Proposals Engineer / Bid Engineer - Engineering

White Label Recruitment Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension plan

25 days holiday

Training & development

Career progression

Collaborative environment

Diverse projects

Job summary

White Label Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a well-established engineering services business in the UK to recruit a Proposals Engineer. You will lead bids and tenders, coordinating input from engineering, operations and commercial teams to secure a range of engineering projects across energy, process, utilities and manufacturing sectors.

The role suits someone with bid experience or a background in estimating or cost engineering, taking ownership of the tender process within a collaborative

Qualifications

• Experience preparing engineering bids, tenders or proposals.
• Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• Ability to understand engineering specifications and customer requirements.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience in industrial engineering, process industries, EPC, engineering services, manufacturing, utilities, energy or similar sectors.

Responsibilities

• Manage bids, tenders and proposals from enquiry to submission.
• Review customer enquiries, specifications and tender documentation.
• Coordinate input from engineering, operations and project teams.
• Prepare high-quality technical and commercial submissions.
• Review labour hours and project costs.
• Support development of competitive tender strategies.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Liaise with customers for clarifications.
• Ensure timely and accurate submissions.
• Assist with handovers after contract awards.

Skills

Bid/tender experience

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Proposals Engineer / Bid Engineer / Cost Engineer

White Label Recruitment are currently working with a well-established engineering services business to recruit a Proposals Engineer / Bid Engineer to join their commercial team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering organisation delivering complex projects across the energy, process, utilities, power generation, manufacturing, chemical and industrial sectors. You'll play a key role in producing technical and commercial proposals, working closely with engineering, operations and commercial teams to secure a wide range of engineering projects.

Whether you're already working within bids and proposals or come from an estimating or cost engineering background, this is an opportunity to take ownership of the tendering process within a collaborative and forward-thinking business.

The Role

As a Proposals Engineer, you'll be responsible for managing bids from initial enquiry through to successful submission, ensuring technical accuracy, commercial competitiveness and on-time delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing multiple bids, tenders and proposals simultaneously.
• Reviewing customer enquiries, specifications and tender documentation.
• Coordinating technical and commercial input from engineering, operations and project teams.
• Preparing high-quality technical and commercial submissions.
• Reviewing labour hours, project costs and commercial assumptions.
• Working alongside engineering teams to develop competitive tender strategies.
• Identifying commercial risks and opportunities.
• Liaising with customers where clarification is required.
• Ensuring submissions are completed accurately and within deadlines.
• Supporting continuous improvements to bid and proposal processes.
• Assisting with project handovers following successful contract awards.

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who have experience within an engineering environment and enjoy working on technical tenders and commercial proposals.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience preparing engineering bids, tenders or proposals.
• Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• The ability to understand engineering specifications and customer requirements.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience working within industrial engineering, process industries, EPC, engineering services, manufacturing, utilities, energy or similar sectors.

This role could suit candidates currently working as:

• Proposals Engineer
• Bid Engineer
• Tender Engineer
• Tendering Engineer
• Cost Engineer
• Estimator
• Estimating Engineer
• Commercial Engineer
• Proposals Coordinator
• Bid Coordinator
• Quantity Surveyor (Engineering / Industrial Projects)
• Applications Engineer (with tendering experience)
• Technical Sales Engineer (with proposal or tendering experience)

What's on Offer

• Highly competitive basic salary.
• Annual performance bonus.
• Competitive pension.
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Genuine career progression.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging engineering projects across a diverse range of industries.