Senior Tendering Engineer
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Siemens is seeking a Senior Tendering Engineer to join the Transmission Proposals team in Hebburn, UK, on a full time permanent basis with hybrid working. You will lead and coordinate bids from pre qualification through handover, translating customer specifications into robust technical offerings and accurate budgets while aligning input from engineering, project management, sales and procurement. The role requires proven tendering or proposals experience, strong cross functional collaboration and negotiation skills, and a growth mindset; knowledge of Protection and Control or the transmission sector is a plus, and an Electrical Engineering degree is preferable. Benefits include a performance based bonus, generous pension contributions, flexible hours and 26 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell five days. To apply, tailor your CV to demonstrate bid leadership with concrete tender successes and show you thrive in a customer facing, collaborative environment onsite in Hebburn with hybrid options.
- Hebburn - South Tyneside - United Kingdom
- Work with the sales team and customer procurement to evaluate Invitation to Tender (ITT) packages.
- Lead, preparation and co-ordination of proposals from pre-qualification, enquiry through to handover to the contract team (including preparation of calculation sheets and scope of supply documents).
- Collaborate with Engineering, Project Management, Sales and Procurement to ensure customer specifications are understood and translated into robust technical offerings and accurate budgets.
- Issue and respond to technical queries throughout the tendering process.
- Prepare, present, and obtain internal approval for tender documentation and pricing in line with tender processes and signature protocols.
- Develop and understand Terms and Conditions, liaising with legal function as necessary to complete Tender documents.
- Arrange and chair tender reviews and handovers meetings in accordance with tender processes.
- Prior experience in a Tendering or Proposals environment.
- Organised and able to coordinate technical specialists inputting into a bid process.
- Knowledge of dealing with complex bids and customer negotiations.
- Ability to work cohesively with other teams including the; sales (pre-tendering activities), operations and procurement team.
- Be a team player with good communication and interpersonal skills to make things happen.
- A growth mindset and the willingness to continue developing professionally as you transition into or progress within this role.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel, Outlook and Word
- Experience of working within Transmission, Distribution or similar industrial sectors.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Protection & Control Systems with the ability to interpret and develop technical scope documents.
- Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering would be preferable.