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Continued expansion in the Energy market means my client are seeking someone to join their tendering team to support growth objectives. The successful candidate will be focused upon supporting recently developed transmission and distribution protection and control activities, working as a solution architect and technical expert, supporting the customer-facing sales team and back-office proposal teams.
Summary of Role:
Day-to-day activities of the tendering function involve delivering a wide range of Protection and Control solutions to customers in the Transmission and Distribution Sector. The role can include assuming the bid lead role or liaising with the bid lead and business head for the opportunity. This will include completing pre-qualification and/or proposal documentation; identifying and detailing solutions to address client requirements; preparing cost estimates and managing client queries. In addition to exposure to the tendering environment, knowledge/experience of Substation Protection and Control systems, electrical engineering, and/or different PLC/SCADA technology architectures, together with design, implementation, testing, site installation and commissioning of these systems is desirable. You will interpret the client's requirements, develop a solution and then identify suitable suppliers when required. Some travel to customer or supplier sites is expected, either attending with the relevant sales lead, other BDEs or on your own.
The successful candidate ideally shall be technically knowledgeable and experienced in Protection and Control, hardware or Electrical engineering in a solution delivery or sales environment. This role is a hybrid working role.
Role Description:
- Working with the Business Development Managers (BDMs) to provide technical support, Protection and control system architectures, cost estimates, etc
- Ensuring compliance with internal bid governance and tendering processes.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with technology providers to understand the latest technologies and to ensure compliant deliverable solutions are developed.
- Carrying out surveys on Transmission and Distribution sites as required to identify scope, scale, implementation philosophies, etc of Protection and control Schemes
- Liaising with 3rd party suppliers, produce subcontract specifications in liaison with procurement, for providers to quote against and reviewing their tender returns for compliance and value.
- Producing detailed Protection and control orientated proposal documents that are well structured, contain the main selling messages and differentiators that give my client the edge over our competitors in the Transmission and Distribution
Desired Requirements:
- At least 5 years' experience in Protection and Control - Software, Hardware or Electrical engineering with a good understanding of the engineering processes used in the development and execution of successful solutions.
- Experience of Tendering with and understanding of procurement processes and reasonable levels of commercial acumen
- Ability to produce technically and commercially comprehensive proposal documents
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Understanding of the Transmission, Distribution and Energy sector and its associated standards, with a Protection
Personal Qualities:
- Capable of working on own initiative and in teams.
- Good communications skills and ability to manage a wide range of business stakeholders.
- Have a naturally positive can-do attitude to solving client solution issues.
- Ambitious with a good work ethic and desire to succeed
In return my client offers the following benefits to permanent employees
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company car allowance
- 10% bonus
- Flexible working
- Pension
- Life assurance policy
- Private health care
- Lifestyle screening
- Salary sacrifice programme
- Support in achieving professional engineer status (IEng, CEng) if required and professional memberships fees covered
Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.
