Bid Manager - Power systems

Nutanix; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Hybrid working

Competitive salary with bonus scheme

Inclusive working environment

Volunteer days

Training and development programs

Job summary

Eaton is a power management company focused on reliable solutions for a sustainable future. We seek a Bid Manager with electrical engineering background to lead complex prefab and integrated bids.

You will coordinate inputs from factories and engineering teams, ensuring timely, compliant, and competitive submissions. Hybrid working arrangement offered with a strong focus on process, pricing integrity, and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of bid management experience in electrical engineering.
• Experience with complex, multi-scope or integrated bids.
• Strong coordination across distributed teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and submission of complex prefab and integrated solution bids.
• Manage bid timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
• Coordinate inputs from multiple factories, product lines, and engineering teams.
• Consolidate estimates from different product groups into a single cohesive offer.
• Develop accurate and competitive pricing with Eaton estimators.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, standards, and contractual obligations.

Skills

Bid management

Electrical engineering

Stakeholder coordination

Integrated solutions

Estimating

Education

Bachelor/Master in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Estimating practices

Job description

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. Every day, all around the world, people depend on technology, transportation, energy, and infrastructure to live and work. With rapid growth in electrification, an energy transition driven by climate change and explosive growth in connectivity, we’re well positioned to solve the world’s toughest electrical and mechanical power management challenges.

Key Duties

• Lead planning, execution, and submission of complex prefab and integrated solution bids.
• Manage bid timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
• Coordinate inputs from multiple factories, product lines, and engineering teams.
• Consolidate estimates from different product groups into a single cohesive offer
• Work closely with Eaton estimators across product lines to develop accurate and competitive pricing.
• Ensure consistency in cost assumptions, margins, and risk allocations.
• Ensure proposals clearly articulate the integrated solution, including prefab designs and delivery models.
• Oversee development of technical documentation, compliance matrices, execution plans, and commercial submissions.
• Partner with Sales and Solutions Architects to develop winning bid strategies.
• Define key differentiators for prefabricated and integrated solutions (speed, quality, modularity, cost efficiency).
• Lead governance processes including approvals, legal review, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, standards, and contractual obligations.
• Implement structured bid methodologies and best practices.
• Develop reusable content for prefab/integrated solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in bid management within electrical engineering and managing complex, multi-scope or integrated solution bids.
• Exposure to prefabrication, modular construction, or integrated systems is highly desirable.
• Understanding of electrical systems (MV/LV, power distribution, switchgear, etc.).
• Familiarity with estimating practices across multiple product lines.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills across distributed teams.
• Tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineer or a related field.

What We Offer

• Free on-site parking
• Hybrid working
• Competitive salary with access to bonus scheme
• Inclusive working environment
• Volunteer days
• Outstanding training and development programs for both professional and personal development

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes encourage diversity by utilising a balanced selection criteria regardless of the applicants age, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other status protected or required by law. Eaton prides itself in truly representing the people within our communities.