Description:

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 10-15 years

Function: Bid Management / Technical Proposal / Rolling Stock Engineering

Role Summary

We are hiring a Bid Technical Manager with strong experience in Rolling Stock bid management to lead end-to-end technical proposal activities for large and complex rail projects. The role requires close coordination with cross-functional teams to deliver competitive, compliant, and high-quality bids within aggressive timelines.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead technical bid management for Rolling Stock tenders (Metro, EMU, passenger rail projects).

- Own technical compliance to customer specifications, standards, and contractual requirements.

- Coordinate bid inputs across engineering, costing, industrialization, quality, RAMS, supply chain, and projects.

- Drive technical solution definition, system architecture, and key assumptions during bid phase.

- Identify technical risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.

- Support cost optimization and value engineering through technical trade-offs.

- Act as technical interface for pre-bid meetings, clarifications, and customer interactions.

- Ensure adherence to internal bid governance, reviews, and approval gates.

- Support smooth handover from bid to project execution upon award.

Candidate Profile

Experience

- 10 - 15 years of experience in Rolling Stock / Rail Transportation domain.

- Proven track record in technical bid management / tendering for rail projects.

- Experience working in global or matrix engineering organizations preferred.

Technical Exposure

- Strong understanding of Rolling Stock systems:

- Traction & propulsion

- Braking systems

- TCMS

- Bogies & carbody

- Interfaces, RAMS, subsystems integration

- Familiarity with customer specifications, international rail standards, and contract-driven environments.

Skills:

- Strong stakeholder coordination and bid leadership skills.

- Ability to manage complexity, ambiguity, and tight bid timelines.

- Structured thinking, risk awareness, and attention to detail.

- Strong written and verbal communication.

Education:

- BE / BTech or ME / MTech in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics).

- MBA or Project Management certification is an advantage.