Engineering Bid Project Manager

Snapshot of Your Day

Imagine leading the charge in securing new business for our Substation Upgrades team as an Engineering Bid Project Manager. Your day will be filled with dynamic challenges as you drive the pre‑award phase for complex technical projects across the UK. You’ll lead the bid process from start to finish, ensuring each proposal is competitive, technically sound, and commercially viable. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to develop innovative solutions and manage risks, and play a pivotal role in our business growth.

This role is based in either Newcastle upon Tyne or Leeds and you must have full permanent UK right to work to be considered.

• Lead the entire bid process for substation upgrade projects, from opportunity assessment to client negotiation.
• Develop comprehensive bid schedules and coordinate inputs from engineering, sales, finance, and legal teams.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define project scope and develop technical and commercial solutions.
• Manage bid budgets, cost estimation, and pricing strategies in partnership with the commercial team.
• Act as the primary contact for bid activities, managing communication and risk mitigation strategies.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Proven experience in project management within the engineering, energy, or utilities sector.
• Demonstrable expertise in managing complex bids and tenders for technical projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and Association for Project Management (APM) qualifications.
• Strong skills in bid management, financial acumen, and stakeholder communication.

Our Substation Upgrades team is at the forefront of driving business growth through innovative engineering solutions. We focus on delivering high‑quality, competitive proposals that meet client needs and exceed expectations. Our team thrives on collaboration and is committed to expanding our impact in the energy sector through strategic project management and technical excellence.

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With over 100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one‑sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150‑year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonisation, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energise society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/flexible work
• Time off/paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens‑Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups