Hybrid Proposal Engineer – Water & Renewable Energy

at Emerson

• Job title: Proposal Engineer – Water & Renewable Energy
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cranberry Township, United States

About the role

• Proposal Engineer creating project-specific proposals for water and renewable energy control systems in North America. Looking for an engineer with controls systems experience at Emerson’s Cranberry Township office.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all aspects of proposal preparation and approvals are executed accurately, completely, on time, ethically, and in accordance with PWS quality procedures.
• Prepare control system proposals in response to customer requests for proposals in the North America Market under direction of the Proposal Manager.
• Receive customer inquiries and interpret customer specifications and drawings for technical proposals.
• Participate in customer site visits, walk-downs, meetings, presentations, and interviews, delivering Emerson products and services capabilities and differentiators to help capture the business.
• Apply process and product knowledge when preparing technical proposals.
• Develop best cost solutions to meet customer needs and ensure competitive positioning.
• Develop bills of materials, technical compliance, layout drawings, and all other required proposal documentation.
• Accurately estimate project costs.
• Prepare pre-qualification submittals and supporting marketing collateral to position Emerson favorably to win future business.
• Interface with other departments in North America, Costa Rica, and other world areas.
• Work effectively with sales, product development, engineering and project personnel.
• Effectively present costs, risks, and differentiators to key decision makers.
• Prepare responses to customer inquiries and requests for changes.
• Support negotiations with customers.
• Review purchase orders to ensure they accurately reflect the proposal.
• Prepare and submit order entry paperwork.
• Support internal and customer kick-off meetings.
• Provide assistance in the development of the commercial proposal strategy that mitigates project commercial risk exposure and best positions the execution team to allow scope and profitability growth.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or similar technical degree. Equivalent Combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Minimum 5 years related experience
• Knowledge in controls and PLC/DCS/SCADA technologies, 3rd party integration, applications and interfaces, industrial networking, instrumentation, and processes associated with water and renewable energy plants
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits

• We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee resource groups
• Recognition and much more
• Flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave