Proposal Engineer - Water & Renewable Energy

If you are an Engineer with experience in control systems and/or process operations, Emerson has a great opportunity for you! We are looking to add a Proposal Engineer - Water & Renewable Energy to our Cranberry Township, PA office. You will own the creation of highly competitive, strategic, and develop project-specific proposals for the North America Water and Renewable Energy Proposals organization. At Emerson Power & Water Solutions, we help customers in the world’s most critical industries address the challenges of modern life. As an industry-leading controls automation company, we drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, and more sustainable! Emerson’s five decades of power and water expertise embedded within the Ovation distributed control system (DCS) forms a reliable and innovative platform that evolves with rapidly changing technology to help improve plant reliability.In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Ensure that all aspects of proposal preparation and approvals are executed accurately, completely, on time, ethically, and in accordance with PWS quality procedures.

• Prepare control system proposals in response to customer requests for proposals in the North America Market under direction of the Proposal Manager.

• Receive customer inquiries and interpret customer specifications and drawings for technical proposals.

• Participate in customer site visits, walk-downs, meetings, presentations, and interviews, delivering Emerson products and services capabilities and differentiators to help capture the business.

• Apply process and product knowledge when preparing technical proposals.

• Develop best cost solutions to meet customer needs and ensure competitive positioning.

• Develop bills of materials, technical compliance, layout drawings, and all other required proposal documentation.

• Accurately estimate project costs.

• Prepare pre-qualification submittals and supporting marketing collateral to position Emerson favorably to win future business.

• Interface with other departments in North America, Costa Rica, and other world areas.

• Work effectively with sales, product development, engineering and project personnel.

• Effectively present costs, risks, and differentiators to key decision makers.

• Prepare responses to customer inquiries and requests for changes.

• Support negotiations with customers.

• Review purchase orders to ensure they accurately reflect the proposal.

• Prepare and submit order entry paperwork.

• Support internal and customer kick-off meetings.

• Provide assistance in the development of the commercial proposal strategy that mitigates project commercial risk exposure and best positions the execution team to allow scope and profitability growth.

Who You Are:

You create teamwork allowing others across the organization to achieve shared objectives. You design feedback loops into work to deliver continuous improvement. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles, setbacks, and ambiguity. You establish and maintain effective relationships.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or similar technical degree. Equivalent Combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Minimum 5 years related experience
• Knowledge in controls and PLC/DCS/SCADA technologies, 3rd party integration, applications and interfaces, industrial networking, instrumentation, and processes associated with water and renewable energy plants
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future
  

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• 10 years experience in control system engineering and proposals preferred
• 10 years of water and wastewater treatment industry experience preferred

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. ​

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.​

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