Overview
At Hitachi Energy, our mission is to advance a sustainable energy future for all. We power homes, schools, hospitals, and industries. Join us to collaborate with great people, learn continuously, and contribute to projects that make a real difference in our communities. Bring your passion and energy to a global team that believes :
Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.
As a Substation Automation Tender Specialist, you will be part of our Grid Automation Europe team, serving the Southern Europe region. We are looking to strengthen our team with an experienced professional based in one of our offices in Paço de Arcos, Madrid, Milan, Rome, or Zagreb.
In this role, you will lead the tendering process from initial request to contract signing and hand over to operations. Your responsibilities include preparing bids, estimates, and quotations aligned with customer specifications, ensuring high-quality, competitive, and profitable proposals. You will operate within the substation automation market, managing a variety of tenders—from turnkey projects to products and services—across Southern Europe.
Responsibilities
* Creation of commercially, legally, and technically optimized and high-quality offers, based on the specifications of our customers.
* Definition of the scope of supply to be offered with close collaboration with operations.
* Close cooperation with supply chain management to solicit quotations from subcontractors.
* Cost calculation estimations and determination of the costs, margins and sales price in cooperation with sales.
* Tender planning and on time tender submittals.
* Technical support to sales during and during early pursuit stages as well as supporting contract negotiation.
* Preparation of tender documents and reports for internal risk reviews and tender submission approvals.
Qualifications
* Higher education (e.G., Bachelor or Master’s degree) in Electrical Engineering or similar.
* Excellent technical understanding of substation automation, control and protection solutions.
* Good knowledge of the grid automation market.
* Strong understanding and previous experience of tendering and commercial processes would be an advantage.
* Good command of English is mandatory, while Spanish, French, Italian, Croatian or other Balkan languages would be an advantage.
* Willingness to travel and attend customer meetings, up to 20%.
About Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.
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