Contract, Bid, and Proposal Management Senior Manager

🔌 Contract, Bid, and Proposal Management Senior Manager

Location:

United States (Remote/Hybrid options available)

Business Unit:

Grid Integration – HVDC

Job Type:

Full-time | Expert Professional (P5)

- The Opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, we’re not just powering the grid—we’re transforming it. As a global leader in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology and grid integration, we’re shaping the future of sustainable energy. This is your chance to lead the charge.

We’re seeking a strategic and driven

Senior Manager of Contract, Bid, and Proposal Management

to join our newly formed Americas regional team. In this pivotal role, you’ll be at the forefront of our most critical commercial pursuits—developing winning strategies, crafting compelling proposals, and negotiating high-impact contracts that enable the energy transition. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, sales, legal, and finance to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of utilities, developers, and governments.

This isn’t just a job—it’s a mission. You’ll be part of a team that thrives on complexity, values creativity, and is united by a shared purpose: advancing a more reliable, flexible, and carbon-neutral power grid. If you’re ready to make a measurable impact in a high-visibility role, we want to hear from you.3) Your Background4) More About Us

- How You’ll Make an Impact

- Lead the development of complex, multi-million-dollar HVDC proposals and bids.

- Collaborate with engineering, legal, and finance to shape commercial strategies.

- Analyze customer requirements and translate them into winning bid solutions.

- Negotiate contract terms that align with business goals and risk profiles.

- Drive continuous improvement in bid processes and tools.

- Support regional sales teams with pricing, scope, and delivery strategies.

- Manage contract amendments and renegotiations as project scopes evolve.

- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on commercial matters.

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

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering.

- 10+ years of experience in contract management, proposals, or commercial operations.

- Proven track record in the power, energy, or infrastructure sectors.

- Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience with large-scale EPC or turnkey projects.

- Excellent communication and analytical skills.

- Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):

- Health Care: (medical, dental, vision, etc.)

- Financial Wellbeing: (Employer-sponsored pension - 401(k) Program with generous company match and contribution, Life/AD&D Insurance, disability insurance)

- Family Care: Life and Family (Legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance

- Work-Life: Enhanced leave programs (FMLA, Military Service Leave, Maternal, Paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday)

- Employee Engagement and Development: Employee Resource Groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program, on-demand learning platforms

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.