Bid Engineer
Invensys is a global technology group that develops and applies advanced technologies to enable the safe and efficient operation of: manufacturing and energy generating facilities, freight and metro rail networks, and industrial and household appliances. Invensys has revenues of some £2.5bn employing over 20,000 people worldwide across the three operating Divisions (Rail, Controls and Operations Management Rail).
Invensys Rail is a multinational leader in providing state-of-the-art software-based signalling, communication and control systems that enable the operation of trains in mainline and mass transit systems across the world.
Invensys Rail is expanding its operations across Asia Pacific and to give vigour to our continued growth and expansion into new markets, we have an opportunity for a dynamic and innovative systems engineer to be part of our dedicated Tendering Team based in Singapore.
The Bid Engineer role is a newly created role reporting to the Proposal Manager-Mass Transit. The primary function of the role is to assist the Solution Architects in delivering high quality technical proposals that fully address our customer's needs.
Accountabilities:
- Participate in the definition of the technical solution for a bid with a specific focus on the preparation of the Bill of Materials
- Participate in the development, writing and provision of technical information for tenders and proposals
- Work with the Solution Architects and the other internal technical stakeholders to improve the standards and tools used for tendering activities
Essential Competencies:
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or allied discipline, or significant rail related work experience
- Previous experience in Systems Engineering, Project Engineering, the Design of safety critical or safety related real-time systems
- Experience in test and installation environments
- Specific knowledge of railway systems and technology
Personal Attributes:
- Have the interpersonal qualities to develop effective long term working relationships with suppliers, subcontractors and partners
- Have the ability to effectively work in a matrix organisation tasking people not directly under your supervision
- Highly motivated, dependable and self-reliant
- Ability to maintain a customer focus
- Attention to detail and time management and the drive to produce quality proposals within demanding deadlines
- Not afraid to question the 'norm' and encourage alternative ways to solve complex problems
- Proactive approach to learning
If this role sounds like what you were born to do, and you have the passion and vision to help drive our business growth, we would like to speak to you.
Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or allied discipline, or significant rail related work experience
Additional Information:
- Travel Percentage: 15%
