Senior Proposals Engineer

Senior Proposals Engineer / Tendering Manager – to 60k

Fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic engineering company that delivers mission-critical engineering to Europe’s nuclear and healthcare industries.

The Senior Proposals Engineer will prepare winning bids and take ownership of the end-to-end bid process including managing an opportunity from qualification through to contract award.

The role encompasses strategy and solution development, commercial considerations, subcontractor / partner identification and risk management. Working with other business teams including finance, engineering and operations, you will strive to achieve the best solution possible, at a cost-effective price.

This is a great opportunity for someone with previous roles in Senior Proposals Engineer / Tendering Manager / Bid Manager

Package:

• Salary to £60K
• hybrid working
• 37 hours a week Mon-Fri 08:30-17:00 and Fri (08:30-16:30)
• Private health care
• Pension 6% company contribution
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Death in service 4x annual salary

The Role:

• Identify new and relevant opportunities
• Develop and maintain client relationships
• Manage bid lifecycle
• Facilitate and host all bid meetings, reviews and approvals
• Ensure timely delivery of compliant and commercially viable bids
• Break down customer requirements into actionable bid deliverables
• Writing proposal content
• Coordinate, review and edit proposal input from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving engineering and project teams
• Approach and liaise with members of the supply chain to obtain quotations / proposals for subcontracted scope in support of bids
• Produce project cost estimates and delivery programmes
• Ensure forecast reports and plans are completed

You:

• Degree/HND/HNC or equivalent experience in an engineering discipline, preferably mechanical or electrical
• More than 5 years’ experience as either; Proposals Manager, Bid Manager, Bid Coordinator, Tendering Manager, Tendering Coordinator or similar role in an engineering environment
• Knowledge of work breakdown structures, cost estimating, building logic linked Gantt Charts
• Experience of bid management, tendering, proposal writing
• Strong knowledge and experience of project management , planning, producing and delivering proposals