Job Ref: 214480812

Date: 2021-08-20 11:43:40

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A company that designs and manufactures specialist electrical switching and control products for naval and other applications and defence related industries are recruiting for a Applications (Tender/Proposal) Engineer to work out of their site in Milton Keynes. This position has come about due to the company’s expansion that they are going through at present.

The successful candidate will be responsible for taking ownership of the technical response to bids and opportunities and working with supplier and partners to identify optimum solutions. The role will be taking over work currently undertaken by the MD and Business Development Director, who will provide full support during the transition, and will report directly to the BDD.

Main Responsibilities:

· Creating and owning the overall technical response.

· Working with the Engineering Department for technical parts of the bid.

· Writing the full technical response, including documentation, quality, safety and planning elements.

· Work with colleagues across the business to create an accurate estimate of time and cost to complete.

· Creating project management plans.

· Working with the Key Accounts Manager to assist with pricing, obsolescence management and export control of existing products / designs.

Skills / Experience

– Tender, Bid, or Proposal background

· Background in electrical control systems (including starters, power conversion etc).

· Appreciation of electrical, electronic and PLC systems, preferably in a structured engineering environment

· Confident user of MS Word, Excel and Power-Point .

· Strong business acumen and able to identify opportunities and solutions.

The company is offering and attractive package which includes a salary of up to £40000, a company over time system and 25 days holiday and 4% pension.

Please note this role may requires UK defence security clearance to SC level as a minimum, you must be SC clearable to apply for this role. This generally requires that you have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years

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