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Horizant Job Postings
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Please forward resume and cover letter to: 
with reference to opportunity number.
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Title: Senior Application Developer
Opportunity Number: SAD06-08-CAN (Canada)
Location:
Canada
Description:
This position provides professional consulting services to our clients that focus on the technical implementation of IWMS/CAFM Tools. The Sr. Application Developer works closely with our clients, both business and technical, as well as Horizant’s Project Manager and Business Analyst in determining how best to configure software to meet clients’ needs and ensure the successful user adoption of the resulting solution. In addition to leading projects, Sr. Application Developers are asked to assist the management team in enhancing our standards development, best practices, and continuous improvement processes.
Minimum Requirements:
- Proven experience in leading large scale enterprise level software implementations
- Possess excellent technical, verbal, and written communications skills
- Proven experience in leading and mentoring developers
- Strong leadership skills and ability to drive project initiatives
- Must be detail oriented
- Strong understating of all phases of software development life cycle
- At least 3 years of experience working in a professional services organization or an equivalent consultant role
- 8 or more years experience in programming languages and concepts including; Java, C#, C++, VB, .NET, PHP, JSP, and/or SQL
- Knowledge with SOAP, XML, and internet technologies
- Knowledge of middleware, such as Jboss, Websphere, and Weblogic
- Hands-on experience with Oracle and SQL Server
- Strong object-oriented design and relational database skills desired
- Working knowledge of Integrated Workplace Management Systems preferred
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Title: IWMS Business Analyst
Opportunity Number: IWMS06-08-CAN (Canada)
Location:
Canada
Description:
We are currently recruiting for a consultant/implementation specialist to join our technical team. This role requires customer focus, a deep understanding of IWMS/CAFM products, and an outstanding level of technical proficiency. If you enjoy working with clients to help them succeed in a technological environment, enjoy a variety of job responsibilities and are customer driven, then we would like to talk with you.
Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple related project simultaneously
- Manage expectations of client sponsors
- Able to assist in the functional/technical development of proposals
- Monitors and adjusts work effort to meet schedule and budget
- Excellent verbal, written communication skills and excellent administrative skills
- Lead client engagement relationship, communication, and service delivery
- Work closely with the development team to assist customer requirements
- Create GAP analysis for implementations
- Create configuration specifications for the solution to be implemented
Minimum Requirements:
- Knowledge of relational databases
- Experience writing technical specifications for data conversion, reporting and interfaces
- 5 years’ implementation experience
- Ideally, the candidate would have 5 years’ experience installing, configuring and customizing CAFM/IWMS software
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Title: Consultant / Implementation Specialist
Opportunity Number: IS06-08-BC (British Columbia)
Opportunity Number: IS06-08-SO (Southern Ontario)
Location:
Southern Ontario & British Columbia
Description:
We are currently recruiting for a consultant/implementation specialist to join our technical team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading a customer software implementation from Needs Assessment to Go-Live. The candidate will also be responsible for educating and training clients on the use and operation of industry leading software products. If you enjoy working with clients to help them succeed in a technological environment, enjoy a variety of job responsibilities and are customer driven, then we would like to talk with you.
Responsibilities:
- Assume lead responsibility for managing client implementations.
- Work with customers to analyze their current processes and requirements for Workplace technology and guide customers in the utilization of technology to best meet their business objectives.
- Analyze the customers’ corporate data environment pertinent to the system.
- Provide expertise to customers for maintaining databases standards: standard codes, layer standards, data maintenance processes, import/export recommendations
- Working with clients to produce business requirements and create client-specific project plans
- Develop and document functional specifications for software configurations.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum 2 years’ experience managing windows or web-based software implementations
- Minimum 2 years’ experience gathering business requirements and developing specifications
- General knowledge of HTML, SQL and database applications
- Exceptional communication, writing, and organizational skills
- Ability to work effectively as a team member and manager of complex projects
- Ability to work in a changing environment, manage multiple projects, and prioritize competing requests
- Ability to facilitate group meetings and work directly with clients
- Proven project management expertise
- Excellent client management skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in developing and documenting functional and integration specifications for windows or web-based software
- Ability to train administrators and end users on Facility Management software
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Title: Business Development Manager
Opportunity Number: BDM06-08-SO (Southern Ontario)
Location:
Southern Ontario
Description:
The successful candidate will report to the VP of Sales and Marketing and will be accountable for the delivery of personal targets through the sale of workplace management solutions, working within a dynamic and successful team. You will be responsible for driving relationship development as well as proposals. You will be responsible to manage all prospects, maintaining an excellent pipeline and have the ability to create professional business documents which effectively meet client’s needs. You will support business retention through active involvement in re-bid activity.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record in new business development and strong operational knowledge within the workplace management environment. You will ideally have experience in workplace and facilities management solutions. We are looking for excellent communication and relationship management skills along with strong financial business expertise and proven experience in contract negotiations. Horizant offers a generous compensation package to the right candidate.
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Title: Business Analyst
Opportunity Number: BA06-08-CAN (All of Canada)
Location:
Canada
Responsibilities:
Analysis and Solution Definition
- Quickly understands the business issues and data challenges of client's organization and industry.
- Identifies client organization's strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement.
- Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
- Develops functional specifications and system design specifications for client engagements.
Technical Recommendation and Testing
- Leads testing efforts.
- Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner.
- Works with client personnel to identify required changes.
- Communicates needed changes to development team.
Project Execution
- Assists in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules.
- Takes input from supervisor and appropriately and accurately applies comments/feedback.
- Communicates and applies project standards.
- Manages resources in accordance with project schedule.
- Consistently delivers high-quality services to our clients.
- Understands the components of running a fiscally successful project.
Communication
- Assists in the facilitation of team and client meetings.
- Delivers informative, well-organized presentations.
- Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
Technical Understanding
- Possesses understanding in the areas of application programming, database and system design.
- Understands Internet, Intranet, Extranet and client/server architectures.
- Understands how legacy and web-based systems interface with each other.
Problem Solving
- Identifies critical issues with ease.
- Exhibits confidence and an extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems.
- Pushes creative thinking beyond the boundaries of existing industry practices and client mindsets.
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Title: AutoCAD Technologist (Contract)
Opportunity Number: AT06-08-ON (Ontario Location)
Opportunity Number: AT06-08-BC (British Columbia Location)
Location:
Ontario & British Columbia
Role:
- To assist clients with various tasks related to space management, linking AutoCAD drawings with ARCHIBUS database
- Conduct architectural field surveys and the collection / verification of space data.
- Update space data using current versions of ARCHIBUS and AutoCAD systems.
- Provide drafting and related graphic services for various clients
Requirements:
Minimum 2 years experience with AutoCAD
Database knowledge preferred
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Title: Inside Sales Representative
Opportunity Number: ISR06-08-OTT (Ottawa)
Location:
Ottawa
Description:
The inside sales representative will work cooperatively with outside sales and other members of the team to grow existing customers, create new customers and meet or exceed monthly sales quotas while increasing customer satisfaction.
Job Duties:
- Generate new and repeat sales by providing product and technical information in a timely manner
- Determine customer requirements and expectations in order to recommend specific products and solutions
- Present price, credit and terms in accordance with standard procedures
- Accurately process customer transactions such as orders, quotes or returns
- Obtain accurate information from vendors relating to shipment dates and expected date of delivery
- Proactively recommend items needed by customers to increase customer satisfaction and improve transaction profitability
- Increase sales and average order size by means of cross-selling, up-selling, add-on sales and offering promotional sale items
- Educate customers about terminology, features and benefits of products in order to improve product related sales and customer satisfaction
- Contact customers following sales to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction and resolve any complaints
- Remain current on consumer preferences, by attending sales meetings, vendor training and trade shows, or reading trade journals
- Setup and maintain customer files
- Requirements:
- Delivers superior customer service
- Effective listening, communication (verbal and written), negotiation and good phone skills
- Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards
- Technical expertise and knowledge of company products
- Problem-solving and analytical ability
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Comfortable in fast-paced environment
- Professional demeanor
- Able to handle difficult customers with diplomacy and tact
- Manages time effectively and adapts quickly to changing priorities
- Able to multi-task
- Team player who works productively with wide range of people
- Able to work independently with some direction
- Capable of following written instructions and documented procedures
- Demonstrated understanding and application of effective selling strategies and techniques
- Superior organizational skills
- Demonstrated success meeting sales goals and growing sales
- Knowledge of logistics, including carriers, shipping policies and procedures
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and distribution software
- Education: High school diploma/GED required
- (Associate’s degree preferred)
- Experience: Minimum 2 years in similar position preferred
- Minimum 1 year in progressive position (2 years preferred)
- Product/applications experience preferred