Siemens Energy

A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Bid Manager within our Transmission Services Sales Application and Offer Management team, you will play a crucial role in driving business development by managing the complete bid process. This includes everything from identifying opportunities to submitting compelling proposals and handing over projects to our operational teams. You will ensure that every tender response is of the highest quality and strategically positioned to win, working closely with various internal stakeholders to create cohesive and competitive proposals.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Evaluate customer enquiry documentation to interpret technical and commercial scopes.
• Prepare and develop compliant, professionally produced tender responses that meet customer requirements.
• Coordinate, review, and edit proposal input from sales, engineering, finance, and legal teams.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate bid documentation, including bid files and pricing information.
• Develop and execute bid strategies that align with company goals, including Bid/No Bid decisions.
• Analyse and interpret contract terms and conditions, liaising with legal and commercial colleagues.
• Conduct post-tender negotiations to secure favorable terms and conditions.
• Manage resources and timelines to ensure on-time and high-quality proposal submissions.
• Monitor and evaluate bid performance metrics and suggest process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with ISO9001 and environmental ISO14001 standards.

What You Bring

• Professional experience in roles such as Tendering Engineer, Bid Manager, or Proposal Manager, preferably in a complex services business.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel), SAP Applications, and Salesforce.
• Strong skills in proposal and bid management, technical writing, contract negotiation, and cost estimation.
• Business development and stakeholder management experience, with a focus on process improvement and commercial acumen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related technical field would be beneficial.

About the Team
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilisation and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology. Our Transmission Services Team are based in Newcastle and Leeds and work with all areas of the business on the tender process, bid strategy and project management.  

Who is Siemens Energy
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character, no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• 26 days holiday, increasing to 29 days with time served
• Access to a flexible benefits portal for private medical cover, cycle-to-work schemes, and more
• A class-leading adjustable pension scheme
• Opportunities for career development and continuous learning
• The chance to work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of Siemens Energy and manufacturing