Senior Proposals Engineer/Tender Manager

SERT Group Limited; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Job description

Are you interested in joining a company delivering mission critical engineering – shielding, containment, remote handling, and packaging – to Europe's nuclear and healthcare industries?

Job Description

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, including strategy development, solution development, commercial considerations, subcontractor/partner identification and risk management. The Senior Proposals Engineer will also coordinate and produce proposals and content (RFI, ITT, RFP etc.) clearly articulating the client's value proposition and engage with the wider business, sharing experiences across functions to better inform commercial working practices.

Your main duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Identify new and relevant opportunities to pursue through online portals, word-of-mouth and other sources.
• Manage bid lifecycle and process for opportunities and status reporting using internal systems and tools.
• Facilitate and host all bid meetings, reviews and approvals throughout the bid lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of compliant and commercially viable bids.
• Break down customer requirements into actionable bid deliverables and develop proposal structures.
• Coordinate, review and edit proposal input from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving engineering and project teams.
• Liaise with members of the supply chain to obtain quotations/proposals for subcontracted scope in support of bids.
• Develop technical proposals & subcontracting strategies.
• Produce project cost estimates and delivery programmes reflecting key risks, bid assumptions, dependencies and exclusions underpinning the proposed delivery strategy.
• Ensure forecast reports and plans are completed for opportunities in accordance with company processes and procedures.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders, customers and suppliers.
• Carry out ad-hoc duties supporting Commercial Team operations.
• Support business change via effective change management processes in the context of Cyclife Aquila Nuclear fast-paced regulatory environment.

About you…

• Ideally, you will have a Degree/HND/HNC or equivalent experience in an engineering discipline, preferably mechanical or electrical.
• You will have project & bid management experience.
• You will need more than 5 years' experience of sales and tendering in an engineering environment.
• You will have experience of building logic linked Gantt Charts.
• You will need strong knowledge and experience of planning, producing and delivering proposals.

If you are interested in joining a company working on projects of national and international importance – providing shielding, containment, remote handling, and packaging to Europe's nuclear and healthcare industries – click ‘APPLY’ today.