Lead Proposals Engineer - Bilfinger nZero

Primary Duties:

• Review tender documents, study scope of works and applicable standards.
• Work with the proposals co-ordinator to develop a bid plan and schedule work activities with clearly defined deliverables.
• Identify the critical materials to be estimated and liaise with the purchasing team and approved suppliers for quotations.
• Working with purchasing team to ensure latest best costs are being utilised.
• Prepare high quality tender deliverable documentation as required.
• Generate/assist in preparing tender preliminary project programmes with support from the project / engineering teams.
• Arrange and lead tender technical reviews.
• Arrange and lead tender cost reviews.
• Prepare the tender price breakdown and price/cost details in client format (if required).
• Arrange / lead / support governance approval meetings and manage follow-up actions including to final approval sign off.
• Provide post tender submission support and attend client clarification meetings.
• Support sales and proposals activities as required and proactively utilise Tender B AI tool.

Secondary duties:

• Attend site survey and client visits, across the UK, overnight stays may be required from time to time.
• Attend BFUK sales / proposals meetings as required.
• Assist with writing and maintaining project case studies.
• Mentor junior colleagues.
• Proactively participate in initiatives to improve proposal efficiency and quality

Essential skills:

• An ownership ethos is critical, with ability and confidence to raise profile of deliverables when required.
• Ability to prioritise.
• Minimum HNC in relevant engineering subject (Mechatronics, Mechanical, Control & Instrumentation, Chemical, Energy, etc.)
• Understanding of H&S.
• Desire and aptitude to learn new skills.
• Candidates will ideally have experience in the tendering of control, instrumentation and mechanical modular package type projects to regulated and non-regulated industries.
• The successful candidate will provide the business with high quality cost estimates in order to optimise the bid definition and success.
• At least 2 years’ experience within the engineering solutions industry.
• Attention to detail and good organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Commercial awareness.
• IT literate, including Microsoft Office programmes.
• Approachable and trustworthy

Desirable skills:

• Experience of working in the UK Oil, Natural Gas, Petrochemical and Utility sectors.
• Knowledge of process, instrumentation, gas metering, analysers, modular process skids, measurement, and control
• Experience with CAD and Microsoft Project.
• Full driving licence.