Bid Technical Manager

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges oftoday and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems from high-speed trains to electric busesand driverless trains as well asinfrastructure signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us meansjoininga truly global community ofmore than75000people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide to the Bid Manager the estimate of engineering effort needed for the bid preparation
• Negotiate with the Project Engineering Directors and Manage the allocation of the technical team in line with the bid needs (expertise and timing)
• Analyze with the support of System Architect(s) the potential gaps between the customers specification and standard solutions and products and support the Bid Manager and Tender Leader in defining the most suitable compliance strategy
• Build the system architecture applying the solution chosen with the support from the Solutions Directors
• Coordinate from a technical point of view the bid internal stakeholders (e.g. Installation Testing & Commissioning Project Engineering Development Centers) and the external stakeholders (if applicable) to ensure overall understanding of the bid technical strategy (including track/scheme plans bill of quantities (BOQ) migration strategy Project Design Organization (PDO) Share of Work etc.)
• When applicable propose the migration strategy to be applied with close collaboration with the Senior Signaling Engineers as well as the Installation and Test and Commissioning (T&C) teams
• Perform requirements compliance analysis and/or clause-by-clause of technical bid documents
• Consolidate the technical assumptions applicable to the bid and ensure consistency between all work packages
• Prepare and lead a Technical Design Review up to the approval of the technical scope associated to the bid
• Lead the preparation and consolidation of the technical documentation to be delivered with the bid
• Coordinate the engineering quotations and risks evaluation checking for overall consistency and competitiveness
• Support Bid Manager during the negotiation with the Customer identifying any technical change during that phase
• Lead interfaces with 3rd Parties (in the frame of the BTM scope of work)
• Ensure a smooth handover with the PrEM (Project Engineering Manager) or SDIM (System Deployment and Integration Manager) in case of contract award including the requirements architecture technical assumptions engineering strategy schedule and workload.
• In some cases support the Project Manager and Engineering team for complex variation orders on existing projects.

• Adherence to tender process assessed by internal inspections or audits
• Alignment with footprint strategy (PDO ratio target)
• Winning Bid (Hit rate) technical rating by the Customer
• No deviation between the during the transition from tender to project due to technical issues
• Return on Experience (REX) during project execution (technical issues originated tender phase)

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Bachelors Degree of Engineering Computer Science or scientific subjects

Mandatory Experience

• Three years experiance in technical mangament (projects or bids).
• Cost and planning control experience in engineering scope
• Hands-on experience on Customer relationship in contractual situations
• 5 years or more experience in Rail Signaling industry

Competencies & Skills

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills (teamwork and leadership)
• Decision-making ability
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Problem-solving ability

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