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Schneider Electric

Global energy management and automation provider

Tender Architect

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time$142.4k - $213.6k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a 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.
  • 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.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • 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, engineering, procurement, and construction firms, 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.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of industrial control systems, automation platforms, supervisory control and data acquisition, programmable logic controllers, or digital power solutions.
  • Experience working with engineering, procurement, and construction firms, utilities, industrial customers, data centers, or large infrastructure projects.
  • A Professional Engineer license, advanced engineering degree, or equivalent technical certifications.
  • Strategic thinking with the ability to see the big picture while managing intricate technical details.
  • Ability to communicate complex solutions clearly to diverse stakeholders.
  • Ability to lead through influence in ambiguous, fast-paced tendering environments.
  • A coaching mindset to guide and develop technical team members.

About the Company

Schneider Electric

Global energy management and automation provider

Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management and automation. It helps homes, businesses, and industries run electricity more efficiently by selling electrical products, automation hardware, software, and related services. Its offerings cover electrification, automation, and digitization, and solutions connect devices, collect data, and control systems to optimize energy use in smart industries, resilient infrastructure, and data centers. The company distinguishes itself with a broad, end-to-end portfolio and a worldwide presence in over 100 countries, combining hardware, software, and services to address sustainability and reliability. Its goal is to help people and organizations use energy more efficiently, reduce environmental impact, and improve uptime and reliability.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Founded
1836

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