Proposal Manager

RRecruiter; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

RRecruiter is seeking a seasoned Proposals Leader to manage end-to-end proposals for water treatment projects. You will oversee technical reviews, cost estimation, and client engagement while mentoring a team of 6-8 engineers.

Applicants should have 15+ years in water treatment or related EPC/offshore environments and a strong background in SWRO, wastewater, and produced water systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Environmental/Mechanical/Process Eng.
• 15+ years in water treatment or related EPC projects.
• Proven proposal management, cost estimation, vendor coordination, and negotiations.
• EPC/oil&gas offshore experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of SWRO, produced water, and wastewater systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full proposal process from RFQ/RFP review to submission.
• Prepare proposals for freshwater, seawater, produced water, and wastewater systems.
• Review client specs, scope, schedules, and commercial requirements.
• Ensure proposals are technically compliant, competitive, and on time.
• Provide technical guidance on process design and equipment selection.
• Drive value engineering, cost optimization, and risk review.
• Support clarifications and commercial negotiations with clients.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, QA/QC, PM, and Finance.
• Lead and develop a team of 6-8 Proposal Engineers.
• Support business development via budgets, feasibility studies, pre-qualifications, and market insights.

Skills

Proposal management

Team leadership

Cost estimation

Vendor coordination

Commercial negotiations

Process engineering knowledge

Water treatment technologies

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical/Environmental/Mechanical/Process Eng

Job description

Lead the end-to-end proposal process for water and wastewater treatment projects, ensuring technically compliant, commercially competitive, and timely submissions. Oversee proposal development, costing, technical reviews, client engagement, and lead a team of Proposal Engineers to support business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full proposal process from RFQ/RFP review through submission and project handover.
• Prepare and manage proposals for freshwater, seawater, produced water, wastewater, and packaged water treatment systems.
• Review client specifications, scope, schedules, and commercial requirements.
• Ensure proposals are technically compliant, competitive, and delivered on time.
• Provide technical guidance on process design, equipment selection, and proposal compliance.
• Drive value engineering, cost optimization, and review project costing and risks.
• Support technical clarifications and commercial negotiations with clients.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, QA/QC, Project Management, and Finance.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 6-8 Proposal Engineers.
• Support business development through budgetary proposals, feasibility studies, pre-qualification submissions, and market insights.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, Process Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in water treatment, environmental, oil & gas, marine/offshore, industrial water treatment, or packaged process equipment projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in proposal management, technical evaluation, cost estimation, vendor coordination, and commercial negotiations.
• Prior exposure to EPC, oil & gas, offshore, marine, FPSO, or shipyard projects is an added advantage.
• Strong technical knowledge of water treatment technologies, including SWRO, freshwater makers (RO & distillation), filtration, chemical dosing, produced water, slop water, wastewater treatment, and skid-mounted/package water treatment systems.