Proposals Engineer

CB&I; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

CB&I Asset Solutions is seeking a Proposals Engineer to prepare and submit multi-discipline tenders, guiding them from concept to submission with senior management support. The role ensures on-time delivery and high quality responses across complex opportunities.

You will coordinate with business development and other discipline teams, manage tender schedules, and write/edit tender documentation to achieve cohesive proposals that meet client requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a proposals environment with multi-discipline tenders.
• Strong written English and ability to craft compelling responses.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit multi-discipline tenders valued from $100k to £100m+.
• Ensure delivery of tenders on schedule and within budget.
• Review EOIs/ITTs and prepare applicable paperwork.
• Support Business Capture/Business Development activities.
• Maintain proposals databases and reports in the BD system.
• Organise tender meetings and ensure required inputs by dates.
• Write and edit tender content to ensure cohesion and quality.
• Act as customer focal point for tender correspondence.

Skills

Proposals experience

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Written English

Education

Degree in English or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Worldwide, energy asset owners choose CB&I Asset Solutions as their asset management partner, confident in our ability to deliver tailored, value driven asset management solutions.

Our commitment is simple but powerful: to deliver value to our customers through safe, effective and efficient operations, maintenance, wells and decommissioning solutions, specialising in late life energy assets.

We're committed to investing in our people, and to building exceptional teams who deliver.Our people are trusted by our customers to safely operate their energy assets, improve performance and extend asset life through innovative solutions.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Think smarter. Move faster. Deliver value.

JOB TITLE: PROPOSALS ENGINEER

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Proposals Engineer will be involved in the preparation and submission of multi-discipline, technical tenders ranging in value from $100k to £100m+. The Proposals Engineer will support all areas of the business and must be able to prepare numerous tenders in parallel. The Proposals Engineer will also support the Proposals Manager with the wider Proposals Team as and when required.
• Responsible for overall delivery of individual tenders – on schedule, within budget and to the highest quality.
• Review all EOIs / ITTs and prepare applicable paperwork.
• Support Business Capture/Business Development activities.
• Responsible for supporting and enforcing proposals process.
• Work in and maintain BD/proposals digital management system, ensuring all proposals databases, files and reports are updated on a regular basis.
• Participate in Strategy and Bid / No Bid discussions.
• Development of and responsibility for bid schedule, allocating responsibilities in conjunction with the Bid Team Leader.
• Organise tender meetings, review meetings, ensuring presentations and applicable paperwork have been completed.
• Ensure all internal and third-party tender input is received by the required dates.
• Liaise with all other Asset Solutions discipline personnel to ensure accurate input to tenders
• Review, edit and write material for the tender document and take responsibility for production to schedule.
• Check and validate tender answers and edit where agreed.
• Act as customer focal point for tender correspondence e.g. clarifications, meeting requests etc
• Building rapport with contributors and senior management to get relevant, accurate and well written copy in time to meet tender deadlines.
• Challenging the content where required.
• Re-writing copy where necessary in order to bring cohesion to a tender.
• Verbal communication and presentation skills essential.
• Advise and recommend solutions for tender issues.
• Play more of a project management role in terms of managing the tender through the tender timeline.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Must have previous experience working within a proposals environment.
• Ideally degree qualified in relevant subjects (English, Law, Business etc.)
• Strong communication, interpersonal, time management, organisational skills are a requirement for this position.
• Excellent written English skills with the ability to craft compelling written responses to complex questions.
• The ability to work to multiple tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications.
• Ability to adapt and work in fast paced working environment.
• Innovative mind set, offering solutions.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to plan and prioritise significant workloads.
• Teamwork and cooperation is paramount.