Tendering Specialist - Substation Automation & Protection
Hitachi
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaremotePosted 1 month ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- 5-10 years of Electrical & Electronics experience required.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Role focuses on cost estimations and bid pricing for Control & Protection & Substation Automation tenders.
- Offers learning and development opportunities on global projects.
- Requires sound knowledge of Protection & Control products and Substation Automation systems.
- Emphasizes a flexible, transparent, cooperative team culture.
Role overview
As a Tendering Specialist for Control & Protection & Substation Automation systems, you will have many interfaces and interesting work tasks, and you will get great opportunities for learning and development working on potential future projects across the globe. Our team culture is flexible, transparent, and cooperative, and you will join as an integral member of a diverse and fast‑paced tender management team at a time when the demand for our solutions is booming and we are expanding to help our clients reach their environmental targets.
Responsibilities
- Analyze customer needs and prepare Bill of Materials, deviation list and detailed product configurations.
- Deliver accurate cost estimations as per tender scope of work.
- In coordination with the team manager, elaborate bid prices and offering strategy.
- Participate in the Risk Review process as needed in accordance with Company policy.
- Verify the commercial and legal interests of the offer with Front end Sales and “Commercial & legal advisor”.
- Monitor progress of tender deliverables and perform continuous follow‑up on tender scope and time.
- Promote process feedback to the organization.
- Promote a positive customer experience by submitting quality deliverables on time.
- Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Live Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for colleagues and the business.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 5-10 years of experience in Electrical & Electronics.
- Sound knowledge in Protection & Control products & Substation Automation systems.
- Prior engineering & tendering experience to handle tenders and manage risk assessments.
- Very high awareness of quality and standardization including re‑use.
- Very good analytical skills.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).
Nice to have
- Ability to work with cross‑functional and cross‑border teams.
- Ability to cope with a flexible‑load environment.
Benefits
- Opportunities for learning and development on potential future projects across the globe.
- Flexible, transparent, and cooperative team culture.
- Inclusion and reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Additional details
- Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. Requests can be made via a general inquiry form on the website.
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- Pre‑employment background checks may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information. For roles involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security‑sensitive functions, additional background or security screenings (e.g., enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews, sanctions screening) may be required, subject to consent and compliance with applicable laws.