Proposal Coordinator

COMPETENCIES: 

• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Business Insight
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Instills Trust
• Manages Ambiguity

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Effectively manages proposals and schedules and ensures proposals are completed successfully.
• Works with the Project Managers, Engineers, Designers, and Factory team members to maximize quality, efficiency, and safety to deliver proposals on time.
• Manages correspondence with vendors, potential customers, and team members.
• Accurately defines the project scope. Addresses scope ambiguity and clearly communicates divisions of responsibilities to all parties prior to submitting a proposal.
• Read/interpret drawings and specifications provided by the customer and clearly communicate contents of a proposal (scope, schedule, open issues, etc.) to the Project and E&D teams during order acceptance meetings. 
• Develops competitive proposal financials, understand impacts (positive and negative) to decisions made, understand market conditions and competition.   
• Works with the Regional Sales Managers and DTPS leadership and team members to develop long-term customer and vendor relationships, develop alliances, and increase partnerships for the advancement of the business.
• Building partnerships with and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Maintains focus and perseverance throughout the life of each Proposal assigned.
• Uses time efficiently and respond quickly and constructively when confronted with new opportunities and challenges.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple proposals during the same period.
• Ability to formulate a plan based on the need and execute the tasks within.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Experience reading plans and specs, experience performing material take-off’s
• Knowledge and interpretation of electrical single line diagrams

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (PREFERRED):

• 4-year degree, preferably in an engineering or technical related field.
• 3 years of related experience.
• General knowledge of high voltage substations and transmission lines.
• Epicor or other ERP software experience