Associate Project Engineer - Sales Support Specialist

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in Chennai, India is seeking an Associate Project Engineer - Sales Support Specialist to support offers and quotations for gas insulated switchgear. You will work with sales, product, and field teams to tailor solutions, analyze requirements, and ensure compliance with corporate procedures.

The role calls for an electrical engineer with 1–3 years in GIS/EPC or HV product sales, and proficiency in the offer/quotation process and tendering tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 1–3 years of experience in GIS/EPC or HV sales & tendering.
• Experience with offer/quotation process and tendering tools.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely offers / quotations for RFQ/enquiries.
• Determine technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.
• Collaborate with the sales support team for country/region customers.
• Coordinate with Product Group Territory Marketing & Service Sales Managers.
• Analyze customer needs from market info and field managers.
• Ensure proposals follow Hitachi Energy procedures and guidelines.

Skills

Electrical engineering

GIS experience

Tendering

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Sales/tendering tools

Job description

Associate Project Engineer - Sales Support Specialist

Currently, we are looking for a suitable candidate to fulfill the role of APE - Sales Support Specialist at our India Operations Centre (INOPC) in Chennai, India.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Prepare Timely and comprehensive offers / Quotations for Gas Insulated switchgear RFQ / Enquires.
• Determine most technical appropriate and cost- effective solutions
• Collaborate across the Sales support team in offering solutions to country / region specific customers.
• Close collaboration with the Product Group Territory Marketing & Service Sales Managers responsible for the global market.
• Analyze customer needs through general market info and information provided by Service FES/Territory Managers.
• Ensure all proposals follow relevant Hitachi Energy Procedures and guidelines
• Rationalize terms and conditions
• Review and analyse the Offers/Quotations technical documents and requirements and identifies the scope of supply, configuration of the product with relevant options, prepares list of technical deviations and clarifications, prepares data sheets, prepares comments to customer’s technical specifications including quality plans, painting specifications, document lists, etc.
• Preparation of complete commercial quotation considering different strategies.
• Supporting ASMs during Offers/Quotations for adequate follow-up and proper answers during the Offer clarification process.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• Electrical Engineer with 1 to 3 years of professional work experience in GIS or EPC or any High voltage / medium voltage electrical product sales & tendering.
• Experience and skill to prepare and support Offer / quotation Process.
• Experienced in Sales / tendering tools (Any Sales / tendering tools)
• Knowledge of Power Grid Market & System offerings
• Excellent communication skills in English

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.