49 Best technical assistant Jobs in Royal Tunbridge Wells (August 2026)

Proposals Engineer

2 days ago

Tonbridge

Proposals Engineer Maidstone | £32,000 - £40,000 + Training + Career Progression + Benefits Engineering | Projects | Proposals | Commercial Looking for a role where no two days are the same? This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering business in a varied role combining technical proposals, project coordination, commercial activity and customer interaction. You don't need to have worked in exactly this type of role before. The client is open to candidates from a range of engineering, project, commercial and technical backgrounds. You'll receive full training and support, with a genuine opportunity to develop your career into Project Management or a broader commercial/project role. The Role You'll be involved throughout the project lifecycle, from the initial enquiry and quotation through to project completion. Approximately 60% of your time will involve project management and coordination, with the remaining 40% focused on quotations, proposals and commercial activity. Responsibilities include: • Managing and coordinating engineering projects from order through to completion, • Working with customers, suppliers and internal teams, • Preparing technical quotations, estimates and proposals, • Monitoring project costs, budgets and timescales, • Coordinating materials, resources and suppliers, • Ensuring projects are delivered on time and to specification, • Maintaining accurate project and commercial documentation, • Supporting customers throughout the project lifecycle, • Identifying and resolving issues as projects progress, • Working closely with the wider engineering and commercial teams What We're Looking For We're not looking for one specific background. You could currently be working as a: • Proposals Engineer, • Project Engineer, • Project Coordinator, • Junior Project Manager, • Projects Administrator, • Estimator / Junior Estimator, • Applications Engineer, • Technical Sales Engineer, • Technical Support Engineer, • Contracts Coordinator, • Commercial Assistant, • Site Engineer looking to move into project management, • Or another engineering, construction or technical role involving projects, costs or customers You might be looking for your first step into Project Management, or simply want a role with more responsibility and career progression. You'll ideally have: • Some experience working with projects, engineering, construction or technical products, • Good organisational and communication skills, • The ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines, • Strong attention to detail, • A commercial and practical approach, • Confidence communicating with customers, suppliers and colleagues, • A willingness to learn and develop Experience within water treatment is not essential. Candidates from engineering, manufacturing, construction, mechanical, electrical, industrial or other technical backgrounds are encouraged to apply. What's On Offer? • £32,000 - £40,000 basic salary, depending on experience, • Full training and support, • Genuine career progression into Project Management, • Varied role combining projects, commercial work and technical proposals, • Supportive engineering environment, • Long-term career development, • Opportunity to build a broad skill set across projects and commercial operations Interested? If you're an Engineer, Project Coordinator, Junior Project Manager, Estimator, Applications Engineer or technically minded professional looking for a role where you can develop and take the next step in your career, we'd like to hear from you. Apply now or contact JS Selection for a confidential discussion. JS Selection specialises in recruiting engineering and technical professionals across the water treatment, environmental and industrial sectors. JBRP1_UKTJ

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