Senior Tendering Engineer - Major Projects - Mitie Power & Grid

Mitie; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual GP & family support

Salary Finance benefits

Lifestyle Choices platform

MiDeals discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced pension

Mitie Matching Share Plan

Job summary

Mitie Power & Grid seeks a Senior Electrical HV Tendering Engineer to develop proposals for major electrical works up to £15m+. You will collaborate with Business Development, Design Engineers and Project Managers to win strategic bids in the UK market.

The role focuses on electrical HV tendering for 11/33/132kV projects, including BESS, solar parks and data centres. You’ll need a strong track record in costing, risk assessment and cross-functional delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Capable of working under pressure to meet challenging deadlines.
• Experience supporting bid teams in a demanding customer-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess bid opportunities and conduct bid/no-bid reviews.
• Evaluate risks and potential problems in tenders.
• Check accuracy and completeness of tender documents.
• Estimate costs based on client specification and drawings.
• Liaise with sub-contractors to obtain best quotations.
• Review tender documentation and provide cost estimates.
• Prepare formal handover documentation and participate in handover meetings.
• Ensure compliance with HSQE policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Business Development and Project Managers.
• Lead tendering activities up to £15m.

Skills

Strong communication

Deadline driven

Team collaboration

Education

HNC/HND in electrical engineering

Job description

Mitie Power & Grid brings together three ICP business units—G2 Energy, ESM Power, and Rock Power Connections—alongside Custom Solar, the UK's leading behind-the-meter solar PV installer. With over 400 specialist professionals across our ICP and solar teams—and access to thousands more engineering experts within Mitie—we are one of the UK's largest and most experienced providers of grid connection and renewable energy services. We offer a comprehensive suite of specialist services across grid application, design, equipment procurement, installation, testing, commissioning and ongoing operations and maintenance. Our focus is on supporting decarbonisation through projects including utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage (BESS), and EV infrastructure.

Main Purpose of Role

The Senior Electrical HV Tendering Engineer will be responsible for developing proposals for major electrical works including 11/33/132kV projects spanning BESS, Solar Parks, Data Centres I&C etc up to £15m+. Working in close partnership with key stakeholders to include Business Development, Design Engineers and Project Managers, the Senior Tendering Engineer ensures the successful delivery of proposals to both new and existing customers. These sectors are a key area of growth for Mitie Power & Grid, and we are looking for an experienced Tendering Engineer to join our growing and successful team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessment of bid opportunities leading to agreed bid / no-bid review including assessing key projects and client criteria.
• Assess and evaluate any risks and potential problems.
• Responsible for checking the accuracy and completeness of client's tender documents.
• Evaluations of options and alternatives
• Assist in the technical and estimating element of preparation of tender and quotations from specification and drawings within defined time periods – In conjunction with Procurements, liaise with Sub-contractors and supplies to obtain the best available quotations.
• Review tender documentation and assess a project technically and being responsible for the overall estimate of cost based upon client specification and technical requirements.
• Produce formal handover documentation on accepted work. Attend handover meetings where required and explain project scope, estimate, clarifications and assumptions.
• Completion of all company procedure documents and financial information including database and tendering diary.
• Review and peer review all projects with the estimating team.
• Assist with client meetings to provide technical support.
• Mentor and develop the technical understanding with team members.
• Ensure a consistent approach for the production of proposals.
• Ensure monthly and weekly management reports are generated as required.
• Build and maintain tender database.
• Assist with the correct closure of projects including lessons learnt.
• To work alongside members of the Bid team in review of contract T&C's ensuring suitable terms are referenced on all quotations.
• To perform all duties in line with the Company's HSQE Policies and Procedures
• To work to challenging deadlines on providing estimates for approval.
• To manage interface with Business Development roles and ensure conflicting priorities are satisfactorily resolved.
• Cross functional working with the project managers / design engineers when handing over new projects and reviewing variations.
• Approval of estimates up to £15m.
• The Senior Electrical 132kV/33kV Tendering Engineer role will be fully accountable to the Electrical Tendering Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• Highly mobile, motivated, and experienced individual with a proven track record of supporting teams in a demanding customer focused environment. The ability to work under pressure and achieve challenging deadlines is essential. Excellent communicator at all levels with the ability to build good working relationships both within Mitie Power & Grid and with external customers.
• HNC/HND in electrical engineering
• Experience within the DNO sector and non-regulated sectors.
• Experienced Engineer with a proven track record in providing technical solutions and costing for an electrical and civil engineering environment.
• Knowledge of HV & LV installations and switchgear
• Experience up to and including 132kV.

Personal Characteristics

• Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills. Self-motivated, enthusiastic and able to motivate staff to meet tight deadlines.
• Supportive team player with the ability to positively interact with both technical and commercially orientated staff.
• Strong organizational and work management skills.
• Versatile, adaptable, willing to learn and impart skills on to others.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.