Proposal Engineer - Electrical Project Operations

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Proposal Engineer - Electrical Project Operations. This position primarily supports proposal needs for large and / or complex projects pertaining to EESS Project Operation related solutions including Utility & Industrial Substations, Hydro-electric modernization, switchgear projects as well growing market trends associated with Microgrid and Energy Transition projects.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $123913.08 - $181739.18 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do :

• Support proposals for the Central Region and requests from other locations including US national, as required
• Vet and Respond to requests from Project Operations Managers, NAS Sales, Utility & Other Reps, Channel Partners, EESS Market Segment Managers (Utility, Industrial, Government, Commercial)
• Detailed technical and commercial proposal writing lead for all opportunities in the region and supporting other regions as required.
• Support proposals related to Large Projects within the following segments : Utility (distribution / transmission, generation / hydro / gas / coal), Switchgear modernization, Data Centers (Substation and Switchgear), Industrial (Switchgear upgrades and Control systems), and Government Projects.
• Support other team members in other regions as necessary.
• Travel as required for site-visits, customer meetings and sales training meetings (Typically one to three days maximum per trip).
• Pricing development, construction estimating via subcontractor scope development.
• Providing solutions beyond the standard specifications to provide greater customer value.
• Detailed project specification analysis and review
• Equipment specification review and pricing
• Develop Level I schedules for proposal
• Contracts terms and conditions understanding and capturing risk with Regional Project Operations Managers
• Customer Presentations via joint customer visits with various sales channels and presentations

provided to end-users, or other sales channels to help educate and promote our turnkey /

complex project capabilities

projects which were beyond the original specifications

program list, including all required annual safety training (EFC 0 or 1)

improve TAS proposal efficiency

Qualifications :

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

⦁ B.S. Engineering Degree (Electrical Preferred) or Bachelors Degree in other areas with Engineering / Technical Experience of 5+ years as described in part B below.

⦁ 5+ years minimum electrical industry related application engineering and proposal development experience with additional experience in electrical power systems, hydro / excitation, industrial and utility substation construction and switchgear projects.

⦁ Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

⦁ Must be located in one of the states listed to be considered, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, or Vermont. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

separation, and government evaluation factors.

being able to evaluate proposals for specification compliance.

Skills : POSITION CRITERIA :

The application window for this position is expected to be open till 12 / 22 / 2025

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