Technical Proposal Specialist – Engineer

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Technical Proposal Specialist/Engineer handling quotes and orders for medium voltage switchgear. Liaising between sales and production to ensure project specifications are met.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$87,990 - CA$116,578 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review customer project specifications and single-line diagrams to determine requirements.
Review conditions of service documents for power utilities in Canada and/or US, to understand service entrance equipment requirements.
Prepare proposal sketches showing device arrangement & switchgear dimensional layout customized to site’s electrical and dimensional constraints.
Participate in customer site visits & meetings to understand constraints required to accurately design switchgear layout.
Prepare pricing to go along with technical proposals and commercial strategies for each request.
Prepare detailed design specifications for electrical and mechanical designers to create detailed switchgear drawings.
Review switchgear drawings and follow-up on implementation of design change requests.
Provide customers, sales & design with timely responses to technical inquiries using resources within S&C and engineering knowledge.
Coordinate project requirements from order entry to shipping.
Participate in virtual & physical customer-witnessed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
Frequently visit the production shop to continuously develop & visualize switchgear design concepts.
Participate in improving current processes using 4-Step Problem Solving methods.
Provide technical MES proposals with minimal support.
Liaise directly with end-customers on behalf of sales, when required.
Work on complex proposals with minimal support.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering.
5+ years of experience working with electrical equipment in either a technical design, commercial customer service, or manufacturing function.
Understanding of power system protection & control applications for low and/or medium voltage electrical distribution.
Intermediate knowledge of medium voltage switchgear design
Technical knowledge and ability to propose S&C’s MES-related products – Vista, System VI & PMH/PME
Ability to read electrical single-line diagrams.
Knowledge of electrical standards for electrical equipment – UL, CSA, ANSI, IEEE.
Experience with MicroStation or other CAD software.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
P.Eng is considered an asset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and performance-based bonus
Generous employer-matched retirement savings plan
Three weeks of paid vacation, plus paid holiday shutdown
100% employer-paid health and wellness benefits, including:
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) & Personal Spending Account (PSA)
Life, AD&D, and disability insurance, with optional enhancement
Summer hours program
Education reimbursement
Seniority recognition
Access to Spark LMS for continuous learning and development
A safe and fun working environment where we celebrate our milestones.

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Hard Skills & Tools

electrical designmedium voltage switchgear designpower system protectioncontrol applicationsreading electrical single-line diagramstechnical proposal preparation4-Step Problem SolvingMES-related products knowledge

Soft Skills

communication skillscustomer serviceteam collaborationproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelors degree in Electrical EngineeringP.Eng