Proposals Engineer

EA First Compass House; Ely; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic individual for a technical sales role with a mechanical bias. This exciting position involves creating tailored project solutions, managing proposals, and ensuring clarity in cost calculations. You'll leverage your mechanical expertise to contribute to client satisfaction and project success. With a focus on innovation and client orientation, you'll navigate the entire customer journey from inquiry to proposal preparation. Join a forward-thinking team that values flexibility and offers a competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave and private medical cover.

Benefits

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension

Life Assurance

BUPA Private Medical Cover

Medicash

Qualifications

• Strong commercial understanding for technical proposals.
• Experienced in bid writing, pricing, and tender submissions.

Responsibilities

• Create project solutions and costing estimates based on client needs.
• Manage proposal review meetings and ensure timely delivery.
• Facilitate internal sign-off for formal offers before release.

Skills

Mechanical handling equipment knowledge

Bid writing experience

Costing estimates preparation

Understanding of RFQs

Technical drawing interpretation

Client-oriented solutions

Microsoft Excel proficiency

AutoCAD 2D proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Excel

AutoCAD 2D

Job description

This is a technical sales / proposals position, with a mechanical bias based in Ely, Cambridgeshire and offering full-time, permanent hours with a competitive salary and benefits package.

The role will be contributing to all aspects of the customer journey, from initial enquiry to project solutions, costings and the final proposal preparation.

You'll be pivotal in turning an opportunity into an actual sale and with your mechanical knowledge, be able to contribute to the understanding of the structural limitations of solutions and assist in the costings of such structures.

In this varied and fast-paced role, you'll be:

• Creating project solutions based on the individual client's needs including general arrangements, costing estimates and proposal documents
• Create BOM's and costing estimates for projects
• Ensure each proposal is delivered on time and with the relevant unique numbers associated with it included
• Set up and organise proposal review meetings
• Ensure clarity and understanding of the cost calculation and build-up of the proposal highlighting the risks and ensure these have been minimised
• Ensure there is a clear understanding of any commercial risks within the proposal, and if necessary provisions are made
• Continuous improvement of internal technical and costing calculations
• Utilising previously purchased/design items to come up with new project solutions
• Manage the preparation of the 'bid / quotation' for submission
• Facilitation of internal sign-off procedure for all formal offers prior to release
• Handover process to sales for submission and further negotiation

You'll need to have a strong commercial understanding to prepare technical and commercial proposals and be experienced in bid writing, pricing, and tender submissions, along with the following skills and experience:-

• The ability to understand supporting structures and design process of such structures
• In-depth knowledge of Mechanical handling equipment and design process
• The ability to understand official RFQ (Request For Quotes)
• Read and understand technical drawings
• Be a constant innovator and client orientated solutions provider
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• AutoCAD 2D proficient /qualified (Autodesk AutoCad 2018)
• The ability to use Software to analyse structures for estimation purposes

The role is primarily office based but will also require travel within the UK and overseas to attend site visits and customer meetings.

Location:

Ely, Cambridgeshire

Hours:

Monday-Friday - 39 hours per week with flexibility over start/finish times between 7am-6pm.

Salary:

Competitive

Benefits:

26 days annual leave + bank holidays, Pension, Life Assurance, BUPA Private Medical Cover & Medicash.

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.