Technical Proposals Engineer

Technical Proposals Engineer

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (hybrid working)

The role:

We are seeking a Technical Proposals Engineer to join our team, supporting the delivery of technically robust and commercially competitive quotations. Reporting to the Internal Technical Sales Manager, you will play a key role in managing opportunities, producing high-quality proposals, and providing technical sales support to both internal stakeholders and external customers.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an engineering background who enjoys working in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment and wants to contribute to business growth through technical expertise and strong commercial awareness.

Key responsibilities:

• Produce accurate and competitive technical and commercial proposals in line with customer requirements.
• Manage and progress sales opportunities, including pre-qualification and follow-up activities.
• Use CRM systems and internal tools effectively to manage pipeline and documentation.
• Liaise with internal teams, suppliers, and customers to ensure solutions meet requirements.
• Maintain high standards of customer service and support value-add initiatives.
• Monitor and meet key performance indicators, including proposal accuracy and conversion rates.
• Identify and contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• Effectively prioritise workload and manage time to meet deadlines.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders, highlighting risks, challenges, and opportunities.
• Take ownership of personal development through training and professional development opportunities.

Your experience:

• Experience in steam engineering or a related engineering/product environment is desirable.
• Proven experience working in a fast-paced sales or technical support environment.
• Demonstrated customer-facing experience, either via phone or in-person.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of customer requirements.

Your skills:

• HNC (or above) in a relevant mechanical engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CRM systems.
• A collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
• Ability to manage priorities and work independently.
• Full UK driving licence.

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems.

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

Benefits:

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days' paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts' portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group:

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more.