Proposal Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Midrand, South Africa | Posted on 09/25/2025

Greenro Solutions is a professional end-to-end Electrical and Automation solutions provider.

We provide solutions that cut across industry verticals. Our highly qualified and experienced personnel provide our partners with high quality solutions that add value.

These solutions are engineered with People at the center.

JOB PURPOSE

Responsible for preparing detailed project cost estimates and comprehensive proposals for electrical and automation projects. This role involves collaborating with sales, engineering,and other teams to understand client requirements and develop solutions thatmeet their needs. The Proposal Engineer analyzes requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for quotations (RFQs), reviews technical requirements and drawings, and coordinates with suppliers and subcontractors to obtain necessary information.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Matric (Grade 12)
• ND in Electrical Engineering
• B-Tech in Electrical Engineering (Advantage)

• Project Management Accreditation, Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) Membership, ormembership in a relevant proposals professional body

• General tender/contractualprocesses, requirements, and terminology
• Cost and work package estimationtechniques
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and manipulating calculations.
• Basic understanding of variable
  
  Speed Drives, MCC, PLC & SCADA
• Basic understanding of electrical and automation engineering concepts, components, systems,methodologies and processes.
• Building and Construction
  -Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction orrepair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Design Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints,drawings, and models

EXPERIENCE

• 3-5 years’
  
  Experience of formal estimating and pricing bids and proposal experience in an electrical engineering environment, industrial electrical projects and tenders, including experience with Motor Control Centers (MCC) and Programmable Logic Controller(PLC) projects.
• 3.5 years’ Experience inreading and analysing requests for proposal (RFPs) and requests for quotation(RFQs).
• Experience with reading and analyzing technical requirements and drawings, with knowledge of Variable Speed Drives and SCADA systems.
• Experience in the water and wastewater treatmentindustry (Advantage)

• Attention to Detail - Job requires beingcareful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Excellentclient-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills using English language sufficient toperform job functions
• Able to workin a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to cope with stress and maintain a pleasant and cooperative temperament with internal and external customers
• Strong technical mindset and able to read and interpret technical data and translate to others
• Highly numerate with the ability to research,assemble manage and manipulate numerical information
• Knowledge of estimating techniques
• Results & deadline orientated and organized with the ability to deliver Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical