Bid Manager Specialist

Siemens Energy

$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Petrochemical, or Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in engineering roles
  • Background in turbo-machinery or related rotating equipment
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Global mindset with ability to work across cultures
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% globally

Responsibilities

  • Review client requisitions for new equipment
  • Develop differentiating technical solutions for proposals
  • Lead discussions on bid strategies for turbo opportunities
  • Prepare and negotiate Buyout RFQs with sub-suppliers
  • Collaborate with engineering to identify and mitigate risks
  • Integrate vendor equipment into proposals ensuring quality and completeness
  • Participate in client clarification and project kickoff meetings

Benefits

  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture
  • Company paid health and wellness benefits
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits
  • Parental leave
  • Hybrid work schedule
Full Job Description
A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Bid Manager Specialist, you'll shape the technical and commercial proposals that win new equipment business for Siemens Energy. You'll bring deep technical expertise to Centrifugal Compressor applications, guide clients through complex decisions, and translate engineering solutions into compelling, competitive offers. Working across a global team, you'll help set Siemens Energy apart in the market - and directly drive new business in the process.

How You'll Make an Impact

  • Review and interpret client requisitions and specifications for new equipment - including centrifugal compressors and motors - across Decarbonization, Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream applications in the Energy, Oil & Gas, and Petrochemical markets.
  • Develop solutions through technical expertise that technically and commercially differentiate Siemens Energy's offerings from the competition. Develop equipment selections using Siemens Energy's in-house technical tools.
  • Lead Bid Strategy discussions for new turbo opportunities, articulating the technical and value advantages of Siemens Energy's products and services.
  • Prepare Buyout RFQs (request for quotation) and negotiate with major sub-suppliers to secure solutions that benefit both the client and Siemens Energy.
  • Collaborate with engineering to identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and prepare technical/execution risk assessments.
  • Direct the integration of technical activities and vendor-supplied equipment into regional proposals - ensuring every technical and commercial proposal meets Siemens Energy's standards for quality, completeness, and timeliness. Actively participate in client clarification and kick-off meetings.

What You Bring

  • A degree in Mechanical, Petrochemical, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution, or equivalent work experience, with 5+ years in a relevant role. Candidates with more experience may be considered for a higher level.
  • Background in roles such as Proposal Engineer, Application Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Process Engineer, Design Engineer, or Project Engineer, Commissioning/Field Engineer, with a concentration in turbo- machinery or related rotating equipment (e.g., Centrifugal Compressors/ Pumps, Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, etc.)
  • Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
  • A global mindset and comfort collaborating across cultures and time zones.
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% globally for project presentations, bid clarifications, training, and kickoff meetings.

Preferred Skills/Knowledge/Experience
  • Experience with OEMs, LNG, or EPC projects.
  • Understanding of pricing, costing and equipment selection.
  • Knowledge of commercial or technical bidding or quoting.
  • International experience.
  • In addition to fluency in English, proficiency in a second language is considered an asset.
Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

Your opportunities for personal growth
  • Frequent cross-regional and cross-functional networking
  • Driving, changing, and leading the Siemens Energy transformation
About the Team

Our Transformation of Industry division is decarbonizing the industrial sector. Increasing electrification and efficiency are key and demand for green H2 and derivative fuels will rise. We enable decarbonization of the industrial sector and the transition to sustainable processes, building on a strong industrial customer base, a global network, diverse technologies, and integrated execution capabilities.

Rewards/Benefits
  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture
  • Company paid Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits
  • Parental leave
  • Hybrid schedule
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