Lead Bids & Proposals Specialist

GE Vernova; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Sales & Proposals Specialist to join the Grid Automation Customer Engineering team, in either Stafford or Glasgow, UK. You will steer the creation of high-quality bids across technical and commercial dimensions, coordinating with sales, engineering, and operations to deliver timely, competitive proposals.

You will shape bid strategies, develop robust technical solutions and cost estimates, and ensure compliance with policy and tender processes.

Qualifications

• Experience prepping or coordinating technical and commercial bids in power systems or related electrical engineering environments.
• Understanding of substation automation solutions and related systems.
• Ability to review customer specifications and turn them into bid plans and solutions.
• Strong communication across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness with aptitude for costing, risk review, and proposal quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of high-quality technical and commercial bids for Grid Automation, Protection and Control, Monitoring and Diagnosis, and related systems.
• Shape bid strategies with sales and engineering teams to create customer-focused solutions.
• Build clear technical solutions and cost estimations that are competitive and compliant.
• Coordinate with engineering, sourcing, operations, and sales to deliver bids on time.
• Identify risks early and support mitigation plans to ensure robust proposals.

Skills

Bid coordination

Bid strategy

Technical bid writing

Power systems knowledge

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Master’s degree in engineering (advantageous)

Tools

Tendering tools

Project tracking tools

Job description

Job Description Summary

Do you want to help shape smarter, more resilient power networks across the UK, Ireland, and the Nordics?

GE Vernova is looking for a Lead Sales & Proposals Specialist to join our Grid Automation Customer Engineering team in either Stafford or Glasgow in the UK.

At GE Vernova, we are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our Grid Automation business, which is part of our Electrification business, business helps modernize grids, integrate renewable energy, and build stronger, more flexible energy systems. When you join us, you contribute to work that supports reliable electricity for communities, industries, and critical infrastructure.

As a Lead Sales & Proposals Specialist, you play a key role in turning customer needs into high-quality, competitive proposals that help win projects and deliver long-term value. You work at the centre of commercial, technical, and operational collaboration, helping to develop solutions that meet customer expectations, manage risk, and support successful project delivery from bid through handover.

All propositions to clients need to be strictly aligned with Grid Solutions, Region and PL strategies and processes, in particular the risk assessment and tender validation instructions and to use the relevant live up to date tendering tools in force at any time.

The candidate should have appropriate skills to manage the stakeholders to work as one flexible unit, organise and drive initial tender review meetings along with sales team in-line with current tender processes to ensure a winning bid strategy is defined.

Job Description

How you will make a difference

• Leading the preparation of high-quality technical and commercial bids for complex Grid Automation, Protection and Control, Monitoring and Diagnosis, Industrial Communication, and Telecom systems.
• Shaping bid strategies with sales and engineering teams to create compelling, customer-focused solutions.
• Building clear, accurate technical solutions and cost estimations to ensure proposals are technically and commercially sound and competitive.
• Coordinating with engineering, sourcing, operations, and sales teams to deliver bids on time and to a high standard
• Identifying risks early, supporting mitigation plans, and helping ensure proposals are robust, compliant, and deliverable
• Supporting customer discussions and clarifications to understand priorities and strengthen the quality of each offer
• Driving smooth handover into project execution so commitments made during tendering are carried through effectively in line with GEV policies and guidelines.
• Monitoring tender schedules, leading tender reviews to keep track of progress of the tenders along with relevant stakeholders. Ensure all processes are in line with GEV policy and SAS commercial strategy.
• Ensuring that GEV’s quality, environment health & safety policies are communicated, understood and implemented within areas under your control. Co-operate and work in conjunction with the relevant personnel to ensure best practice are followed for environment health & safety issues.

What you bring

You are a collaborative and proactive problem-solver who enjoys bringing people together to deliver strong outcomes. You communicate clearly, stay organised under pressure, and keep the customer at the centre of your work.

Requirements

• Experience preparing or coordinating technical and commercial bids in power systems, substations, grid automation, or a related electrical engineering environment
• A good understanding of substation automation solutions, such as protection, control, measurement, communications, or supervisory control and data acquisition systems
• The ability to review customer specifications, drawings, and tender documents and turn them into clear bid plans and solutions
• Confidence working across multiple teams and stakeholders to manage priorities, timelines, and deliverablesCommercial awareness, with the ability to contribute to costing, risk review, and proposal quality and adequate understanding of commercial term and conditions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with customers and internal teams
• Teamwork oriented and demonstrates high level of initiative, problem solving, information seeking and eager to learn qualities.
• Good digital and reporting skills, including everyday use of spreadsheets, documents, presentations, and project tracking tools.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites in the UK and Nordics when applicable.
• A degree in electrical or electronic engineering or equivalent relevant industry experience. Master’s degree in relevant engineering field or contract management will be advantageous.
• Adequate understanding of Commercial & Contractual Terms & Conditions i.e., FIDIC, NEC3 and similar will be advantageous, as well as prior experience with GE products, systems or processes.

It would be helpful if you also have familiarity with contract terms commonly used in infrastructure or energy projects, knowledge of customer requirements in the UK or Nordic markets, or experience in grid automation tendering tools and processes. If not, you can grow these skills with us.

Why join GE Vernova?

You will be part of a team working on technologies that support the energy transition and strengthen critical power infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to work on meaningful, complex projects, build your expertise across commercial and technical areas, and grow your career in a business focused on innovation, sustainability, and impact.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where you can thrive, contribute, and be valued for who you are. We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

If you want to help deliver solutions that make power systems smarter, safer, and more reliable, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.