Tendering Engineer

Alecto Recruitment; Banbury; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Working

Annual Bonus

Nottingham office training day

Job summary

Alecto Recruitment is seeking a Tendering Engineer to support the HAMM sales team with bids and proposals. The role involves handling inquiries, maintaining bid docs, and delivering a compelling value proposition to position Stark as the preferred bidder.

The position offers remote work with an initial Nottingham office day for training and progression toward full remote work within the HAMM business.

Qualifications

• Experience in Tendering / Estimating / Bid Management / Project Management.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Familiarity with utilities/energy sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, capture and allocate all tender notices and inquiries.
• Prepare bid documentation and QBQs to support Sales submissions.
• Schedule regular meetings with stakeholders to keep bids on track.
• Maintain bid records and ensure timely delivery of technical/quality deliverables.

Skills

Tendering/Estimating/Bid Management

Project Management

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

Outlook

Education

Electrical qualifications

Tools

Visio

Adobe InDesign

SharePoint

Job description

Tendering Engineer - Remote

£45,000 - £55,000 + Bonus

This is an excellent opportunity to gain end-to-end exposure to the sales lifecycle, supporting bids and tendering for large-scale opportunities within our clients HAMM business. The ideal candidate will be passionate about engaging with customers, understanding their challenges, and have the ability to clearly articulate effective, technical value-driven solutions, together with a strong desire to develop into a Sales-focused role over the longer term.

The purpose of the Tendering Engineer is to:

Support the HAMM Sales Team in the creation and preparation of bids and proposals, including Expressions of Interest, Statements of Qualifications and Capability, Pre-Qualification Questionnaires and Tenders. The Tendering Engineer will also take ownership of all incoming enquiries and formal notices. They will be responsible for the maintenance of all bid documentation and systems necessary to support the Sales team and process and deliver a clear value proposition for positioning Stark as the 'go-to'/preferred bidder with the HAMM market.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Business Development and Strategy

• Coordinate, capture and allocate all incoming enquires and tender notices.
• Examine and interpret customer's specifications & site drawings such as single line diagrams, key line diagram to demonstrate solutions to meet and exceed their requirements.
• Collate the various inputs into the bid document for reviews with Sales Managers prior to customer submission.
• Understand the rules for tendering, timescales and responsibilities.
• Support bid/no-bid meetings, assisting with bid information.
• Ensure timely management of all tender activities executing both the technical and quality deliverables to ensure a smooth running of the process.
• Take ownership of scheduling regular meetings to ensure all key stakeholders are keeping to the programme.
• Identify issues early and escalateto the Sales Manager, Head of HAMM Sales and the Head of the Bid Team as required.
• Obtain feedback from all clients relating to both successful and unsuccessful bid submissions to improve future bids.
• File, organise and maintain bid documentation and systems.

Process and Working Practice

• Develop strong relationships with all our clients divisions.
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures and working practices.
• Any other reasonable duties as required.

Competencies/Skills

Competencies and Behaviours

• You will be passionate and motivated. It would be beneficial if you have experience of working within a Tendering / Estimating / Bid Management / Project Management role.
• Dedication to the task, a desire to win and the ability to think around the total solution is essential with an imaginative and innovative approach to design and bid submissions
• Experience of working within the utilities / energy industry is desirable and whilst possessing formal electrical qualifications/ utility experience is preferable, a demonstrable willingness to learn could offset this.
• High level of competency with Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Keen eye for detail and production of high-quality work.
• Extremely well organised and able to work to absolute deadlines planning work accordingly.
• Ability to understand of the Balancing and settlement code with respect to metering and grid code compliance including metering/monitoring requirements with bi-lateral connection agreements.
• Will be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of the tender programme.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.

Technical Skills & Knowledge

• Very strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook and confident and accurate use of departmental computer systems/databases.
• Capability to work with other software such as Visio, Adobe Indesign is desirable.

In return

• £45,000 - £55,000 Per annum
• £2000 - £5000 Annual Bonus
• Remote Working (1 day in Nottingham office for training maybe more then fully remote)