Bid Technical Manager (Talent Pool)

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 74,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

                                                                                    Could you be the full-time Bid Technical Manager in Cluj Napoca we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering leadership, strategic thinking, and customer-oriented expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll report to the Site Engineering Director or BTM Manager, and work alongside dedicated, collaborative, and innovative teammates.

As a Bid Technical Manager, you’ll lead the engineering activities for tenders, ensuring alignment with global target costs, budgets, and planning. You’ll be the key technical interface with customers, analyzing requirements and proposing optimal solutions that balance quality, cost, and delivery.

You’ll specifically take care of defining the engineering proposal and QCD commitments, but also identifying and mitigating technical risks to ensure successful tender outcomes.

We’ll look to you for:

Key responsibilities:

Functionally manage the engineering team allocated to the tender

Ensure seamless coordination with the Tender core team and internal engineering functions

Perform technical exchanges with customers and analyze their requirements

Define the best technical compromise to meet QCD targets

Establish and validate engineering planning, costing, and risk management plans

Deliver technical documentation for tender submission

Detailed responsibilities:

Identify technical gaps versus reference products and propose solutions

Ensure technical risks are covered by action plans agreed with Platforms and Metiers

Consolidate engineering outputs into an Engineering Assumption Pack

Secure validation from Site Engineering Director and Bid Manager

Maintain alignment between tender QCD and project QCD at FPR0

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

10+ years of experience in design and engineering

Strong knowledge of product architecture, train operation, and maintenance

Familiarity with Engineering development DFQ sequences and costing

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

Fluency in English, both written and spoken

A customer-oriented mindset and ability to work cross-functionally

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines;
• Be part of a large team with over 800 professionals in  HR, Finance and Procurement & Supply Chain;
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues;
• Utilise our Agile, Responsible and Inclusive working environment;
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries;
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning (Access to Alstom University and Alstom Learning Program);
• Professional Development Plan – we offer great opportunities to develop yourself within the company;
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential (Competitive Salary and Meal Vouchers,  Flexible Benefits at your choice - on top of your salary, Holiday Bonuses (Easter, Christmas), Employee Loyalty Bonus, Reimbursement of telework expenses – for amount of days worked from home, Additional Bonuses - referral bonuses, new-born bonus, discounts);
• Entitle to comprehensive and competitive social coverage (Life and Accident Insurance, Private medical subscription at Regina Maria and  Private Pension);
• Work-life balance - we offer flexible working hours and a hybrid model of work (Working from Home 3 days/week) and 25 days of annual leave;
• Be part of our Social Corporate Responsibilities initiatives (Social events, Humanitarian Actions).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.