Tender Lead Engineer

Role summary

The Tender Lead Engineer Leads the preparation of high-quality, detailed, and comprehensive technical and commercial proposals for the Utility and Industry segments, with a primary focus on High-Voltage AC Substations. Ensures that gross margin and cash flow targets are aligned with Linjemontage business objectives for this segment and collaborates with cross-functional teams to maximize competitiveness while maintaining profitability and delivering an optimal offer price. You will be an integral part of our skilled, multidisciplinary teams in Sweden and Norway.

Responsibilities

The role will be responsible for tender preparation for turnkey High-Voltage AC Substations for Utility and Industry projects from the early pursuit phase until final negotiation, contract signature and handover to the execution team. During preparation, the successful candidate will lead an interdisciplinary tender team to professionally prepare the technical and commercial offer.

The position of Tendering Manager will have a variety of responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• Together with the International front-end sales organization, you will identify projects in the early stage, understand customer requirements and follow-up regularly and promptly with customers during the acquisition phase

• Together with the sales organization, you follow the sales strategy for the individual tenders by selecting the winning solution, both commercially and technically

• Assume the lead for assigned tenders, incorporating the help of interdisciplinary supporting teams consisting of engineering, project management, legal, commercial and supply chain management

• Prepare and ensure on-time and complete technical and commercial tender submittal to the customer and lead the technical and commercial negotiations with customers

• Responsible for the integration of supplier offers, risk evaluation and completeness of tender in multi-national setups

• Oversee the validation of terms and conditions in each offer

• Hand over successful sales projects to the project execution and engineering departments

• Collaborate with supply chain management to coordinate subcontractor and supplier offers. Support SCM in negotiations with vendors to get the best technical and commercial offers
• Provide in a timely manner all necessary information to support the Linjemontage risk and approval process in accordance with company policy.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering discipline

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in sales and tendering of power systems, with a focus on substations.

• Proven track record of working with utility and industrial customers, as well as international EPC contractors and project developers.

• Solid technical knowledge of AIS and GIS high-voltage (HV) and medium-voltage (MV) equipment and systems.

• Experience collaborating with Nordic utilities or EPC companies will be considered a strong advantage.

Personal attributes

• Leadership on Integrity
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work with cross-functional and cross-border teams as well as to cope with a flexible-load environment

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Willingness to travel for site assessments and project meetings.

• Structured and solution oriented.

• International travel is required.

What we offer

• A key role in exciting, future-oriented projects within the energy sector
• Autonomy in your work and decision-making responsibilities
• Opportunities for continuous professional growth and development
• A strong, collaborative, and supportive team culture
• Long-term career prospects within a growing and forward-thinking organization

Recruitment process

We do not accept applications by email. We will review all applications and make an initial selection. Selected candidates will be invited to a first interview by phone. Final candidates will then be invited to an in-person interview at our office in Chennai.

Office location

COWRKS Rmz Millenia Business Park, 600096 Chennai Tamil Nadu, India

About Linjemontage

Linjemontage is a Swedish pure-play EPC provider within power infrastructure, enabling the modernisation and expansion of the Nordic electricity grid. The company provides turnkey solutions within substations and transmission and distribution networks, with capabilities across the entire project value chain and specialist high-voltage expertise up to 400 kV. The company currently has approximately 400 employees. Operations are primarily conducted in Sweden and Norway, complemented by a business branch in Croatia and an operation centre in India. Linjemontage was founded in Grästorp in 1993 and the company’s shares have been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2026. For more information, visithttp://www.linjemontage.se

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