Senior Tender Engineer - Protection & Control Solutions

Job Title: Senior Tender Engineer - Protection & Control Solutions

Status: Permanent

Location: Office-based in Staffordshire with hybrid working options available for those within a reasonable commute.

Company Overview: Our client is a prominent leader in advanced system integration, specializing in operational technology and digital transformation across highly regulated and challenging industrial environments. They have an established reputation for optimizing efficiency and delivering high-performance solutions across the energy, water, renewables, and manufacturing sectors. Due to continuous expansion in the energy market, they are looking to grow their tendering team with a talented Senior Tender Engineer specializing in Protection & Control.

Role Summary: In this role, you will play a crucial part in delivering a wide range of Protection and Control solutions within the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) sector. Working closely with both customer-facing sales and proposal teams, you will be a solution architect and technical expert, supporting the successful delivery of client requirements. The role involves assuming the lead or liaising with the lead for specific bids, completing pre-qualification and proposal documents, preparing cost estimates, and addressing client queries.

You will also be responsible for interpreting clients requirements to develop compliant solutions, identifying suitable suppliers, and maintaining strong relationships with technology providers to ensure up-to-date solutions. The position requires a blend of technical knowledge in Protection and Control systems and a commercial mindset to help the company stand out from competitors.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Business Development Managers to provide technical support, including developing Protection and Control system architectures and preparing cost estimates.
Ensure compliance with internal governance and tendering processes for bid submissions.
Conduct site surveys for Transmission and Distribution projects to understand the scope, scale, and implementation strategies for Protection and Control schemes.
Work with third-party suppliers to produce subcontract specifications and review their tender submissions for compliance and value.
Create well-structured and competitive proposal documents that highlight the companys differentiators within the T&D sector.
Desired Skills and Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in Protection and Control engineering, with a focus on software, hardware, or electrical engineering.
Strong understanding of the engineering processes involved in developing and executing successful solutions within the T&D sector.
Familiarity with Substation Protection and Control systems, as well as PLC/SCADA technology architectures.
Experience in tendering, with a reasonable level of commercial acumen and an ability to produce technically and commercially comprehensive proposal documents.
Ability to work under tight deadlines and independently manage multiple stakeholders.
Personal Qualities:

Strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of business stakeholders.
Self-motivated with a positive, solution-oriented approach to meeting client needs.
Ambitious, with a desire to contribute to the company’s success and growth.
Benefits:

25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
Flexible working options.
Comprehensive pension scheme.
Private health care and mental health assistance program.
Support for achieving professional engineer status (IEng, CEng) if required, with professional membership fees covered.