Proposal Engineer- Water/Wastewater

Veolia Environmental Services (Uk) Plc; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company in Peterborough seeks a Proposals Engineer to develop innovative water treatment solutions. The ideal candidate has strong technical acumen and experience in bid management and water/wastewater treatment, with a salary range from £40k to £45k depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in water/wastewater treatment.
• Experience with water/wastewater outsourcing contracts beneficial.
• Outstanding English communication skills (written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Lead project opportunities from inquiry to order.
• Assist the Sales team with technical and commercial guidance.
• Create Customer-facing proposals and supporting documents.

Skills

Technical acumen in water treatment processes

Customer relationship management

Commercial awareness

Negotiation skills

Technical documentation development

Experience in Ion exchange and membrane technologies

Cost evaluation and pricing

Risk identification and mitigation

Communication skills

Experience in bid management

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in mechanical, chemical or environmental engineering

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a talented Proposals Engineer to join our team specialising in innovative water treatment solutions across Europe. Based in our European Service Centre in Peterborough, UK, we deliver cutting-edge water treatment projects utilising our advanced fleet of mobile and containerised plants. The Assets team within Water Tech services business develops designs and proposals for short and long-term water treatment projects for industrial water treatment, mainly for pure and process water applications, primarily using an existing fleet of mobile and containerised water treatment plants. Our work scope is diverse and varied, including emergency deployments, routine applications, and complex projects based on multiple technologies such as Filtration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Electrodeionisation, Ion Exchange, etc. We also design and propose long-term agreements for Veolia-owned water treatment plants based on mobile / containerised units. Our Service Centre for Europe is based in Peterborough, UK with projects located and executed all across Europe.

Responsibilities

• The main responsibility of a Proposal / Commercial Engineer is to lead project opportunities from inquiry to order, with ethical integrity and creative thinking, to develop safe & effective water treatment solutions for our Customers.
• Assist the Sales team with initial lead qualification, development of opportunities through technical and commercial guidance, process design development (often in consultation with experts in global teams), cost model evaluation, and pricing with commercial awareness of the market.
• Commercial Engineering scope includes creation of Customer-facing proposals and supporting documents (sometimes including public tender deliverables), identification of technical improvements, performance of system audits, etc. Proposals are developed in close collaboration with the country based operational teams.

What You'll Bring / Qualifications

• Strong technical acumen in water treatment processes
• Excellence in customer relationship management
• Sharp commercial awareness and negotiation skills
• Ability to develop detailed technical documentation
• Experience in Ion exchange, membrane (Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis) and wastewater (DAF) technologies
• Cost evaluation and pricing of projects (installation, commissioning, consumables)
• Risk identification and mitigation with focus on HSE
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in mechanical, chemical or environmental engineering
• Minimum 3 years experience in water/wastewater treatment
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in matrix organization
• Experience in bid management and customer presentations
• Professional certifications are welcomed
• 3+ years' proven track record in water/wastewater operations, engineering or bid management
• Industrial sector experience highly valued
• Background in application engineering, bid management or business development is advantageous
• Preferred Skills: Strong understanding of water treatment services
• Commercial acumen, including contract law and financial principles
• Experience with water/ wastewater outsourcing contracts beneficial
• Outstanding English communication skills (written and verbal)
• Additional European languages highly valued (particularly French, Italian, German or Dutch)
• Flexibility to travel within the UK and EU (driving licence preferred)

Salary and Benefits

Salary from £40k up to £45k per annum depending on experience.

Company Information

Veolia Water Tech is an industry leader in solving the world's most pressing water reuse, industrial, irrigation, municipal, and drinking water needs. Through desalination, advanced membrane, separation solutions, and water reuse and wastewater management and process technologies, we deliver added value to every customer. Water Tech provides value by improving performance and product quality, reducing operating costs, and extending equipment life through a broad range of products and services that are designed to optimise total performance. We safeguard the environment through water conservation and energy reduction. We are a great work environment, providing consistent professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Present in 130 countries and employing more than 10,000 people worldwide, Water Tech activities rely on a culture of innovation, combined with strong expertise and a global organization to provide solutions to the most complex water, wastewater and process problems. We work with all industrial sectors, including the food, metal & mining, electrical, chemical & pharmaceutical, oil & gas downstream & upstream, petrochemical, pulp & paper and municipal industries.