Bid Solution Engineering Manager (SEM)

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Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Position: Solution Engineering Manager (SEM)

We are looking for a Solution Engineering Manager (SEM) to join our team in Toronto! The SEM is the Technical Bid / Project manager for the Engineering organization. S/he provides the principal engineering delivery leadership, direction, management decision authority and support to the Bid/Project.

Responsibilities:

1. Direct and manage the Engineering team on Bid/Project to achieve company objectives in terms of program schedule, financial and quality targets.
2. In Bid phase:
1. Drive technical activities and manage the technical milestones for the bid (such as SOR).
2. Ensure the consistency of the design with the technical solution and NRCs as defined by the PDA.
3. Provide support to the capture lead and Bid Manager to define the detailed scope split.
4. Consolidate and review the functional Engineering estimates, hours, technical risks and opportunities, assumptions, conditions of offer, hardware items, 3rd party estimates.
5. Manage inputs to the Bill of Quantity (BOQ) with input from engineering functional teams.
6. Support bid manager for milestones through contributing slides, participation in milestone meetings (BKO, BBR, CCR, Gates 1/2/3, Handover to project).
7. Support capture lead and sales team together with PDA through interfacing with customers to present/clarify technical solution and attend workshops.
8. Identify and manage technical Risk and Opportunities during Bid.
3. In Project phase:
1. Provide engineering leadership to the team assigned to the project to deliver the Engineering solution to time, cost and quality.
2. Define and deliver the strategy, plan and implementation of the overall Engineering Solution for the Project within defined scope, schedule and cost baseline.
3. Ensure process, practices, and tools are applied correctly and appropriately on the project to company, legislative, regulatory and international standards (incl CENELEC).
4. Support the Project / Programme Director in the management of change, variation, risk and opportunity.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or college diploma.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
• 5+ years of experience with System Level signaling project delivery.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven customer communication / technical management skills.
• People management leadership experience.
• Work package management experience.
• Bid process experience.
• System design of Software preponderant systems, safety critical system.
• CENELEC standard experience.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• PMP or IPMA certifications.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at Hitachi Rail Careers.

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