Job Description

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, 80,000 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 Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your technical expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative, innovative, and detail-oriented teammates.

You'll play a vital role in managing the technical scope of bids, ensuring the delivery of accurate and competitive proposals aligned with our standard solutions and commercial strategies. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with internal teams across the business (such as Solutions Teams, Project Engineering teams, Sourcing, and Installation), coordinate with external stakeholders like partners and vendors, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of technical documentation, compliance analysis, and stakeholder coordination, but also support the bid manager during customer negotiations and ensure a smooth handover to the Project Engineering Manager in case of contract award.

We’ll look to you for:

• Providing the Bid Manager with accurate estimates of engineering efforts needed for bid preparation

• Negotiating with the Project Engineering Director for resource allocation

• Analyzing customer specifications and identifying gaps with standard solutions

• Building system architecture and coordinating technical stakeholders

• Preparing and leading Technical Design Reviews

• Ensuring consistency and competitiveness in engineering quotations and risk evaluations

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:

• Degree in Engineering (any discipline)

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the signalling industry

• At least 5 years of experience in signalling design

• Strong communication skills and attention to detail

• Experience in establishing technical solutions and architecture for Mainline and Urban Tenders

• Proficiency in reviewing documentation and challenging technical choices

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

• Proficiency in MS Office

• Fluency in English

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

• Work with new security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our inclusive and agile 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

• Progress towards leadership roles or other career paths

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.