Proposals Engineer
Reading (hybrid working)
Up to 60k + car allowance
Responsibilities:
- Represent the culture and values of the business internally and externally.
- Collaborate with customers to understand automation and control requirements across industries such as Utilities, Food and Beverage, FMCG, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Process, Manufacturing.
- Attend and complete detailed site surveys to ensure proposal accuracy
- Review technical scoping information inclusive of various engineering documentation to generate a robust solution
- Design and propose control system architectures using PLCs, SCADA, HMI, and industrial networking technologies.
- Prepare detailed technical proposals, cost estimates, and scope-of-work documents.
- Deliver product and system presentations to clients, including live demos and site visits.
- Work closely with engineering and project management teams to ensure proposed solutions are feasible and aligned with delivery capabilities.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of automation technologies, industry standards, and vendor products (e.g., Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider Electric).
- Attend trade shows, industry events, and client meetings to promote solutions and gather market intelligence.
- Help maintain customer CRM with latest opportunities and sales pipeline / forecasting
Experience:
- Have previously worked in the Systems Integration industry
- Have worked in one or more of the following industries: Utilities, Food and Beverage, FMCG, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Process, Manufacturing.
- Be a high calibre, ambitious self-starter
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate empathetically with emotional intelligence.
- Have attention to detail as well as a systematic and structured approach to working.
- Be adaptable to a range of environments and eager to learn on a constant basis.
- Be able to meet tight deadlines consistently and with accuracy/quality.
- Understand an automation project lifecycle from concept through to completion.
- Be fluent in written and spoken English.
- Have a full UK driving license or be legally authorised to drive within the UK
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in control systems integration, automation engineering, or technical sales.
- Strong understanding of industrial automation platforms (e.g., PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems).
- Familiarity with control panel design, instrumentation, and industrial communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, Ethernet/IP).
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in using vendor software tools to help create proposals
- Willingness to travel to customer sites and industrial facilities regularly (surveys, proposal meetings, etc).
- Fluent in the use of Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Project)
