Job Title: Proposals Engineer

Salary: £40,000 (DOE)

Location: Warrington

Contract: Full-time Permanent

Job Overview

To perform an estimating and proposals function for MCCs/Switchboards/Control Panel (LV) offering. You will also need to evaluate, prioritise and deliver high quality accurate competitive proposals, liaising closely with the client and internal engineering teams.

Duties of the Proposals Engineer

• Effectively participate within the Proposals function for Technology SBU including the regional offices with close liaison with the sales team.
• Review tender/enquiry documentation in order to facilitate effective 'bid/no-bid' decision making in accordance with the internal QA system.
• Liaise with all relevant parties, both internally and externally, in order to receive timely and accurate information/quotations as necessary for the delivery of high-quality competitive proposals.
• Preparation of accurate and competitive proposal documents utilising the Technology SBU standard templates.
• Ensure that proposals are presented in sufficient time for review/sign off in accordance with the current authorisation levels procedures.
• Attend project kick-off meetings as necessary to hand-over successful proposals to the assigned project execution team.
• Co-ordinate and attend site meetings as necessary to survey/review the client's requirements. Ensure that all necessary H&S requirements/processes are followed in order not to put yourself or others at risk.
• Notify Technology senior management team of any significant commercial, technical, or contractual risks associated with projects arising from specific proposals. All risks to be recorded in the Project Portal.
• Actively carry out continual improvements to affect quality and efficiency within the proposals team. Use feedback from project execution and close-out meetings to continually develop and review estimating norms.
• Ensure that the Project Portal is maintained and updated with follow ups (such as expected order date, competitive position etc).

Experience/Skills of the Proposals Engineer

• Proven track record of estimating electrical/control panels and MCCs.
• Technical knowledge of control systems, electrical/control panels and MCCs.
• Ability to relate to clients and understand their needs.
• Ability to effectively meet client timescales.
• Ability to estimate project costs.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and with clients.

Company Benefits

• 25 days holiday (full time employees)
• Opportunity to purchase an additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
• 5% employee and employer pension contributions
• Annual reviews with a pension consultant
• Group life insurance (3 x salary)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual eye test voucher
• Annual Flu voucher
• Company sick pay (as per contract)
• Enhanced Paternity, Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (as per eligibility)
• Hybrid options would be possible max 2 days at home - this will be available after initial training.

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