Senior Technical Tendering Specialist – Substation Automation 80-100% (f/m/d)

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Baden; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Senior Technical Tendering Specialist to lead the technical bid preparation for strategic opportunities in Renewables and Offshore AC markets. You will act as the technical authority, coordinating with global teams, managing risks, and delivering compliant, competitive proposals.

Your role involves defining scope, evaluating supplier quotations, and mentoring junior tendering professionals while advancing winning bid strategies across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, preferably with power systems focus.
• Minimum 5 years in project execution, engineering, or comparable technical role in substation automation, protection, and control systems.
• Experience in bid management, proposal engineering, tendering, or sales support is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical tendering activities for large-scale, high-value opportunities in Renewables and Offshore AC market.
• Prepare competitive, technically optimized system proposals including design, cost estimation, and supplier evaluations.
• Define scope, identify risks, and support winning bid strategies; drive internal reviews and approvals.

Skills

Technical leadership

Bid management

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Power systems focus

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Visio

Job description

Senior Technical Tendering Specialist – Substation Automation 80-100% (f/m/d)

As a Senior Technical Tendering Specialist, you will play a key role in shaping the future of the energy transition by leading the technical bid preparation for some of our most strategic and complex opportunities within the Renewables and Offshore Business.

In this role, you will drive the development of competitive and technically sound proposals for large-scale renewable, offshore wind, grid integration, and AC substation projects. Acting as a technical authority throughout the tendering process, you will collaborate with global cross-functional teams, manage technical risks, and help secure profitable business growth in a dynamic international environment.

If you enjoy solving complex challenges, influencing key business decisions, and working on projects that contribute to a sustainable energy future, we would love to hear from you.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead technical tendering activities for large-scale, high-value, and strategically important opportunities within the Renewable and Offshore AC market
• Prepare competitive and technically optimized system proposals, including solution design, cost estimation, and supplier quotation evaluations
• Define technical scope, identify project risks and opportunities, and support the development of winning bid strategies
• Coordinate and drive internal tender reviews, risk assessments, and approval processes in alignment with company governance requirements
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and competitive proposals within agreed timelines
• Act as a technical advisor to Sales and Business Development teams during customer discussions and bid negotiations
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, supply chain, and commercial teams to develop optimized customer solutions
• Evaluate supplier and subcontractor offerings, ensuring alignment with technical specifications and project requirements
• Lead and coordinate global, multidisciplinary proposal teams across multiple locations and business units
• Support the continuous improvement of tendering processes, tools, and best practices across the organization
• Mentor and support junior tendering professionals to strengthen organizational capabilities and knowledge sharing

Your background

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, preferably with a focus on power systems or power engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project execution, engineering, system design, lead engineering, commissioning, or a comparable technical role within substation automation, protection, and control systems
• Ideally 2+ years of experience in bid management, proposal engineering, tendering, sales support, or a customer-facing technical role
• Strong understanding of substation automation, protection and control systems, and AC substation applications
• Experience working with complex customer specifications, contractual requirements, and technical risk assessments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional and virtual teams without direct reporting responsibility
• Structured, proactive, and detail-oriented working style
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and MS Visio
• Willingness to travel internationally up to approximately 10%
• Excellent communication skills in English; additional European language skills are considered an advantage

More about us

At Hitachi Energy, we are advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry, transportation, data center, and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition.

Join us and be part of a team committed to making the world's energy system more sustainable, flexible, and secure.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.