| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Hampshire, Farnborough |
| Industry Sector | Sales |
| Start Date | 14/07/2008 |
| Salary/Rate | car, bonus, pension |
| Reference | 166154GNL |
| Date Advertised | 27-06-2008 - 00:01 |
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A leading specialist in the design and supply of process systems for the oil and gas industry are looking for a Proposals Engineer to manage the complete tender process, managing medium-large complex tenders.
Location- Farnborough. Job Proposals Engineer
The major projects into which we sell often have lead times of several years and are export orientated. The clients, predominantly multi-national/state-owned oil companies and EPC contractors, have complex and comprehensive procurement and tendering processes.
JOB PURPOSE:
- The Proposals Engineer's function is to lead the production of comprehensive and competitive offer's in order to meet the company's business objectives and to satisfy customer's requirements.
KEY DUTIES:
- Manage the preparation of bids for projects valued up to £10m or more.
- Liaise with the Process Department to ensure an efficient and cost effective process design.
- Develop detailed cost estimates that incorporate all the costs associated with the tender including manpower levels, vendor selection, customer design specification, design codes, installation consideration, materials of construction, fabrication, logistics, equipment selection, transport requirements, electrics, etc.
- Liaise with Sales in order to ensure that all commercial conditions relating to the proposals are understood and accurately addressed.
- Production of the final offer document, incorporating sections prepared by the other departments.
- Co-ordinate the activities of other departments to achieve bid submission deadlines including Process, Projects, Instruments, etc.
- Initiate necessary action to resolve resource/timetable conflicts.
- Review new enquires to assess scope, technical and commercial issues and to estimate effort required to prepare an offer.
- Call and minute bid kick-off and review meetings for target proposals.
- Prepare detailed cost estimates for the offers, issuing enquires and specification to suppliers as required, evaluating responses and preparing bid tabulations.
- When bids are being prepared that involve more than one office, lead multi-office teams or support other offices as required.
- Assist and support Sales in preparation for pre and post tender discussions and negotiations.
- Maintain an awareness of current and new technology.
- Be aware of the costs and design features of existing projects and their influence on new quotations.
- Develop and maintain budget bidder tools, to streamline responses for budget and indicative enquires.
PERSONAL PROFILE:
Background/Experiences:
- Previous experience in preparing bids and negotiations in the Oil & Gas industry
- Qualified engineer to minimum HND level.
- A clear understanding of budgets, costing and target proposals.
- Proven track record of meeting objectives and tight schedules.
Other Attributes:
- Excellent customer care skills and customer focused.
To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
