Proposal Engineer Job Description
Proposal engineer
provides end user support for applications and systems like MS Office, VPN, IP Phones (Cisco), Mobile Phones and video conferencing systems.
Proposal Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide technical tools such as system power calculator, battery sizing, labor estimates, and Distribute information to other DEC offices to standardize the proposal system
Complete Major Contract Approval Forms and assist with ECARs
Technical evaluation of wind farm layout, technical drawings, quantities calculation, definition of electrical equipment
Coordinate input from various departments, including, but not limited to
Skill to set up the orders to assist Project Managers execute the project seamlessly and the opportunity to maximize profit margin
Keep Manager - Proposal and Estimating Operations / Commercial Operations Director fully informed of progress of proposal
Ensure appropriate approvals are obtained in MySPS for all the bank guarantees (bid bond / advance bond / performance bond, ,) and Parent Company Guarantees (PCGs) prior to provision of any binding commitment to clients
Lead design engineer responsible for providing preliminary array layout documents for the origination and development teams supporting commercial, community solar, and utility scale solar bidding opportunities
Manage all resources internally or externally as necessary to prepare preliminary designs for internal customers
Develop internal tools, templates, and guidelines to accurately and quickly assess new project sites, identify constraints and communicate initial system sizes and site challenges
Proposal Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Proposal Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: LC, PMP, BOMA, LEED, PMI, CIP
Education for Proposal Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the proposal engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Technical, Mechanical Engineering, Education, Business, Design, Science, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing
Skills for Proposal Engineer
Desired skills for proposal engineer include:
MS Office applications
Industry Processes
Process Control and Instrumentation is an advantage
Process Systems and Solutions and other Business Units products and Industry applications
SAP
Commercial and legal terms and conditions
Personal computers
New product/releases of Honeywell portfolio
CRM
Microsoft Office programs
Desired experience for proposal engineer includes:
Associate degree in engineering, architecture or related subject
5+ years of Experience in development of CAD models and production of designs, layouts, details, schematics, schedules, in industry relevant environment
Strong English Communications Skills is a must
Bachelor Degree and/or Master Degree in any relevant fields of operations such as Engineering, Industrial, Sciences, Business, Commercial
5+ years of experience in the welding application, experience of automotive industry or robotics preferred
Develop a robust process to manage design requests from multiple internal customers, develop standard deliverables and service level agreements to provide those deliverables
Proposal Engineer Examples
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Proposal Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a proposal engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for proposal engineer
- Assess and thoroughly communicate and quantify preliminary site constraints
- Provide optimized equipment selection(modules, inverters, racking) in order to maximize system size and energy output while minimizing levelized cost of energy
- Organize and/or attend internal proposal review meetings
- Design and Preparation of techno commercial proposal for DCS / PLC and Instrumentation packages
- Preparation of complete proposal as per client required Technical and commercial formats as necessary
- Identify 3rd party Packages / Equipment / Buyout items (Control Desks, CCTV, Fire Alarm systems, CEMS ,SWAS, Plant Simulators, PADO Packages, PA system ) and prepare their RFQs and engage Procurement to obtain sub-vendor Technical and Commercial offers
- Manage the clarification and assumptions and ensure information contained within is properly presented in the proposal narrative in order to effectively bound scope and supply requirements
- Manage proposals for multiple clients, often in multiple countries
- Adhere and ensure full compliance to the Standard Tendering procedure
- Meeting customer deadlines of bid submission
Qualifications for proposal engineer
- Creative design and problem solving skills
- 5+ years of solar design experience, including direct EPC experience completing or supporting the detailed design, permitting, and construction of solar projects
- Excellent AutoCAD and solar design software skills(Helioscope)
- Experience creating drafting and printing standards and best practices, creating templates and tools to quickly and consistently produce professional design documents
- Prior experience using PVSyst or other commercial solar, wind or building energy modeling programs is essential
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, Google Earth
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Proposal Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a proposal engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for proposal engineer
- Generates Transaction Records (CRM Logging, SSRS Reports, EODN)
- Monitors Mailbox, Creates and Assigns CRM Tasks
- Site visit for the retrofit jobs for the project feasibility study, if required
- Prepare the Cost Estimates using the relevant tools as laid out in the Standard Operating Procedures
- Estimate the optimize the Man-hours required for the Engineering, Project Management , Sourcing with discussions and agreement with the respective function leaders to meet the target price
- Work with Procurement, Evaluate and negotiate the Technical and Commercial Offers received from Third Party Vendors
- Work with the Technical, Legal, Procurement, and the Technical Writers to ensure all proposal related information is incorporated into the proposal submission documentation
- Ensure the implementation of best practices and processes in proposal efforts
- Provide proposal, negotiation, commercial assistance, and follow-up support to the aftermarket sales force for SureService renewals, Evergreen, I/O Migration, and Spare Parts offers
- Interact with the aftermarket services sales personnel to determine accuracy of existing installed base data
Qualifications for proposal engineer
- Fluent in English with a second European language at advanced level (written and spoken)
- University degree in an Engineering discipline (Automation, Electrical, Telecomms)
- 2+ years’ experience in the automation industry with good technical knowledge of different industry segments (Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Refining and Pharma )
- Business Communication
- Familiarity with control systems
- Must have familiarity and experience with MV electrical distribution and control equipment
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Proposal Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a proposal engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for proposal engineer
- Participate in conference calls/price reviews with the salespeople to document the changes in cost sheet and BOM
- Maintain log of all outgoing proposals and ensuring proper filing of proposals in line with set procedures
- Perform any other duties or tasks a requested or assigned by the Team Lead
- Coordinate with the OCS growth initiative team to continually stay up-to-date on the OCS evolution strategy and product issues
- Coordinates with Team Leader/AM and FSO on any updates/insufficiencies that may need urgent attention
- Day to day activities will include the design of large integrated security systems that include CCTV, Access Control, Perimeter Intruder detection and general Intruder Detection
- Responsibilities will include the preparation of technical documentation consisting of drawings, schedules, functional design specification and produce competitive and commercially viable tenders for new and existing clients
- To process sales enquiries and tenders, and to establish customers requirements in conjunction with the sales team
- Liaise with Sales department and complete tenders within agreed timescales
- This will be a customer facing role and duties will include carrying out site surveys and attending design review / co-ordination meetings
Qualifications for proposal engineer
- Knowledge of electrical Standards, CSA, ANSI, IEC
- Teamwork skills – must be at ease to interact with others
- Familiar with DCS application in verticals like petrochemical, chemical, Power, M3, Oil & Gas
- Experienced in estimating automated equipment (gantries, pre-assembly, washers, load/unload)
- Multi-language capability
- Understanding of transmission control system, network applications, state estimation techniques
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Proposal Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a proposal engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for proposal engineer
- Provide weights and final location to logistics
- Provide T&C's to supply unit
- Assist in sales strategy development including preparation of value proposition for new equipment solution offerings
- Development of succession plans and participation in HIPO assessment and performance review process
- Provide performance related feedback in an objective manner
- Tendering and bidding for process analytical projects globally
- Quotation preparation both technically and commercially
- Technical clarification, commercial negotiation with customer
- Project tracking for the assigned project pipeline, especially for the target/must win project
- Responsible for the correctness of the detailed technical solution, for accuracy and completeness of the financial estimates
Qualifications for proposal engineer
- Consideration will also be given to people at management level from other functions that have a strong input to high value proposals, project controls and planning, construction, piping engineering and business development
- Understand principles of leadership and motivated to contribute towards people development
- Any BS degree, preferably engineering
- Knowledge on process control
- Knowledgeable on MS Applications
- Has a sense of urgency and can work under extreme pressure
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a proposal engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for proposal engineer
- Establishe the dimensioning and basic design of the technical proposal in collaboration with the Process Manager
- Define, control and assist the technical department on the production of technical documents (PFDs, P&IDs, Layout)
- Request and evaluate proposals and quotations from suppliers, partners and sub contractors
- Establish the cost sheet and selling prices sheet
- Control the technical and economic terms of the offers, and make sure they are in line with clients’needs and competition
- Defend and support the offers with the commercial department, until their final acceptation by the clients
- Ensure the respect of internal quality procedures
- Checks and verifies product shipment dates for warranty
- Relay basic configuration information to ensure proper operation of the installed equipment
- Documents, Files and Archives correspondence and trade docs
Qualifications for proposal engineer
- Minimum of 1-year experience in Customer Service/Sales
- 2 - 8 years experience in process automation projects execution or proposals
- Previous experience in a similar role, working for a security company
- Proven experience of designing and estimating large integrated CCTV, Access Control, Intruder and Perimeter detection systems
- Detailed technical knowledge of database and operating security systems associated with CCTV, access Control, PID's and Intruder systems
- Experience with network technologies and monitoring tools