Senior Technical Tendering Leader – Electrical & Digital Power

Schneider Electric; Seneca (SC); On-site; USD 142,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Job summary

Schneider Electric in the United States is seeking a Principal Technical Tendering Lead to shape the strategy for complex, integrated infrastructure proposals, uniting electrical, mechanical, and digital technologies into winning solutions.

You will lead multi‑discipline bid teams, review customer specs, drive value engineering, and ensure compliant designs across medium and low voltage, protection and control, automation, and digital power. Travel may be required to support large projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Significant experience in electrical power systems, power distribution, substations, industrial automation, or related infrastructure solutions.
• Experience developing technical proposals, bids, tenders, or engineered solutions for complex customer projects.
• Strong understanding of medium voltage and low voltage electrical systems, protection schemes, transformers, switchgear, and power distribution equipment.
• Knowledge of industrial control systems, automation platforms, SCADA, PLCs, or digital power solutions is preferred.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings, one-line diagrams, and customer requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with EPCs, utilities, industrial customers, data centers, or large infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, advanced engineering degree, or equivalent technical certifications are considered a plus.
• Willingness to travel as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development of complex and strategic customer proposals, ensuring solutions align with customer requirements and business objectives.
• Serve as the primary technical lead throughout the bid and tendering process, partnering with sales, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and project execution teams.
• Review customer specifications, drawings, and technical requirements to develop compliant and competitive solution designs.
• Develop integrated electrical and power system solutions, including medium voltage, low voltage, protection and control, automation, and digital power technologies.
• Drive technical solution strategy, value engineering initiatives, and cost optimization efforts to improve proposal competitiveness.
• Coordinate technical reviews and stakeholder alignment to ensure proposal accuracy, quality, and risk mitigation.
• Engage directly with customers, consultants, EPCs, utilities, and end users to clarify requirements and present technical solutions.
• Identify technical risks, assumptions, and opportunities and incorporate them into proposal development.
• Support commercial negotiations by providing technical expertise and solution justification.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal subject matter experts to develop optimized solutions and accurate technical deliverables.
• Ensure seamless transition of awarded projects by providing complete technical documentation and knowledge transfer to execution teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, best practices, and standardization efforts across the tendering organization.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Leadership through influence

Coaching mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Schneider Electric in the United States is seeking a Principal Technical Tendering Lead to shape the strategy for complex, integrated infrastructure proposals, uniting electrical, mechanical, and digital technologies into winning solutions.

You will lead multi‑discipline bid teams, review customer specs, drive value engineering, and ensure compliant designs across medium and low voltage, protection and control, automation, and digital power. Travel may be required to support large projects.