Tendering Engineer

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Houston, TX, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Greentech • Energy • Industrial • Renewable Energy
The Role
Supports end-to-end tender and proposal development by reviewing solicitation requirements, coordinating technical and commercial inputs, preparing compliant submission materials, maintaining compliance matrices and tender records, supporting risk reviews and proposal strategy, and quality-checking final packages. The role collaborates with engineering, estimating, legal, procurement, sales, project management, vendors, and global teams while managing deadlines and continuous improvement initiatives.
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About Us

At Technip Energies, we are more than just a leading engineering and technology company — we are pioneers committed to shaping a sustainable future. With thousands of talented professionals worldwide, we deliver innovative solutions to real-world energy challenges while fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
Join us on a one-of-a-kind journey where you can take pride in being part of the solution for the benefit of our planet, people, and communities.

Position Summary

The Tendering Engineer supports the preparation and delivery of competitive, compliant, and high-quality proposals for engineering and project opportunities. Working closely with Tendering Management, Proposal Managers, Commercial/Sales, Estimating, Legal, Project Management, and technical disciplines, this position coordinates proposal inputs, develops technical and commercial content, and ensures tender submissions meet client requirements, internal procedures, and established deadlines.
The role assists in managing tender activities from receipt of client invitations through final submission, supporting proposal strategy development, risk reviews, stakeholder coordination, and proposal compliance activities. The Tendering Engineer contributes to the successful pursuit of business opportunities by ensuring accurate, organized, and timely proposal development and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Responsibilities

  • Review Invitations to Tender (ITT), Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quotation (RFQ), specifications, and client instructions to identify requirements, deliverables, risks, and submission criteria.
  • Develop and coordinate technical and commercial proposal content in collaboration with subject matter experts and proposal stakeholders.
  • Prepare proposal documents including executive summaries, technical narratives, commercial write-ups, project references, personnel information, cover letters, and supporting attachments.
  • Maintain proposal compliance matrices, schedules, action item logs, clarification registers, and document control records.
  • Coordinate inputs from Engineering, Estimating, Project Management, Legal, Procurement, Commercial/Sales, partner offices, vendors, subcontractors, and licensors.
  • Support development of proposal execution strategies, scopes of work, division of responsibility matrices, manhour estimates, schedules, and organizational plans.
  • Participate in tender kickoffs, strategy sessions, proposal reviews, risk assessments, and management review meetings.
  • Compile, format, review, and quality-check final proposal packages to ensure accuracy, compliance, consistency, and completeness.
  • Support prequalification submissions, client registrations, presentations, clarification responses, and post-submission activities.
  • Maintain organized tender files, proposal records, approval documentation, and client communications.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives related to proposal templates, standard content, lessons learned, and tendering processes.

Leadership/Management Responsibilities

  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional proposal stakeholders and subject matter experts throughout the tendering process.
  • Facilitate communication between proposal contributors to ensure timely completion of deliverables. 
  • Support proposal leadership during tender reviews and gate review meetings with senior management.
  • Promote adherence to tendering procedures, schedules, and proposal quality standards.
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives within the tendering and commercial organization.

Compliance/Operational Responsibilities

  • Ensure proposal submissions comply with client requirements, internal procedures, and established quality standards.
  • Support proposal risk identification and mitigation activities during bid preparation and review stages.
  • Maintain accurate and complete proposal documentation and records in approved document management systems.
  • Verify proposal content consistency, formatting, and quality before submission.
  • Ensure tender activities are executed in accordance with company governance, approval processes, and submission deadlines.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • Experience in tendering, proposal development, engineering, project execution, or commercial operations, preferably within an EPC, EPCM, or energy-related environment.
  • Ability to interpret technical specifications, scopes of work, commercial requirements, and client solicitation documents.
  • Strong technical and business writing, editing, and document development skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple contributors and manage competing priorities within demanding proposal deadlines.
  • Excellent organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Role Specific Knowledge & Skills

  • Proposal development and coordination 
  • Tendering and bid management
  • Technical and commercial document preparation 
  • Compliance matrix development and management 
  • Proposal planning and scheduling 
  • Risk identification and review support 
  • Technical writing and editing 
  • Stakeholder coordination 
  • Document control and records management 
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 
  • SharePoint and collaboration platforms 
  • EPC/EPCM project environments 
  • Client solicitation and tender documentation review 
  • Time management and deadline-driven execution

Working Conditions

  • Primarily office-based work environment with frequent interaction across departments and global teams.
  • Face-paced environment managing multiple concurrent proposal opportunities and deadlines.
  • Occasional travel may be required for proposal meetings, client presentations, or business development activities.
  • Coordination across multiple time zones and international offices may be required.

Additional Information 

  • No sponsorship or relocation assistance available.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
  • Position may require flexibility during critical proposal submission periods to meet client deadlines.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
  • Experience in tendering, proposal development, engineering, project execution, or commercial operations
  • Ability to interpret technical specifications, scopes of work, commercial requirements, and client solicitation documents
  • Strong technical and business writing, editing, and document development skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint
  • Ability to coordinate multiple contributors and manage competing priorities under demanding proposal deadlines
  • Excellent organization, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Fluent written and verbal English communication skills
  • Experience within an EPC, EPCM, or energy-related environment
  • Knowledge of proposal development and coordination
  • Knowledge of tendering and bid management
  • Knowledge of technical and commercial document preparation
  • Experience developing and managing compliance matrices
  • Knowledge of proposal planning and scheduling
  • Experience supporting risk identification and review
  • Technical writing and editing skills
  • Stakeholder coordination experience
  • Document control and records management experience
  • Familiarity with EPC/EPCM project environments
  • Experience reviewing client solicitation and tender documentation
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship
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The Company
HQ: Nanterre
18,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

Technip Energies is a global engineering leader focused on the energy transition. The company engineers technological solutions for a sustainable future, leveraging its project delivery expertise and a portfolio of technologies to reduce climate and environmental impact and help reach net zero targets in the energy industry.

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