Career Openings at Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric - As the Global Specialist in Energy Management™ and market leader in industrial automation and software. Schneider Electric enables people to experience and transform efficiency where they live and work; from home to enterprise, across the grid and the city. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group brings a world where innovative individuals use collaborative solutions to make the most of their energy, while using less of the common planet.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Tender Engineer -Process Automation

Req ID: 006T14
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Categorie(s): Customer Projects & Services
Schedule: Full-time

Job Description

• Working as part of the fast - paced Tendering team, the Technical Tender Engineer(s) will hold a critical position within the Sub Saharan African region and have the proven ability to understand, interpret and devise technical solutions from detailed specifications that are often complex and of high value.
• You will have full responsibility for the Solution, Design and Execution through which to enhance the Digital journey of new prospects and existing clients alike, in markets spanning Oil & Gas, Power, MMM and CPG whilst managing a multiple workload to meet required deadlines

Principle Accountabilities

• Engage with Sales and their customers to qualify opportunities and assume full responsibility for design of the associated Solution and Execution.
• Prepare architecture, BoM and execution plans for review and subsequent use for costing by Commercial Tendering.  
• Attend all required commercial and operational approval calls to promote associated solution and execution with appropriate rationale and risk mitigation to support successful approval.  
• Write associated narrative. ensuring it accurately reflects the solution and execution.  
• Adhere to governance and compliance with SE company and local business standards and procedures to meet required deadlines.  
• Support the Opportunity Leader during customer negotiations, as required
• Engage with internal departments to allow timely handover to enable prompt project execution   
• Proactively engage in Win / Loss Analysis reviews and adopt ‘Best Practice’ to improve both process and behaviours.
• Report against assigned workload, highlighting issues and actions taken to resolve  

Qualifications
General Competencies:

• Proven experience (5 years) of Solution and Design with demonstrable knowledge of project execution and management.
• Excellent practical knowledge of DCS / Safety / PLC / Telemetry / Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) applications, gained in a technical / engineering role.  
• IT literate with good working knowledge of common MS Office applications in addition to  MS Teams and Planner as well as ideally, Bridge Front Office ( bFO ) too  
• Willing to perform additional duties, as required, to support the business

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Job Title: Commercial Tender Engineer - Process Automation

Req ID: 006T11
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Categorie(s): Customer Projects & Services
Schedule: Full-time

Job Description

• We are currently seeking a talented Tender Engineer/Bid Manager/Proposal Specialist to support our Control & Safety and Telemetry business streams within the Process Automation (PA) business unit in our Lagos office.
• Working as part of the Customer Success Team, the Tender Engineer holds a critical position within the Northern Europe & Sub Saharan Africa ( NESSA ) Hub and will have the proven ability to analyse outline scope requests as well as complex RFQs and prepare costing and offer documentation consistent with bid strategy.
• The Tender Engineer will have accountability for all technical, financial and commercial content, managing contributing resources to meet tight deadlines to develop a winning bid aligned to an agreed strategy.

Principle Accountabilities

• Manage a multiple workload to meet required deadlines
• Own the total response for all assigned PQQ’s, quote and tender submissions  
• Analyse RFQ, formulate bid plan, engage required resources and manage contributor deadlines
• Prepare costs and offer documentation in line with process and business tools
• Ensure compliance with SE company and local business standards and procedures  
• Support the Opportunity Leader during customer negotiations, as required
• Engage with internal departments to allow timely quote handover, post order receipt
• Report against assigned workload, highlighting issues and actions taken to resolve  
• Willing to perform additional duties, as required, to support the Tendering function

Qualifications

• Preferred University degree-Engineering / Business related
• 5 years experience in similar field with technical know-how in engineering with a plus for electrical background
• Proven experience within a Technical Tendering role coupled with good knowledge of project execution and management.
• Good working knowledge of DCS / Safety / PLC / Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) applications.
• IT literate with good working knowledge of common MS Office applications in addition to  MS Teams and Planner and Sharepoint.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply