Senior Tendering Team Leader – Production Control Systems (PCS)

0223 Baker Hughes Energy Technology UK Ltd; Nailsea; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 days from office

1 day from home (remote)

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Senior Tendering Team Leader for Production Control Systems in the UK. You will lead a cross-functional team, shaping commercial opportunities and developing competitive proposals.

The role combines technical and leadership responsibilities to drive tendering excellence and growth across PCS products. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Product Management and Operations to translate customer needs into technically sound, commercially viable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
• Significant experience within Production Control Systems (PCS).
• Strong commercial awareness balancing customer requirements, technical solutions and business objectives.
• Experience leading small teams and developing people.
• Stakeholder management across organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of tendering professionals to achieve objectives.
• Develop and execute tendering strategies aligned with growth.
• Guide preparation, review and submission of technical and commercial proposals.
• Provide technical and commercial guidance for complex opportunities.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Sales, Engineering, Product Management and Supply Chain.
• Ensure proposals align with customer requirements and governance processes.
• Support pricing strategies, risk reviews and profitability assessments.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related discipline

Tools

PCS knowledge

Job description

Senior Tendering Team Leader – Production Control Systems (PCS)

Are you passionate about leading high-performing teams and shaping commercial success in a global engineering organization? Would you like to combine your technical expertise with people leadership, business strategy, and commercial decision-making? Join our Baker Hughes Team! Our Oilfield Services business provides intelligent, connected technologies to monitor and control energy extraction assets. Through our Production Control Systems (PCS) portfolio, we deliver innovative solutions that help customers maximize production, improve reliability, and optimize operational efficiency. As we continue to grow and innovate, we are looking for a strong leader to drive tendering excellence, support strategic business initiatives, and contribute to the development of future Production Control System solutions. Partner with the best

As a Senior Tendering Team Leader – Production Control Systems (PCS), you will lead a small team of tendering professionals responsible for supporting commercial opportunities across the PCS product portfolio. You will combine technical expertise, commercial acumen, and leadership skills to develop competitive proposals, support business growth, and contribute to long-term product and market strategies. Working closely with Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Commercial Operations, and other Product Lines, you will ensure customer requirements are translated into technically sound and commercially viable solutions. This is a hybrid functional leadership position with responsibility for both tendering process and people management, business performance, commercial strategy, and tendering execution.

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of tendering professionals to achieve business and operational objectives.
• Managing workload, priorities, and resource allocation across tendering activities.
• Supporting the development and execution of tendering strategies aligned with business growth objectives.
• Driving preparation, review, and submission of high-quality technical and commercial proposals.
• Providing technical and commercial guidance for complex customer opportunities.
• Acting as a key interface between Commercial, Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.
• Ensuring proposals are aligned with customer requirements, business objectives, and company governance processes.
• Supporting pricing strategies, commercial evaluations, risk reviews, and profitability assessments.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifying market trends, customer requirements, and business opportunities to support growth initiatives.
• Contributing to new product development strategy by providing market feedback, customer insights, and commercial perspectives.
• Supporting business planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making activities.
• Promoting continuous improvement in tendering processes, tools, and best practices.
• Collaborating with multiple product lines to ensure integrated customer solutions.
• Supporting leadership with business performance reporting and strategic initiatives.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• Have significant experience within Production Control Systems (PCS), preferably in Tendering, Applications Engineering, Commercial Operations, Product Management, or Engineering.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of PCS products, systems, and customer applications.
• Have a good understanding of interfaces and integration with other Oilfield Services product lines.
• Possess strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance customer requirements, technical solutions, and business objectives.
• Have proven experience leading small highly efficient teams and developing people.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management and communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Have experience managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Be confident influencing business decisions and driving strategic initiatives.
• Possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Be comfortable working in a global, cross-functional organization.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• 4 days from office
• 1 day from home (remote)

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we must continue pushing boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their contribution. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Engineering Manager - Functional Management

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work.