Senior Proposal Specialist

At Yokogawa, we combine over 100 years of innovation with a modern, agile approach to delivering solutions that make a real difference. We're building a culture of curiosity, inclusion, and excellence—helping industrial customers achieve a brighter, more secure future.

We are seeking a Senior Proposal Specialist for Yokogawa's high-performing team based in our Sydney Head Office. In this key role, you'll be responsible for managing and producing high-quality technical and commercial proposals that support our solutions across energy, mining, water, renewables, and more. You'll work closely with internal teams, partners, and clients to design winning proposals that reflect the best of Yokogawa and industry best practices.

What you'll do:

• Take a leading role in developing high-quality, accurate, prompt, and engaging proposals.
• Collaborate with the Sales, Engineering, and Project Delivery teams to prepare cost estimates and obtain third-party or supplier quotes.
• Ensure that proposals clearly articulate technical solutions, scopes, values, and compliance with customer requirements.
• Present proposals and technical content to internal stakeholders and customers with clarity and confidence.
• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends, competitor offerings, and customer needs.
• Design and improve tools and systems to streamline the proposal development process.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to enhancing technical capabilities across the team.
• Represent Yokogawa's values through a focus on customers, innovation, and collaboration.

What you'll bring:

• Degree-qualified in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent years of experience.
• 5+ years' experience in engineering, estimating or proposals—ideally within the industrial automation sector.
• A solid understanding of control systems and industrial automation, including DCS, Safety Systems, SCADA, PLC, IIoT Devices and cloud solutions and MES solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills—confident in presenting technical solutions persuasively.
• A collaborative approach to teamwork with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to deliver results in a dynamic and multi-stakeholder environment.
• Strong attention to detail, time management, and multitasking capabilities, able to handle and maintain multiple projects at different stages.

At Yokogawa, we're committed to shaping a better future through technology and innovation. We offer:

• A supportive, inclusive, and safety-focused work environment.
• Opportunities to work on complex, high-impact projects in Australia and beyond.
• Be part of a respected global leader in industrial automation and control solutions provider – we are a quality-first, vertically integrated organisation providing full lifecycle solutions for over 35 years in Australia.
• Work with a collaborative, high-performing team with a supportive, inclusive, and safety-focused work environment.
• Enjoy a role that is both diverse and impactful, supporting critical service functions on complex, high-impact projects in Australia and beyond.
• Gain access to ongoing learning, development opportunities, and career pathways.

If you're ready to bring your expertise to the next level in a dynamic technical environment and support a team that values excellence and teamwork — we'd love to hear from you.

 Apply now and help shape the future of smarter, safer, and more sustainable industries with Yokogawa.

To be considered for this opportunity, you must hold Australian PR and or Full working rights.

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Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.  We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status.  We will not discriminate based on race, skin colour, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances.  Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.