Proposals Engineer/Account Manager
Derbyshire
£35,000 – £55,000 + Bonus + 5% Matched Pension + BUPA Cover + Potential hybrid working + Other excellent benefits
The Company
Our client is a global supplier of bespoke, skid-mounted mechanical systems used for the heating, cooling, filtration, and compression of gases and fluids. Their solutions combine engineered products such as heat exchangers, pressure vessels, modular skids, piping systems, and acoustic/filtration units—serving a wide range of applications across transitional and decarbonised energy sectors.
Operating globally with over 800 employees, the business has grown rapidly and continues to expand across the Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Hydrogen, Waste-to-X, and Renewable Heating sectors. As part of their continued growth strategy, they are now looking to strengthen their UK commercial team with the addition of a Key Account Manager.
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a technically advanced, highly respected engineering business with significant growth ambitions and a collaborative, team-oriented culture.
The role
If you’re a commercially focused Design or Proposals Engineer or Account Manager with design experience looking to join a progressive business in the heart of the transitional energy sector, then this could be the ideal next step in your career.
As a Proposals/Account Manager you will help support and grow key customer relationships across the UK & Europe. The successful candidate will act as technical – commercial liaison between clients and internal departments. You will be liaising with the sales team, creating concept design pieces and detailed quotations for clients’ projects and supporting with bringing on new business.
will be liaising with the sales team, creating concept design pieces and detailed quotations (estimated bill of materials) for client’s projects, and supporting with bringing on new business.
This will be a non-sale role but will involve liaising with clients to understand their criteria and advise on adjustments and improvements as well as managing enquiries right through to award.
You will play a key role in servicing existing clients and identifying new opportunities within current accounts, helping to drive growth in strategic sectors such as carbon capture, hydrogen generation, and power grid infrastructure.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing customer accounts after initial enquiry from Sales team to project handover
- Interpret technical specifications and develop costed proposals and concept sketches
- Preparing concept design drawings, and performing basic calculations
- Producing quotations and commercial documentation to support sales bids
- Material selection to suit the materials requirements and environments
- Attending customer meetings
- Work closely with the engineering and project teams to ensure solution accuracy.
- Perform detailed engineering calculations using both software or hand calculations – These include: Structural, fluid dynamic, finite element analysis, and general mechanics
- Support project management, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams
- Provide technical support to internal and external customers.
- Maintain forecasting and CRM activity for assigned accounts.
- Support existing Gas Turbine and New Build project enquiries.
- Contribute to cost-reduction initiatives and product improvement strategies.
- Research and development to maintain market leadership.
Essential background;
- Substantial experience in a mechanical design role
- Previous commercial responsibilities in a role with client facing exposure
- Good understanding of fabricated structures/components and manufacturing techniques.
- Ability to create P&ID’s
- The ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specs
- Experience working with engineered systems such as pressure vessels, filtration units, Gas turbines, skid-mounted packages or similar Oil & Gas or Energy products would be HIGHLY beneficial
- Ideally exposure to customers within energy, oil & gas, or process sectors (e.g., EPCs or OEMs).
- The ability to create conceptual work from scratch with minimal support
- Mechanical design qualification or relevant engineering qualification
- Be commercially minded with a consultative sales style would be greatly beneficial
The Benefits:
- Competitive salary package - £35k - £55k (Depending on experience)
- More qualified candidates would be welcome to apply, and a more competitive salary would be discussed if additional experience can be brought to the role.
- If you bring more commercial experience than design, or more design than commercial experience you could still be considered – please send a copy of your CV over for review
- Profit share scheme and performance related Bonus’s
- Private Personal healthcare – with ability to extend to family
- Salary sacrifice car scheme available
- Office-based role, however flexible working can be offered - 8:30am – 5pm Monday to Friday
- 24 days of annual leave + bank holidays
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- Opportunities for professional development, career growth
ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
