Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Main Responsibilities:

• Supports bid strategy in association with Capture Team Leaders to deliver the tender in an efficient manner, maximise Customers satisfaction and increase probability of success.
• Deliver the bid in line with agreed bid strategy, organise the tendering activities, Co-ordinate with Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Finance & Project Management team to study feasibility, optimise the technical solution and commercial proposal.
• Support tendering meetings and negotiations, ensure clarifications/answers/presentations are available and reviewed ahead of Customers requests, and organise appropriate team to participate in Customer meetings.
• Build and manage tender schedule, lead tender reviews, monitor, and report on tender progress. Identify and act on any issue or deviation to bidding plan in a clear and anticipated manner. Propose mitigation actions based on experience and implement corrective actions.
• Hand-over and launch the project to OTR (Order to Remittance) team.
• Propose and implement tendering process improvement aiming at continuously improving the quality of the bid (reduce tendering slippage and enhance customer satisfaction)
• ​Ensure adherence to tendering procedures and tools, in particular all relevant tender approvals and gates should be obtained and recorded in a timely manner. Provide support during the tender review process in addressing any concern to ensure on time delivery of the tender outputs. Also, ensure that all comments received during the Tender Approvals are recorded and addressed before submittal of the proposal.
• Support HVDC Tender review and participate to PRB (Project Review Board)
• Develop and maintain technical knowledge of products and solution so as to better anticipate technical issues and promptly elaborate mitigation actions.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of market trends, customer requirements, and competitor actions, and provide recommendations to internal departments in order to better meet Customers satisfaction.

Educational Requirements & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/Mechanical Engineering or proven experience of equivalent level.
• Experience in a large international engineering projects environment, including experience in complex tenders (or project) of medium to large scale, including sound understanding of commercial management and contract terms.
• HVDC, Power Transformer and other HV equipment knowledge and experience (preferred)
• Good knowledge and experience in costing
• Ability to lead contract negotiations and clarifications with Customers in an international environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work under very time constrained activities.
• Good understanding of electrical power system engineering for Utility customers
• Knowledge of the company’s business set-up, aims and procedure (preferred)
• High degree of IT Literacy (Excel, PowerPoint, Words, MS project, …)   with excellent numerical skills.