Proposal Engineer, Modernization & Upgrades

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyze RFQs, specifications, drawings, contracts, and site conditions to define project requirements.
• Develop technically viable concepts and execution approaches in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Define scopes of work, interfaces, assumptions, and exclusions for proposals.
• Develop detailed cost estimates including engineering, materials, labor, subcontractors, logistics, and contingency.
• Prepare budgetary, indicative, and firm estimates aligned with proposal maturity.
• Collaborate with Planning and Project Management to build high-level schedules supporting delivery and outage windows.
• Document estimate basis, assumptions, exclusions, and key risk drivers.
• Support Sales teams with technical input and estimating throughout proposal development.
• Participate in customer clarifications, technical discussions, and proposal negotiations.
• Identify risks related to scope, cost, schedule, and execution and propose mitigation strategies.
• Support development of application studies, schematics, and drawings with engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering field.
• Experience supporting power generation or heavy industrial projects, preferably modernization or upgrade scopes.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings, and commercial requirements.
• Experience developing cost estimates and project schedules for multi-discipline projects.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Generators, or Balance of Plant systems preferred.
• Experience in proposal engineering, estimating, application engineering, or project controls preferred.
• Understanding of commercial risk, pricing strategy, and margin drivers preferred.
• Experience with estimating software such as InEight preferred.