Bid engineer
Siemens
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In this role, you’ll translate customer needs into tailored technical and commercial solutions. You’ll collaborate with clients, sales, and technical teams to configure and propose medium-voltage solutions.
Our portfolio includes low and medium-voltage switchgear, protection systems, substation automation, power quality, smart communication, and microgrids. Projects span public (DSO/TSO) and private sectors (industry, data centers, power plants) in Belgium and French-speaking Africa.
As the technical point of contact, you’ll define the right solution based on your expertise and input from stakeholders (sales, customers, experts, HQ Germany). You’ll also translate complex technical details into clear, customer-friendly proposals.
Your task:
- Analyzing the project request and converting it into the appropriate and feasible technical solution from our Siemens portfolio
- Basic engineering of the solution (single line diagram, conceptual design of control, protection or telecom system)
- Technical clarification of the project with the customer through client meetings. Analyzing, explaining and clarifying the technical offer and clauses
- Elaboration of quotations, consisting of technical description, cost calculation and preparation of the documentation
- Technical support of our Sales colleagues to provide them with technical expertise for pre-sales customer negotiations.
- Follow-up and validation of the proposal with Sales
- Assisting in the transfer of the sales/bid team to Project Execution colleagues
Your skills:
Essential:
- Master’s degree in (electro)engineering
- Interest in medium voltage and/or protection systems
- Basic knowledge of networking & communication
- 2 years or plus of experience in electrical distribution/transport
- Project management experience is a bonus
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Strong communicator & team player
- Languages: Dutch & English (French is a plus)
- Able to work under pressure & manage multiple bids
- Flexible and responsive to change
You’ll benefit from:
At Siemens, you will join an environment that cares about you. You get the opportunity to develop yourself in an international environment. We offer varied work in a wide range of positions and intensive internal training to further develop your career. Permanent coaching and guidance by a mentor are also part of the process.
Furthermore, we offer:
- At least 31 days of annual leave.
- Flexible working conditions: 2 to 3 days a week of home working.
- Benefits@work: online store with additional benefits for Siemens employees.
- Training program customized to your personal career needs.
- A competitive base pay, in line with the general Belgian labor market.
- A financial care program including a pension plan, death & invalidity coverage,
- and extended medical insurance: hospitalization, outpatient (ambulatory) care (i.e. dental & optical expenses), …
- An employee assistance program, focused on mental and physical well-being.
- And so much more!
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