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Proposal Engineer - Civil Structural

Henkel
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/24/2026
About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What You´ll Do

  • The Proposal Engineer will be responsible for assisting in the development and execution of projects.
  • Provide technical support to our structural engineering customers who specify the Henkel FRP materials.
  • Provide technical support to our certified applicator customers who install the Henkel FRP materials.
  • Assist Sales and Engineering in developing relationships with the structural engineering community, become a trusted technical resource, a business partner, and then identify and develop business opportunities through follow up and meetings with these contacts/relationships.
  • Develop & manage specifications that bring value to customers and support usage of Henkel FRP materials
  • Assist Sales team in the generation and qualification of leads; provide support with opportunity progress.
  • Manage funnel, opportunities, contacts and accounts in the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system on select opportunities as requested by Sales team.
  • Prepares / supports preparation of technical / commercial offers
  • Supports with the existing sales tools, follows up with sales team to ensure their accuracy and data quality
  • Supports sales on the contract management, system management & updates CRM and sales tools to ensure accurate data and system usability
  • Bridge as sales to various department, channel or customers to coordinate daily operation topic
  • Track customer satisfaction and resolve issues after deals close & analyzes sales data to improve strategies and forecast targets

What makes you a good fit

  • This position requires a BS Engineering degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering (Architectural Engineering), or Construction Management.
  • A minimum of 2-3 years of relevant experience required.
  • Client focused and strong structural engineering and/or construction background.
  • Previous experience as a project engineer, field engineer, design engineer, or sales engineer, is valuable.
  • A genuine interest in growing career in applications engineering or technical sales.
  • Proven ability to handle multiple workstreams and projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Bias toward completing tasks quickly and on time
  • Strong communication skills
  • Competitive and achievement oriented
  • Self-motivated and a self-starter, but a team player
  • Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) required.
  • Travel by automobile and airplane is required.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

  • Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
  • Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
  • Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
  • Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
  • Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary for this role is $65,000.00- $85,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

Salary : $65,000 - $85,000

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