Senior Proposal Engineer

Andritz AG; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Charlotte seeks a Senior Proposal Engineer responsible for preparing technical and commercial proposals responding to client requests. You will lead technical negotiations, ensure proposals’ technical integrity, and coordinate with the proposal team. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, strong technical coordination skills, and experience in the energy sector. This position is office-based in Charlotte, NC, with occasional travel required.

Qualifications

• Experience in hydroelectricity or energy producing equipment.
• Strong background in technical coordination.
• Good communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical and commercial proposals for clients.
• Ensure overall technical integration of proposals.
• Lead technical negotiations with clients.
• Negotiate with key vendors/subcontractors with Cost Estimator.
• Provide inputs to winning technical strategy and ensure adherence.
• Lead and coordinate engineering resources for turbine design.
• Track scheduling and ensure complete technical package is on time.
• Perform technical risk analysis and document actions.

Skills

Technical coordination

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Risk analysis

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Engineering software

Job description

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Job title: Senior Proposal Engineer

Job family: Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Business area: Hydropower

Contract location: Charlotte, NC, US

Working location: Charlotte

Location type: Office Location / Office-based

Contract type: Permanent

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

Summary of Role

The Senior Proposal System Engineer, Turbine is responsible to prepare technical and commercial proposals generally in response to a client’s Request for Proposals. The Proposal System Engineer is a key role within this team and has the overall responsibility to ensure that our turbine technical proposal is complete. This is accomplished by working closely with other specialists on the Proposal team for some items. This role is responsible for overall technical integration of the offer. As well, the Proposal Engineer will lead the technical negotiations with the client in support of the proposal and shall ensure the final “as sold” documentation clearly represents what was agreed to with the client and is properly handed over to the project execution team charged with executing the project.

The ideal candidate is an individual that understands the turbine product and can influence/lead the proposal team members in generating the best overall solution for the client.

Primary responsibilities are listed but not limited to the following: The Proposal System Engineer is expected to work closely with the Proposal Manager, Cost Estimator, and Installation Coordinator to ensure all technical aspects of the proposal have been optimized. The individual duties will depend upon the abilities of the successful candidate, but overall oversight/integration of the following items is expected:

The Proposal System Engineer has the overall responsibility for technical proposal inclusive of related supply, logistics, engineering and QA costs, and preparing supporting technical documentation.

• Establish the supply plan with the support of the Cost Estimator;
• Preliminary design of turbine components to use for the proposal;
• Preparation of RFQ packages for various generator or turbine components and site services;
• Negotiation/clarification with key vendors/subcontractors together with the Cost Estimator;
• Provide key inputs to the development of the winning strategy for the technical offer, validate that it is the proper strategy as the proposal proceeds and ensure it is followed by the proposal team;
• Lead and challenge the assigned engineering resources that will perform the turbine design for the proposal;
• Scheduling and progress tracking of other proposal team members and ensuring the complete technical package is finished on time. This includes the logistic department and field engineering team;
• Technical risk analysis has been completed and required actions/exceptions have been included within the proposal.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred
• Experience in the fields of hydroelectricity, energy producing equipment, or related design and manufacturing activities;
• Experience in technical coordination of engineering activities and subcontracting;
• Good verbal and written communication;
• Occasional travel may be required

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.