Senior Application Engineer, Electric Utilities

SENIOR APPLICATION ENGINEER

Location:

Sydney, Brisbane or Perth (Hybrid)

Position Summary:

Our Solution Engineering team is a strategic partner to the sales organization and responsible for building a compelling vision of the Bentley solutions for our users and prospects in some of the largest organizations in the world. As an Senior Application Engineer, you will serve a vital role in the Solution Engineering organization as a Bentley Electric Utilities product specialist who prepares the necessary content and datasets, delivers presentations to users and potential users to showcase product capabilities, understand their requirements and articulate this knowledge to the rest of the organization.  

By developing a unique relationship and understanding of both the Bentley electric utilities products and solutions as well as the user needs, the Application Engineer plays a key role in our ability to use that knowledge in Account Advancement, User Advancement, and Product Advancement.  

We will rely on you for the following:

• Serve as the technical liaison between Account Advancement and User Success teams.  
• Create effective presentations and demonstrations that illustrate the capabilities, workflows, and value of Bentley Energy Utilities applications to users.  
• Develop and prepare datasets for user presentations and demonstrations. 
• Engage directly with users to conduct discovery sessions and define requirements. 
• Develop content (i.e., videos) that can be delivered in one-to-one or one-to-many modes. 
• Deliver presentations and provide support for corporate sales and marketing events. 
• Contribute to written proposal development and submission. 
• Prepare and recommend scope of services for User Success to implement. 
• Provide timely feedback on user interactions to improve sales and marketing efforts. 

• Prepare and deliver relevant feedback to Product Teams to improve our products (from product issues to user needs). 
• Work with Product teams to stay up to date with current releases of Bentley applications. 
• Contribute to the Bentley Communities by posting application tips and/or answering user questions.  
• Understand Energy Utilities industry design standards as well as methodologies and make recommendations for conformant product configurations.
• Stay updated on Energy Utilities industry trends and competitor offerings to maintain a competitive edge. 

What you Bring to the Team:

• Strong functional knowledge using relevant Electric Utilities design software such as OpenUtilities, PLS-CADD, MicroStation or other related (Electric Utilities) engineering applications.
• Expertise in T&D Industry (design or operations)
• Experience with Asset Information Management solutions is beneficial
• Excellent speaking, presentation, and demonstration skills. 
• Ability to explain complex topics to audiences of all levels of knowledge and seniority. 
• Independent judgment, creativity, and strong problem-solving skills. 
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to quickly learn new complex products. 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills. 
• Effectively collaborate with teams leveraging communication and project management to define objectives and deliver focus. 

What We Offer:

• Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish, and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success; see our colleague video for a taste of our culture and watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.
• Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform.  
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com 

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications.