Business Associate I - Technical Proposals

About the role

Electric Power Engineers (EPE) is looking for a Business Associate I in Panama City to support the preparation of technical proposals for engineering services. The role organizes client requests, coordinates information from engineers and prepares accurate, client-ready proposal materials under guidance, helping candidates understand how client scope, deliverables, schedule, effort and fees connect.

Key responsibilities

• Intake client requests: review emails, requests, draft scopes and forms with a senior coordinator or proposal lead, use an approved checklist to spot missing information and confirm assumptions, and organize source documents with version control.
• Draft and assemble proposal sections from approved templates and engineer content, edit for clarity and client terminology, and check that all requested sections and attachments are present.
• Coordinate with engineers and project managers, track responses, maintain a simple scope checklist and flag inconsistencies between client request and draft proposal.
• Submit proposals by email or client portals, save the submitted version, and update opportunity and proposal records in Salesforce or other designated tools.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, communications, marketing or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Typically 0-2 years of experience in proposal support, technical writing, engineering administration, project coordination or a related role; exposure to engineering consulting or client proposals is preferred but not required.
• Strong attention to detail, clear writing and editing skills, organization and follow-through, and ability to meet deadlines with guidance.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, SharePoint and Teams, or ability to learn them.
• Ability to follow a structured proposal workflow and track requirements and deadlines.

What we offer

• Health and life insurance with 100% premium coverage for employees and partial coverage for eligible dependents.
• Flexible hybrid work environment.
• Opportunities to work on automation solutions for the power industry and to collaborate with experts in software engineering, renewable energy and grid technologies.