Sales & proposals engineer

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Athens, GRC
In-Office
Mid level
Energy • Renewable Energy
The Role
Prepare and manage technical sales proposals and tenders by interpreting RFQs, coordinating with engineering, commercial and project teams, compiling budgets/pricing, responding to customers and suppliers, monitoring proposal progress, supporting handovers, and ensuring compliance with HSE and quality systems.
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Why Work at Clarke

Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.

Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.

Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.

At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!

What We Offer

At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits

  • Work-life flexibility

  • Recognition and rewards

  • Development and career opportunities

  • A safe and inclusive workplace

Why You Will Love this Job

Job Title: Sales & Proposals Engineer (Greek speaker)

Reporting to: Manager Responsible for Sales

Employment type: Full time

Salary range (gross): 30.000 – 35.000 € per annum

Location: Athens, Attika, Greece

Company Overview:

Clarke Energy is a multinational specialist in gas engine-based power plants for energy efficient and renewable power generation. Clarke Energy Hellas is the authorised distributor and service provider for INNIO’ s Jenbacher gas engines in Greece. Our capabilities range from the supply of a gas-fuelled power generation engine, through to the turnkey installation of a multi-engine power plant. Clarke Energy’s ethos is one of aftersales support, delivering high levels of equipment availability through the development of a strong local service presence with in-country parts supply.

Job Description:

We are currently seeking for a highly motivated and experienced Sales & Proposals Engineer to join our team in Greece. The successful candidate will be responsible to consolidate and build sales offers and tenders into winning bids, to find and develop a pipeline of prospects, develop these prospects into opportunities in order to achieve sales targets and maximise opportunities on behalf of the company.

Majority of time spent

Preparing proposals, developing a commercially and technically competitive solution that satisfies their requirements whilst demonstrating our core values.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret enquiries and requests for quotations from existing and prospective customers in order to establish an initial understanding of the range of possible requirements.
  • Support Manager responsible for Sales in meetings with customers during the bid-process.
  • In line with product decision, determine the key objectives and possible options to be covered in the proposal, coordinating the supply of necessary information, organising the various estimates, and defining the scope of supply.
  • Work in partnership with Engineering, Commercial and Project Managers as appropriate to need in order to evaluate technical risk and commercial terms.
  • Compile budget proposals and tenders defining value and differentiators, prices, commercial conditions, comments and deviations and technical specifications for presentation to the customer.
  • Respond to customer enquiries, ensuring that responses are accurate and timely.
  • Prepare RFQ’s for suppliers/subcontractors against specs and T&C’s.
  • Monitor progress and status of Proposals.
  • Support Project team during handover of Proposals that have resulted in orders.
  • Maintain internal Quality systems as relevant to the processing of enquiries and proposals.
  • Undertake research and provide market, competitor and regulatory feedback to the Marketing function.
  • Provide input to the order forecast, budget and sales and marketing plan.
  • Attend conferences and exhibitions when required.
  • Continuously update knowledge and assist in building understanding of the Sales function across the organisation.
  • Ensure that Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality management policies and procedures are adhered to in all work undertaken.

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

  • Good understanding of engineering practice.
  • Understanding of commercial terms and conditions.
  • Project management skills.
  • Negotiation skills.
  • Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental management policies and procedures.

Personal attributes/skills

Able to build and maintain excellent relationship, both within and outside the company.

Team orientated – takes a ‘one team’ approach.

Attention to detail.

Planning and organisational skills.

Commercial acumen.

Good communication skills – gets message across clearly in written and verbal forms.

Able to work on own initiative – proactive approach.

Determined and resilient.

Effective and calm under pressure.

Good analytical skills.

Committed to quality and continuous improvement

Balanced decision maker – considers return on investment against potential risk.

Flexible and adaptable- adjusts to changing requirements and priorities.

Ability to persuade and influence.

Recruitment and succession requirements

Essential

Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical).

Excellent command of the Greek and the English language (written and verbal).

Desirable.

Experience of working with Gas Engines or in the Energy, Waste and Environmental sector.

Experience in sales/proposals.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary package.
  • Private Health & Life Insurance
  • Opportunity for professional growth and advancement.
  • Work with a dynamic and highly motivated team.
  • Be a part of a leading power generation company with presence in more than 27 countries in the world.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to join our team, please submit your CV

We look forward to hearing from you.

About Us

Clarke proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation. Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Clarke at https://www.rehlko.com/who-we-are. In addition to the investment in your development, Clarke offers a comprehensive package with competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits.Clarke is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, promote equal opportunities in every aspect of our process.

Our Values

Curiosity – Seek, learn, share
Trust – Go farther together
Pace – Focus to go faster
Excellence – Find the win every day 

Skills Required

  • Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)
  • Good understanding of engineering practice
  • Understanding of commercial terms and conditions
  • Project management skills
  • Negotiation skills
  • Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental management policies and procedures
  • Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships internally and externally
  • Attention to detail
  • Planning and organisational skills
  • Good analytical skills
  • Ability to persuade and influence
  • Excellent command of the Greek and English language

Rehlko Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Rehlko and has not been reviewed or approved by Rehlko.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered fair-to-competitive across many roles, with professional tracks like project management, engineering leadership, and sales often aligning well with market levels. Role and geography differences are acknowledged but compensation is frequently characterized as good or competitive.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as comprehensive and good value, including medical, dental, vision, mental‑health/EAP resources, and HSA‑compatible options. Cost and coverage are often portrayed as favorable in the U.S.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave provisions are emphasized for both birthing and non‑birthing parents. Additional family supports such as milk‑shipping services reinforce a family‑friendly offering.

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The Company
HQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2,387 Employees

What We Do

Rehlko is a global leader in energy resilience, delivering the solutions critical to sustain and improve life. Formerly, for more than 100 years as Kohler Energy, our teams have excelled, reliably meeting today’s energy needs while planning for tomorrow’s. Now, with a new name and increased focus, we are giving our customers more control over where energy is sourced and where it goes, from industrial applications to your own backyard. Our solutions give people the resilience they need to keep building a brighter future, together. At Rehlko, we innovate relentlessly because we know we don’t just offer energy solutions – we are creating an energy resilient world for a better future. We provide worldwide solutions thanks to our regional locations in NA, EMEA, LATAM, APAC, and India. Learn more about our products: Power Systems North America: https://www.powersystems.rehlko.com Power Systems EMEA: https://www.powersystems.rehlko.com/emea Engines: https://www.engines.rehlko.com Rehlko’s affiliated brands include Kohler Home Energy, Kohler Uninterruptible Power, Curtis Instruments, and Clarke Energy.

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