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Tendering Specialist - Substation Automation & Protection

The opportunity:

As a Tendering Specialist, for Control & Protection & Substation Automation systems, you will have many interfaces and interesting work tasks, and you will get great opportunities for learning and development working on potential future projects across the globe. Our team culture is flexible, transparent, and cooperative. You will join as an integral member of a diverse and fast-paced tender management team at a time when the demand for our solutions is booming and we are expanding to help our clients reach their environmental targets.

How you’ll make an impact:

  • Analyze customer needs and Prepare Bill of Materials, deviation list and detailed product configurations.

  • Deliver accurate cost estimations as per tender scope of work.

  • In coordination with the team manager, elaborate bid prices and offering strategy.

  • Participate in the Risk Review process as needed in accordance with Company policy.

  • Verify the commercial and legal interests of the offer with Front end Sales and “Commercial & legal advisor”

  • Monitor progress of tender deliverables and perform continuous follow-up on tender scope and time.

  • Proactive and result-driven professional with the ability to work with cross-functional and cross-border teams as well as to cope with a flexible-load environment.

  • Promote process feedback to the organization.

  • Promote a positive customer experience by submitting quality deliverables on time.

  • Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

  • Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

  • Bachelor's degree with 5-10 yrs. of experience in Electrical & Electronics

  • Sound knowledge in Protection & Control products & Substation Automation systems.

  • Prior engineering & tendering experience, to handle tenders and manage risk assessments

  • Very high awareness of quality and standardization incl. Re-use

  • Very good analytical skills

  • Has good negotiation skills

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.

  • Proficient in Microsoft office tools (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).

Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job type Full time
Experience Experienced
Job function Sales, Marketing & Product Management
Contract Regular
Publication date 2026-04-28
Reference number R0128339

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.