Pre Sales Engineer

About Al-Futtaim Group

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the Role

The Pre Sales Engineer is responsible for analyzing client and tender requirements to recommend appropriate elevator systems, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and supporting the sales process. This role requires technical acumen to develop specifications, perform traffic analyses, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders. Success in this role is achieved through a keen understanding of elevator technology, effective communication, and collaboration with sales and engineering teams to deliver tailored elevator solutions.

What You Will Do

General

• Analyze client and tender requirements, such as building type, height, traffic flow, and usage, to recommend suitable elevator systems (passenger, freight, panoramic lifts, etc.).
• Perform traffic analysis to determine the number, speed, and capacity of elevators as required.
• Ensure compliance with local codes, safety standards, and regulations.
• Develop detailed technical specifications and input specifications into the E-gis system.
• Coordinate and prepare drawings/layouts based on technical specifications, including shaft size, machine room, pit depth, and headroom.
• Request CIF/FOB prices to factory and collaborate with internal teams to estimate pricing.
• Support sales team in meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors.
• Clarify technical queries during the bidding stage and respond to RFQs/RFPs and tender documents.
• Review tender documents, identify technical requirements, prepare compliance sheets, and deviation lists, and ensure all submissions meet project specifications.
• Transfer all technical details to the execution team.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by superiors from time to time, such as production and shipments.

Required Skills to Be Successful

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work under pressure and coordinate multiple activities
• Self-motivated with skills to motivate others

What Qualifies You for the Role

• Engineering degree or equivalent bachelor
• 1-3 years of experience preferably in the elevator field
• CAD (AutoCAD) knowledge
• Possession of a KSA driving license

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies

Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.

The engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, energy management, technology infrastructure and digital transformation.

The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services.

These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.