High Voltage Tendering Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

The Company:

Our client is a very well established and award-winning organisation that truly value their employees. They are an "Employee-Owned Business" and have a keen interest in the wellbeing and success of all its employees. They encourage and empower their staff to be imaginative, share great ideas and be involved in the future success of the business. They offer a positive and rewarding working environment, relaxed in terms of some of their approaches, yet highly professional with excellent support mechanisms in place to develop your knowledge and career.

The Job:

On behalf of our client we are seeking a High Voltage Tendering Engineer. Due to their growth this is a new vacancy within their growing workforce and they are looking for an experienced High Voltage Tendering Engineer to produce tenders from enquiries. As part of the sales and tendering team, you will be responsible for quoting high value technical projects and producing detailed cost estimates, winning bid submissions, bid presentations, contract negotiations and eventual handover to electrical engineering projects teams.

Within this role your responsibilities will include:

1. Managing the full life cycle of project enquiries from initial enquiry through to estimation, submission, clarifications, negotiations and contract award
2. Develop a strong understanding of client's commercial and technical requirements
3. Produce and deliver high-quality, technical and commercial bid documentation.
4. Set out and build-up of detailed project costings
5. Build strong, sub-contractor, and supplier relationships
6. Carry out site surveys, attend pre-tender, post tender and pre-contract meetings
7. Update and track projects through the CRM system and provide regular progress reporting
8. Organise and manage effective use of time to submit completed bids and proposals for review and approval prior to final submissions
9. Project a professional image to clients and colleagues

The Person: For this role our client is seeking the following skills and experience:

1. Has a proven knowledge of High Voltage products, substations, utility networks and ICP works
2. Have a proven capability and technical competence in producing technical cost estimates, delivering tenders within the high voltage electrical infrastructure sector (transmission or distribution) in renewable energy, EV, commercial and Industrial, and grid stability markets or highly allied experience
3. Good high voltage technical/commercial knowledge and the ability to interpret complex documents, and has strong analytical and problem-solving skills
4. Excellent organisational and time management skills
5. Excellent IT skills
6. Sound commercial acumen
7. Strong report writing skills and the ability to communicate technical and commercial information in a clear and concise manner
8. Excellent spoken and written English
9. Good negotiation skills
10. Must be able to work within and contribute to a dynamic team
11. Open to change, resilient and proactive
12. Must be available to travel on work related business throughout the UK with occasional overnight stays
13. Full UK driving licence

The Benefits:

• Contributory company pension scheme 4%
• Private health insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual holiday plus paid public holidays
• Benefit from company profit share as a partner in our business
• Great training and development opportunities
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site gym
• Free onsite parking and electrical vehicle charge points

The Salary:

£50-65,000

The Location:

Yate, Bristol