Proposal Engineer – Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)

About Waga Energy

Waga Energy was founded on a simple conviction: preserving the common good and helping build a sustainable future requires collective action.

Today, we are accelerating the energy transition by converting landfill gas into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) through our proprietary WAGABOX® technology. Operating across North America, South America, and Europe, we transform landfill emissions into clean, local renewable energy while helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Our teams are united by three values, Boldness, Mastery, and Cooperation, and by a shared mission: maintaining a livable planet for future generations.

If you're looking for an opportunity to use your skills to make a measurable environmental impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Proposal Engineer

Bala Cynwyd, PA (Philadelphia Area)

Key Facts

• 5 years of project engineering experience, including qualifying co-op or internship experience

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, process, thermal, or a related engineering discipline

• Approximately 25% domestic travel, including overnight stays and site work; some international travel may also be required

• Experience supporting full-scale EPC projects from FEED and scope development through budgeting, scheduling, delivery, and ongoing operations

About This Role

As a Proposal Engineer, you'll transform early-stage opportunities into technically sound and executable projects by supporting due diligence, preliminary engineering, cost development, and project handover. Success in this role means identifying risks early, developing reliable capital cost and schedule estimates, and coordinating effectively across Business Development, Engineering, Project Delivery, Operations, and Supply Chain teams. This individual contributor position reports to the Director of Project Delivery and works closely with internal stakeholders in the United States, France, and Canada, and external project partners throughout the project lifecycle.

What You'll Do - Responsibilities & Duties

• Support Business Development during technical due diligence by conducting site visits, documenting findings, and completing preliminary project assessments

• Coordinate with drafting resources to develop preliminary plot plans based on site conditions and technical requirements

• Lead coordination of technical due diligence activities related to landfills, gas systems, electrical interconnections, and other project interfaces

• Identify deviations from engineering standards and partner with engineering teams to evaluate feasibility, cost, schedule, and overall project impact

• Develop budgetary estimation models, prepare project cost estimates, review capital expenditures, and maintain centralized US CAPEX information

• Define early-engineering scopes and facilitate the handover from Business Development to Project Delivery, including budgets, site information, key installation features, and preliminary process flow diagrams

• Evaluate technical changes requested by US Operations, provide initial feasibility assessments and budget and schedule estimates, and support implementation

• Assist project teams with applicable pre-commissioning and commissioning activities while maintaining alignment with Waga Energy teams in other countries

About You - Qualifications & Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, process, thermal, or a related engineering discipline

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a project engineering role; relevant co-op and internship experience may be considered

• Experience supporting full-scale EPC projects, including scope development, FEED studies, budgeting, scheduling, delivery, and operational support

• Ability to read, interpret, and apply P&IDs, process flow diagrams, equipment datasheets, construction drawings, and other engineering documents

• Working knowledge of pressure equipment, process piping, rotating equipment, applicable codes such as ASME, and civil and structural engineering principles

• Experience using DraftSight, AutoCAD, or equivalent engineering software

• Knowledge of CAPEX modeling and capital-project accounting

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to build productive working relationships with colleagues, clients, vendors, and subcontractors

Culture

Faced with the urgent need to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the employees of Waga Energy have committed themselves to take meaningful action to contribute to sustainable energy transition and the construction of a more environmentally friendly society. In serving as members of this committed team of professionals, Waga Energy employees are supported in meeting their professional development and career advancement goals within a fair, ethical culture focused on cooperation, humility, integrity, respect, and teamwork.

Benefits

Waga offers a competitive annual salary and benefits package including 20 days of paid time off, 11 paid holidays and paid parental leave along with health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance and a 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.

Recruiting Process

Waga Energy's recruiting process typically includes the following steps:

1. Interview with human resources representation via phone or Teams.

2. Candidate completes Predictive Index (PI) assessment.

3. Interview with department manager via Teams.

4. Interview with executive level manager via Teams or in person.

Waga Energy is an equal opportunity employer. 

Note to Recruiters/Staffing Agencies: Waga Energy, Inc. is currently managing all recruiting efforts internally and is not accepting inquires or candidate recommendations from external agencies