Technical Proposal Specialist (Remote)

About the role

This remote Technical Proposal Specialist role sits within the ELDS Grid Components division in North America and reports to the ELDS NAM Grid Components Proposals Leader. You will create bids, estimates and quotations based on customer specifications, requirements and budget, balancing competitiveness with the expected margin. The work is mainly focused on low and medium voltage applications.

Key responsibilities

• Review project specifications and customer requirements and provide electrical solutions, including one-line diagrams, schematics, layout and equipment drawings, equipment specifications and project budget pricing.
• Understand protection and control relays and digital solutions across medium-voltage opportunities, working with the local sales team.
• Prepare competitive bids, estimates and quotations with the right product mix, technical and commercial considerations, and full, accurate costs.
• Create well-documented tenders on time, and manage the technical, financial and, where needed, project management aspects of the bid, including prices and trading conditions.
• Identify risks in bids, quotations and contracts and take part in the risk review process in line with ABB policy.
• Gather technical and cost information, build customer relationships and support Sales Managers in technical meetings with customers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in the electrical industry.
• Knowledge of medium-voltage equipment such as breakers, current transformers and relays.
• Previous proposal generation or requisition engineering experience preferred.
• Already holds work authorization to work in the US.

Required skills

• Knowledge of SEL relays and other digital relay protection systems.
• Proposal development tools such as SFDC, Empower, Word, Excel and PDF.
• Strong analytical, communication and leadership skills, able to explain complex concepts to engineers, account managers, contractors and channel partners.

What we offer

• Expected annual salary of $83,300 to $133,280.
• Medical plans (PPO or high deductible), dental, vision, life insurance and disability coverage.
• Supplemental benefits, parental leave, employee assistance program and retirement savings plan with company contributions.