Proposal Engineer CEMA Ltd

Overview

Our Sales team is looking to recruit a Proposal Engineer to join our business on a permanent basis to aid in the submission and award of contracts across the UK. As a specialist business in the MCC and power control sector, we are ideally placed to offer you a diverse portfolio of work to tender for as well as the opportunity to work alongside an established team to deliver control system solutions to industry.

• Attending project start-up meetings.
• Liaison with Clients and their Professional representatives.
• Review tender documents assessing scope, risks involved, tender complexity and provide feedback.
• Work in a collaborative and proactive manner with other members of the estimating team.
• Produce enquiry schedules for scope of works and packages required from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications for Sub-contracted scopes.
• Pricing tenders in accordance with Framework agreed Schedules of Rates and Prices, if required comparing Bottom-up pricing versus agreed Framework Prices.
• Understanding the terms and conditions of the contract and assessing the cost for any insurance, warranties, bonds, performance penalties, etc.
• Input to project risk register and attend project risk meetings in the presence of Estimators, Planning Engineers, Design Co-ordinators and Client representatives.
• Attend tender price review meetings in the presence of the tender team with Senior Management Team.
• Make tender amendments where applicable utilising Client feedback on submitted tenders.
• As necessary provide supports and respond to tender queries made by project team personnel.
• Preparing detailed information for handover to Production Teams for successful tenders including presentation at Project Start Meetings.

• Suitably experienced in tendering and proposal submission within the Engineering and/or Construction sector.
• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications to allow the preparation of Bills of Quantities/Schedules of Rates and other such procurement documentation.
• Ability to be able to read and understand the sequencing of projects programs or schedules.
• Must be able to meet tight deadlines and communicate effectively at all levels both internally and with Clients.
• Although predominantly office based, there is a requirement to attend out of office meetings and visit Client sites.
• IT literacy in all MS applications, in particular Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Some previous experience working with Estimating software packages would be highly advantageous.