Tendering Engineer

Job Purpose

Role Summary / Purpose:

• Lead cross-functional and global teams within REMS to deliver complex/large commercial proposals to Subsea for SPS subsystems: execution strategy, cost and benchmarks, schedule, risks & opportunities…
• Manage the handover to the project execution teams within REMS upon Contract Award to ensure successful startup of projects. 
• Propose and lead process improvement initiatives across the global tendering team.
• Train and mentor Junior Tender Leads.   
• Develop a strong understanding of products, clients and supply chain to provide competitive proposals meeting Clients’ requirements and TechnipFMC overall business strategy and objectives.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

Tender Coordination / Management

• Key focal point between Subsea and REMS, responsible for the delivery of the whole REMS subsystem tender package to Subsea, for complex / large bids
• Set out & agree Tender strategy with all stakeholders in REMS and Subsea
• Coordinate up to 20 cross-functional and global contributors  
• Manage Tender Milestones to ensure on time delivery to Subsea / Customer
• Prepare & Lead Tender meetings with the team 
• Prepare Commercial packages and present/submit to Senior Leadership for approval
• Submit final proposal & all necessary supporting documents to Subsea
• Internal customers/stakeholders are located in all major TechnipFMC locations: USA, Canada, Brazil, Norway, UK, France, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia

Project Execution plan & schedule

• Lead REMS teams to develop the best overall execution strategy (sourcing plan, manufacturing locations, …) for complex/non-standard projects, based on Clients requirements (Delivery milestones, international vs. local content, testing strategy & locations…)
• Collect schedule inputs from Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain and work with Planning resource to create the project execution schedule
• Analyze Critical Path items, identify schedule risks and propose corrective actions to meet Clients delivery requirements 

Cost

• Develop products Costing BOM with Engineering 
• Coordinate Requests For Quotation from Supply Chain / Manufacturing / Engineering / Project Administration
• Update cost (utilising Last Price Paid/Tendered, Quotations, iTender, SAP)
• Coordinate Peer Review to ensure all costs are captured accurately 
• Transfer data to iTwo, ensuring all data captured correctly 
• Prepare product cost benchmark / waterfall (where applicable)

Qualifications, Exceptions, Risks and Opportunities

• Identify and record any exceptions applicable to the tender in order to clarify REMS position and any impact
• Ascertain if any relevant lessons learned from previous & ongoing projects should be considered. 
• Identify potential project execution risks and opportunities in the Risk Register, evaluate impacts (Cost / Schedule) and propose mitigations
• Summarize key risks & opportunities for Senior Leadership review during tender submission

Project Handover to REMS execution teams

• Prepare and facilitate the handover of the project to the Project Manufacturing Manager, to ensure a clean and fast project startup 
• Organize and clarify Tender package for PMM, Planner, Engineering and Cost Controllers
• Support the Accept Order Process and ensure REMS and Subsea are fully aligned on budget and schedule requirements

Continuous Improvement & training

• Identify opportunities and lead initiatives to continuously improve the tendering processes and tools across the global team. 
• Participate in the training of new comers in the team, and provide mentorship as needed
• Review the work of others in the team for accuracy and completeness
• Lead actions to increase the competitiveness of REMS products offering, in support of TechnipFMC Commercial strategy

You are meant for this job if:

• Motivated to work in a dynamic and challenging commercial environment 
• Able to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment 
• Rigorous and driven to deliver results
• Interested in problem solving, continuous process improvement and change management
• Eager to collaborate with people all over the world across different disciplines (Commercial, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Planning…)
• Skills to present and promote your point of views and to influence others, in face-to-face situations or virtually
• Eager to work in a multicultural team, distributed across all TechnipFMC locations in REMS and Subsea (in multiple time zones)

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management or related discipline. Master degree in the same areas is preferred
• At least 6 years of relevant working experience in tender, sales support, engineering or projects 
• Experience with Oil & Gas product engineering and/or manufacturing, especially Subsea Production Systems such as Manifolds, Christmas Trees and /or Control Systems equipment
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills in both written and spoken English. 
• Diligent, meticulous with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Experience leading process improvement initiatives
• Ability to act as subject matter expert within the functional team, and train/mentor other team members

Skills

Additional Skills

Other desirable competencies:

• Experience working with SAP
• Project management certification (PMI, APM, Prince…)
• Schedule elaboration in MS Project or Primavera
• Experience working in a LEAN environment