Proposal Engineer – Heavy Machinery Chesterfield £50,000 – £65,000 (DOE) 25 Days holiday + Bank Holidays Private Healthcare + Life Assurance (2x death in service) 5% Pension Contribution The Company: Our client is a long-established engineering and manufacturing business supplying bespoke heavy machinery and turnkey systems to the aluminium processing, recycling, and wider manufacturing industries. Their projects range from £250k machinery upgrades through to £5m full system installations, and they work with international customers across Europe, Canada, and the Middle East. To support continued growth, they are creating a brand-new Proposal Engineer role to bridge the gap between engineering, purchasing, and sales, ensuring proposals are technically robust, commercially competitive, and aligned with customer expectations. The Role: Reporting jointly into Engineering and Finance, this role is critical in developing proposals for complex machinery systems involving hydraulics, automation, and large mechanical structures. You’ll be responsible for translating customer requirements into compliant engineering solutions, producing detailed layouts, costings, and proposal documentation. Your Responsibilities will include: Developing and delivering technical proposals for heavy machinery systems, ensuring compliance with standards and the Machinery Directive Producing 2D layout ...