Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With about 31,000 employees and over €5.4 billion in revenue in 2025, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.

Shape the future with Bilfinger UK: With a strong commitment to sustainability, Bilfinger UK stands out as a premier provider of engineering and maintenance services. For over 50 years, Bilfinger UK has consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation, delivering advanced solutions that support industries, infrastructure, and communities across the United Kingdom.

As a key member of the globally respected Bilfinger Group, Bilfinger UK has built a reputation as a versatile leader, offering both onshore and offshore services. From energy and utilities to pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals, the company’s broad expertise across various sectors makes it a trusted partner in the industry, as well as a work environment where you can develop your potential.

At Bilfinger, we offer a work environment where you can learn and grow. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future! 

Primary responsibilties:

• Review tender documents to understand scope of works, applicable standards, and tender deliverables.
• Produce project and system estimations (bill of materials) with structure and definition, supported as required by the group design engineers.
• Develop the bid cost estimate for project activities and services, including staff, manpower, construction equipment / consumables, assets, plant materials, and subcontracts.
• Produce conceptual designs, with support as required by the group design engineers.
• Work with procurement to ensure latest best costs are being utilised, providing opportunity feedback to assist in group discounts and buying.
• Identify the critical materials to be estimated and liaise with vendors to obtain quotations.
• Prepare the bid price breakdown in client format if required.
• Generate tender return documentation.
• Prepare the preliminary resource schedule forecast for internal use.
• Arrange and lead tender technical and cost reviews meetings.
• Liaise with sales co-ordinator to ensure Salesforce CRM is maintained accurately and up to date.
• Follow internal governance and approval processes.
• Liaise proactively with all internal departments as required.
• Work in accordance with company policies and procedure
• Provide the Proposals Manager with the best cost estimates in order to optimise the bid definition.

Essential Skills

• Candidates will ideally have experience in the bidding and tendering of control, instrumentation, electrical and mechanical modular package type projects.
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• At least 2 years’ experience within the engineering solutions industry.
• Attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work within a team.
• An ownership ethos is critical, with ability and confidence to raise profile of deliverables when required.
• Ability to prioritise.
• Minimum HNC in relevant engineering subject (Control & Instrumentation, Electrical, Chemical, Energy, etc.)
• Understanding of workplace Health & Safety and Quality.
• IT literate, including Microsoft Office programmes.
• Approachable and trustworthy.

Desirable skills

• Experience of working in the UK Gas, Oil, Petrochemical industry, Utility sectors.
• Experience and knowledge of cyber security.
• Knowledge of process, instrumentation, gas metering, analysers, modular process skids, measurement, and control
• Experience with CAD and Microsoft Project.
• Full driving licence.
• Experience using AI tools.
• Experience using Salesforce CRM.

For additional information please contact Leo Andrew Carvel Taylor by email leo.taylor@bilfinger.com.

Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.

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