Proposals Engineer

Charterhouse Partnership Careers; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UAE is seeking a Proposals Engineer to enhance their successful team in Jebel Ali. The role focuses on creating proposals and ensuring compliance with technical specifications for Oil & Gas metering systems. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in engineering, have over four years of relevant experience, and be proficient in MS Office. This position offers growth opportunities within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• At least four years of experience creating proposals for process equipment in the Middle East Oil & Gas market.
• Ability to read P&ID drawings and identify possible errors.
• Proficient in using MS Office and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Obtain valid quotations and technical documents for proposals.
• Ensure clear scope of supply in all proposals.
• Attend bid clarification meetings and formulate answers.
• Check proposals commercially and technically.
• Ensure technical designs meet company policy.

Skills

Proposal development

Technical communication

P&ID interpretation

Cost competitiveness

MS Office suite

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation & Controls

Job description

Charterhouse is working with a company based in Jebel Ali that is looking for a Proposals Engineer to join the team to assist with the growth of an already successful business.

The company designs and manufactures Oil & Gas metering systems and produced water treatment solutions for the Oil & Gas and has been in the Middle East for over 12 years. Starting with their office in the UAE in 2001 and then in Saudi Arabia with an office in Dammam.

Responsibilities

• Obtain all necessary valid quotations for bought-out equipment and services. Prepare and/or obtain all technical documents (drawings, calculations, proposal etc.) and a valid cost estimate for the enquiry as per sales work instructions.
• Ensure that all firm proposals have a completely clear scope of supply irrespective of the detail of the enquiry documents.
• Attend bid clarification meetings (BCM) as requested by manager; formulate answers and clarifications for approval by PM when required.
• Ensure that all firm proposals are checked commercially and technically by manager and/or in accordance with sales work instructions and/or technical department.
• Ensure that the technical design is in accordance with the latest company policy and that the technical department has approved any new or non-standard designs.
• Obtain the approval of the manager that the firm proposal may be passed with all relevant information to the Sales Manager, for the sales department to submit the full bid to the client.
• Ensure that all proposals and official communications to clients are submitted in accordance with the agreed strategy and requirements.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation & Controls.
• Have at least four years of experience creating proposals for process equipment for the Middle East Oil & Gas market.
• Be able to communicate with engineering staff technically to help resolve any issues from the design stage.
• Must have the ability to read P&ID drawings and interrogate them for any possible errors.
• Have a good knowledge of costs and how to be as competitive with proposals as possible.
• Able to use MS Office suite and Excel.

About The Company

The Charterhouse Partnership brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets. Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Singapore, and Sydney, with further regional expansion planned across Qatar and Saudi Arabia.