Americas APT & Proposals Leader

Sulzer; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

12 company-paid holidays

401K plan with a 6% match

Comprehensive health plan including/ +

Health savings account matching

Wellness program

Employee Assistance Program

Paid paternal leave

Gym reimbursement

Job summary

Sulzer in Houston seeks a Head, Applications & Proposal Technology Americas to lead the Americas APT, engineering, proposal generation, estimation support, value engineering and technical support functions. You will guide technical solutions and proposals for MTCS opportunities, ensuring on-time delivery and high quality.

The role partners with Sales, BD and customers, driving win strategies, mentoring engineers, and shaping standards to enable profitable growth across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Chemical Engineering.
• 10+ years in mass transfer, separation tech, refining, LNG or related industries.
• Leadership experience in applying engineering, proposal, estimation or technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of trays, structured packing, random packing and revamps.
• Strong commercial acumen and customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Americas APT organization including engineering, proposal gen, estimation support, value engineering and SME.
• Own proposal generation for new products, replacements, revamps and MTCS offerings.
• Ensure on-time, technically accurate and competitive proposals.
• Provide technical direction to sales, proposal teams and customers.
• Partner with Sales/BD to develop winning technical solutions and growth.
• Support customer meetings, technical reviews and strategic pursuits.
• Lead evaluation of installed-base opportunities and performance projects.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and development programs.
• Manage regional workload, prioritization and capacity planning.
• Lead, coach and develop application engineers, process engineers, proposal specialists and SMEs.

Skills

Mass transfer

Separation tech

Petrochemical

Refining

Chemical processing

LNG

Leadership

Proposal generation

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

Sulzer in Houston seeks a Head, Applications & Proposal Technology Americas to lead the Americas APT, engineering, proposal generation, estimation support, value engineering and technical support functions. You will guide technical solutions and proposals for MTCS opportunities, ensuring on-time delivery and high quality.

The role partners with Sales, BD and customers, driving win strategies, mentoring engineers, and shaping standards to enable profitable growth across the region.