Bid Project Manager

Siemens Energy; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Flexible benefits portal

Private medical cover

Cycle-to-work

Pension scheme

Career development

Pioneering projects

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Newcastle is seeking a Bid Project Manager to lead bids for high-voltage substation projects across the UK. You will guide the tender lifecycle, coordinate with proposals and sales teams, and ensure competitive, compliant submissions.

You will engage customers in pre-tender activities, review contracts, and drive win strategies while leveraging cross-functional relationships to deliver quality orders and support the energy transition.

Qualifications

• Experience managing the complete bidding process for multi-million-pound high-voltage substation or complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership with ability to make independent decisions and recommendations to management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a positive can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage bids through the tender lifecycle, ensuring governance and approvals.
• Collaborate with Proposals Manager and Sales to formulate winning bid strategies.
• Review invitations to tender and contracts to identify project drivers, scope, and risks.
• Lead the Capture Team to deliver all bid deliverables on time and within the tender program.
• Engage with customers during pre-tender meetings to clarify project scope and requirements.

Skills

Bid management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

UK electricity market knowledge

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join Siemens Energy as a Bid Project Manager and play a pivotal role in delivering high-voltage substation solutions that empower a resilient and sustainable electricity network. You will manage bids through the entire tender lifecycle, from Bid/No Bid decisions to securing high-quality orders for our Substations projects across the UK. Imagine collaborating with diverse teams, engaging with customers, and driving innovative strategies that contribute to major grid infrastructure and renewable integration. This is your chance to make a significant impact in the energy sector while supporting the decarbonisation of power transmission.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• You will manage assigned bids, ensuring compliance with internal approvals and governance processes to secure high-quality orders.
• Collaborate with the Proposals Manager and Sales team to formulate winning bid strategies that align with customer needs and Siemens Energy’s objectives.
• Review and analyze invitations to tender and contract documentation to identify project drivers, scope boundaries, and key risks.
• Lead the Capture Team to ensure all deliverables are produced on time and in accordance with the tender program, maintaining visibility of bid progress and key assumptions.
• Engage with customers during pre-tender meetings and presentations, ensuring clarity and understanding of project scope and requirements.

What You Bring

• Proven experience managing the complete bidding process for multi-million-pound high-voltage substation or complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to make independent decisions and recommendations to management.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a positive “can do” attitude.
• Background in transmission and distribution projects, particularly high-voltage substations, with awareness of customer drivers in the UK electricity market.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments, building strong internal relationships to develop competitive substation proposals.

About The Team

You will be part of our dynamic Proposals Team in Newcastle, dedicated to supporting strategic opportunities within the UK energy market. Our team is committed to delivering high-quality substation solutions that enhance grid reliability and facilitate the integration of renewable energy. We work closely with various departments, including engineering, commercial, and project delivery, to ensure our proposals are compliant, competitive, and aligned with Siemens Energy’s mission of driving the energy transition.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With over 100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one-sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• 26 days holiday, increasing to 29 days with time served.
• Access to a flexible benefits portal, including private medical cover and cycle-to-work schemes.
• A class-leading adjustable pension scheme.
• Career development and continuous learning opportunities.
• The chance to work on pioneering projects shaping the future of energy.