Air Liquide Australia is a market leader Gases, Technologies and Services for Industry in Australia. Air Liquide Australia provides innovative, responsive and customer focused services to our product range, which improves the performance of our customers while helping protect the environment.
At Air Liquide, we believe your evolution is the engine of our innovation. We are looking for a Proposal Development Engineer to join our National Business Development team. This is a high-stakes, strategic role where you will transform complex customer needs into competitive, technical realities, securing the next generation of our onsite business across the Pacific.How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?Reporting directly to the General Manager for Commercial - Large Industries, you will be the technical heart of our process to secure new onsite/pipeline business for Pacific . Your mission includes:
Solution Architecture: Coordinate the technical design and engineering of competitive proposals, ensuring every solution meets the specific needs of our customers while maximizing reliability and efficiency.
Project Planning and Estimations: Develop robust project strategies, cost estimations ie. CAPEX and OPEX estimates, obtaining supplier quotations, facility scope, risk registers, and execution strategies.
Technical Sales Leadership: Partner with Lead Business Developers to validate customer presentations, provide technical sales support, and establish long-term relationships with clinical and industrial icons.
Process Excellence: Lead internal milestones, including Risk Workshops, "A & B Meetings," and alignment with Operations / E2E teams / Design Authorities, ensuring all technical documentation—from design basis to P&IDs—is precise and validated.
Safety & Integrity: Ensure that every developed solution adheres to our world-class Safety, Quality, and Industrial Management Systems (IMS), prioritizing reliability and "Zero Harm."
Seamless Transitions: Manage the technical integrity of proposals and oversee the formal handover to our Project Execution and CIE teams once the deal is won.
We are looking for a solution-focused engineer who thrives in a dynamic, high-visibility environment. You will bring:
Educational Foundation: A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical preferred).
Industry Experience: Professional experience in Engineering or Operations, with a working knowledge of EPC capital project definition and execution.
Technical Literacy: Proficiency in project management tools, cost/budget management, and a strong understanding of industrial equipment (Mechanical, Electrical, and Process Controls).
Innovative Leadership: The ability to think "outside the box" to meet target Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and influence leadership through data-driven technical decisions.
Communication Impact: Exceptional interpersonal skills to navigate various stakeholders, from internal teams (E&C, CI, E2E, CID, Operations) to high-level third-party customers.
Agility: A proactive "can-do" attitude with the ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to a changing industrial landscape.
At Air Liquide, we don't just offer a job; we offer a career that enriches you. We provide a professional environment designed for your success:
Support & Security: 14 weeks paid parental leave, Salary Continuance Insurance, and employee stock purchase options.
Work-Life Balance: This role can be based in any of our major office locations across Australia where Air Liquide operates, offering a flexible, hybrid professional environment focused on wellbeing.
Vibrant Culture: Access to health initiatives, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), retail discounts with over 350 partners, and regular social events.
Growth Ecosystem: Long-term career development opportunities nationally and internationally across the global Air Liquide Group.
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
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