responsibilites
- Performing take offs and quotes. Tracking projects with CRM Zoho.
- Provide engineering support primarily to our East coast customer base with some West coast support.
- Regularly attend and present at conferences and industry gatherings as a helical piles subject matter expert.
- Pro-actively work with DOT’s or other owners to drive the use of FTI’s family of brands within the AOR.
- Be actively involved in “Technical committees” to support FTI’s Helical team.
- Working wit h the outside sales team pro-actively look for value engineering opportunities in the East where helical piles could be a viable alternative to other foundation elements.
▪ This includes pro-actively prospecting jobs on Construct Connect.
▪ Sending potential helical projects to viable clients to garner interest in bidding on the project as well as preparing bid documents for said projects.
▪ Scraping plans in the bid room for engineer firms to send lunch and learn/seminar info.
▪ Identify potential contractors to pass on to sales team for friendly visits and phone calls to discuss helical business.
- Working with the outside sales team for engineering visits to contractors, engineers, and geo-techs etc.
- Be willing and able to go to job sites to provide technical support independently (this would be a very, very rare situation) or in conjunction with our field specialists.
Primary Day to Day
- Put together take offs/quotes.
- Answer technical/engineering questions.
- Subject Matter Expert
▪ Find new leads on Construct Connect
▪ Garnering interest for Lunch and Learns
▪ Educating Local Municipality
▪ Lead Forensics- identify and follow up with potential customers visiting the website
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Civil, Geotechnical or Structural engineering; or its demonstrated equivalent
- EIT/PE or GIT/PG certification preferred but not required.
- 5 years Civil/Geotechnical or Structural experience
- Ability to prepare and review standard engineering documentation and geotechnical reports.
- Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office, basic CAD)
- Strong communication skills (both written and oral) are a must.
- Strong customer service experience
- Works well with diverse group.
- Hard Worker/Self-Starter
Skills
- A positive, solution-oriented attitude and mindset
- Organizational skills including ability to manage small details.
- Self-awareness/High Emotional Intelligence
- High ability to build and strengthen relationships.