Lead Bid Engineer

Siemens Mobility is dedicated to pioneering the future of transportation. Our dynamic team is always exploring new ways to drive innovation and efficiency in rail. We are searching for forward-thinkers who are eager to challenge themselves and make a tangible impact. If you are passionate about creating sustainable and intelligent transport solutions, we want you on our team.

We are looking for a Lead Bid Engineer to join our Ashby office who will work closely with all disciplines within the Bids and Tendering department and the wider business to ensure the delivery of high quality, consistent and winning rail signalling bids. You will be responsible for mobilising successful bids into project delivery phase and have a key focus on delivering solutions for SCADA and SISS bids, ensuring a minimal viable product and maintaining technical assurance throughout the tender process.

Bids and Tendering is a centralised team who are accountable for all bid activity across Siemens Mobility Limited ensuring governance, accuracy and alignment with winning strategies.

You’ll make a difference by

Leading the full bid lifecycle from Bid/No-Bid decision through to customer negotiation and Contract Award for bids ranging from £25k to £5MDefining and implementing winning bid strategies, including tender requirement analysis and coordination of technical estimation, risk identification, and proposal creationOwning the Engineering Assurance phase throughout the bid stagePreparing and co-ordinating engineering tender documentation, ensuring consistency, quality and risk mitigationSupporting pre and post bid negotiations, addressing all aspects of technical, financial and commercial considerationsFacilitating knowledge transfer from the tendering team to the delivery team, making sure there is scope stability and effective handover

Your success will be grounded by

Strong knowledge and preferably hands on experience with SCADA/SISS project deliveryDegree or equivalent qualification in a technical or business-related disciplineExtensive experience in influencing and negotiation across all levels of an organisationAbility to manage technical discussions with clients and stakeholdersPrior experience within Bidding (preferred)Previous experience within the Rail Industry (advantageous)

You’ll benefit from

Competitive salary26 days holiday with an option to buy/sell up to 5 days a yearAttractive pension schemeSubsidised BUPA Healthcare

#TransformTheEveryday with us

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us!

At Siemens, we promote a growth mindset, the self-belief that we can learn and grow, take on new challenges and adapt to change. If you don’t match all the criteria for this role but feel you have transferable skills to enable you to succeed, we encourage you to apply.