Proposal Engineer: Modernization & Upgrades

PowerToFly; Belle Isle (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Mitsubishi Power is seeking a Proposal Engineer to lead modernization and upgrade proposals across gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and balance of plant systems in Florida. You will translate customer needs into defined scopes, costs, and execution schedules, coordinating with Sales, Engineering, and Planning teams to ensure competitive, executable proposals.

The role requires a mechanical or electrical engineering background, experience with multi-discipline cost estimation, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering field.
• Experience supporting power generation or heavy industrial projects, preferably modernization or upgrade scopes.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings, and commercial requirements.
• Experience developing cost estimates and project schedules for multi-discipline projects.

Responsibilities

• Review RFQs, specifications, drawings, contracts, and site conditions to define project requirements.
• Develop technically viable concepts and execution approaches with engineering teams.
• Define scopes of work, interfaces, assumptions, and exclusions for proposals.
• Develop detailed cost estimates including engineering, materials, labor, subcontractors, logistics, and contingency.
• Prepare budgetary, indicative, and firm estimates aligned with proposal maturity.
• Collaborate with Planning and Project Management to build high-level schedules supporting delivery and outage windows.
• Document estimate basis, assumptions, exclusions, and key risk drivers.
• Support Sales with technical input and estimating throughout proposal development.
• Participate in customer clarifications, technical discussions, and proposal negotiations.
• Identify risks to scope, cost, schedule, and execution and propose mitigation strategies.
• Support development of application studies, schematics, and drawings with engineering teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Experience with multi-discipline cost/

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering field

Tools

Microsoft 365 Suite

InEight

Job description

Mitsubishi Power is seeking a Proposal Engineer to lead modernization and upgrade proposals across gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and balance of plant systems in Florida. You will translate customer needs into defined scopes, costs, and execution schedules, coordinating with Sales, Engineering, and Planning teams to ensure competitive, executable proposals.

The role requires a mechanical or electrical engineering background, experience with multi-discipline cost estimation, and strong