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Clean Energy Associates

Technical Sales Engineer - Generalist

Clean Energy Associates, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503

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divh2Job Title/h2pReporting directly to the Senior Sales Support Specialist, the primary duties include:/pulliManage clients bids (RFQ, RFP) accordingly to the TCs of the bid./liliCoordinate discussions between internal contributors, assign deadlines to individual stakeholders, and prepare responses in a timely manner./liliDistill customer needs into action-oriented deliverables using the Project Intake Form (PIF) by Business Development./liliCoordinate with the Subject Matter Experts (SME), as needed, to develop and draft a custom Scope of Work (SOW)./liliManage the computation of labor resources and costing following price indicators./liliCoordinate with Executive Leadership for special price approvals on behalf of Business Development./liliMeet deadlines by being capable of prioritizing responsibilities and balancing workload./liliWork with the commercial leads to prioritize proposals during times of high volume./liliEvaluate technical requirements and distill customer needs into creative solutions and action-oriented deliverables./liliWhen needed, interface directly with customers to answer questions relating to the proposals/RFP and/or refine the scope of work./liliAttend project hand-off meetings with the Sales Support team to provide the necessary project information for the execution team./liliMonitor and maintain the Proposal ID Tracker and CRM tool for an up-to-date status of each request./liliAnalyze feedback received from clients and the sales organization to improve future proposals and your approach./liliBe proactive at proposing solutions and improvements for business processes and procedures./liliBe hands-on with your approach to knowledge development to become a key contributor in meetings with contributors and develop new proposal writing skills./liliCoordinate with Sr. Manager of Sales Operations to maintain the CEA Library up to date./li/ulpQualifications/Requirements:/pulliBachelors degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy, or relevant technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience (4+ years experience)./liliMinimum of 2+ years of technical background in a customer-facing role in a technical field./liliMinimum of 2+ years in a customer-facing role; in the Renewable Energy industry is preferred./liliDirect renewable energy industry (and especially solar or storage) work experience is a plus./liliExperience writing proposals and developing scopes of work./liliProactive behavior, Can do/Get it done attitude./liliExcellent verbal and technical writing skills in English./liliAbility to work in a fast-paced start-up environment./liliMust be self-motivated with an ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines./liliPossess good problem-solving, organizational skills, and exceptional attention to detail./liliSkilled in multitasking and concurrently managing multiple projects./liliKnowledge of CRM software, specifically Hubspot and/or Deltek is a plus./liliStrong interpersonal skills and experience in working with interdisciplinary teams of colleagues and external parties./li/ul/div