Tendering Engineer

Technip Energies•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tendering Engineer supports the preparation and delivery of competitive, compliant, high-quality proposals for engineering and project opportunities. Working with Tendering Management, Proposal Managers, Commercial/Sales, Estimating, Legal, Project Management, and technical disciplines, the role coordinates proposal inputs, develops technical and commercial content, and ensures tender submissions meet client requirements, internal procedures, and deadlines. The position assists in managing tender activities from receipt of client invitations through final submission. It supports proposal strategy development, risk reviews, stakeholder coordination, and compliance activities, contributing to accurate, organized, and timely proposal development and delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
Experience in tendering, proposal development, engineering, project execution, or commercial operations; preferably within an EPC, EPCM, or energy-related environment.
Ability to interpret technical specifications, scopes of work, commercial requirements, and client solicitation documents.
Strong technical and business writing, editing, and document development skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
Ability to coordinate multiple contributors and manage competing priorities within demanding proposal deadlines.
Excellent organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Review Invitations to Tender (ITT), Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quotation (RFQ), specifications, and client instructions to identify requirements, deliverables, risks, and submission criteria.
Develop and coordinate technical and commercial proposal content with subject matter experts and proposal stakeholders.
Prepare proposal documents, including executive summaries, technical narratives, commercial write-ups, project references, personnel information, cover letters, and supporting attachments.
Maintain proposal compliance matrices, schedules, action item logs, clarification registers, and document control records.
Coordinate inputs from Engineering, Estimating, Project Management, Legal, Procurement, Commercial/Sales, partner offices, vendors, subcontractors, and licensors.
Support development of proposal execution strategies, scopes of work, division of responsibility matrices, manhour estimates, schedules, and organizational plans.
Participate in tender kickoffs, strategy sessions, proposal reviews, risk assessments, and management review meetings.
Compile, format, review, and quality-check final proposal packages for accuracy, compliance, consistency, and completeness.
Support prequalification submissions, client registrations, presentations, clarification responses, and post-submission activities.
Maintain organized tender files, proposal records, approval documentation, and client communications.
Support continuous improvement initiatives related to proposal templates, standard content, lessons learned, and tendering processes.
Collaborate with cross-functional proposal stakeholders and subject matter experts throughout the tendering process.
Facilitate communication between proposal contributors to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
Support proposal leadership during tender reviews and gate review meetings with senior management.
Promote adherence to tendering procedures, schedules, and proposal quality standards.
Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives within the tendering and commercial organization.
Ensure proposal submissions comply with client requirements, internal procedures, and established quality standards.
Support proposal risk identification and mitigation activities during bid preparation and review stages.
Maintain accurate and complete proposal documentation and records in approved document management systems.
Verify proposal content consistency, formatting, and quality before submission.
Ensure tender activities follow company governance, approval processes, and submission deadlines.