Bid Engineer / Estimator Bristol, England
Job description
A Fantastic Career Opportunity To Power The Transition To A Carbon Free Future
Powersystems is a leading a high voltage engineering company specialising in electrical power infrastructure, grid connections and renewable generation. Due to our continued success, we have a pipeline of work into 2025 and beyond.
Are you looking to advance your career? Do you want to join and established team in an exciting and progressive British business?
We are recruiting for a Bid Engineer or Bid Estimator
Competitive salary dependent on qualifications and experience
This exciting opportunity to join our team has been created because of our continued success and expansion within the marketplace, in particular the renewable energy industry. We are looking to recruit an experienced Bid Engineer or HV Estimator to manage tender enquiries.
In partnership with the team, you will be responsible for quoting work and delivering winning bid submissions, bid presentations, contract negotiations and eventual handover to electrical engineering projects teams, in accordance with the Powersystems agreed business strategy and requirements.
Duties and responsibilities of the role include:
- Managing full life cycleof tender enquiries from initial enquiry, estimation, submission,clarifications, negotiations and contract award
- Develop strongunderstanding of clients commercial and technical requirements
- Produceand deliver high-quality and technical bid documentation. Ensuring thatstructured responses are written in the context of Powersystems values, uniqueselling points and that we are considered as a quality solutions provider andthe number one choice for existing and prospective customers
- Setout and build-up of tender costings
- Build strong,sub-contractor, and supplier relationships
- Carry out site surveys,attend pre-tender, post tender and pre-order meetings
- Update and trackprojects through the CRM system and provide regular progress reporting
- Organiseand manage effective use of time to submit completed bids and proposals for reviewand approval prior to final submissions
- Project a professional image to clients andcolleagues
- Contributeto the future success of Powersystems and its clients
- Embrace and demonstrate the Companys 5 Principles of: PriorityNo.1 Health, Safety and Well-being; Professionalism, Pride, Partnership andProactive
Heres what you need to be successful in the role:
- Have proven capability andtechnical knowledge in delivering tenders within the electrical infrastructuresector (transmission or distribution) in renewable energy, EV, commercial andIndustrial, generation and grid stability markets or highly allied experience
- Good technical and commercialknowledge and the ability to interpret complex documents, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellentorganisational and time management skills
- Befully conversant and up to date with the competitive marketplace
- Soundjudgment and good financial sense
- Full UK driving licence
- Knowledge of High Voltage systems would be an advantage
- Strong report writing skills andthe ability to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner
- APMP UK bid/proposalcertification
- Strong negotiation skills
- Open to change, resilient andproactive
- Must be available to travel onwork related business throughout the UK with occasional overnight stays
In return we offer:
- Highlycompetitive salary depending on experience and qualifications
- Pensioncontribution
- Privatehealth insurance
- Carallowance scheme or company vehicle provided
- 25days annual holiday plus paid public holidays
- Benefitfrom company profit share as a partner in our business
- Great trainingand development opportunities
- Holiday purchasescheme
- Cycle to workscheme
- On-site gym
Powersystems UK is an Employee-Owned business and has a keen interest in the well-being and success of all its employees. We will encourage and empower you to be imaginative, share your great ideas and be involved in the future success of our business.
Everyone is welcome at Powersystems. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. Were committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
We offer a positive and rewarding working environment, relaxed in terms of some of our approaches, yet highly professional with excellent support mechanisms in place to develop your knowledge and career. If you believe that you have what it takes to power our future together then we wish to hear from you.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
Next Steps:
We look forward to receiving your application and we will be in touch shortly
- Politely we ask no agencies please.
