Technical Studies and Bids Engineer (Department Manager)

At Paul Marlex, we are collaborating with a major company in the industrial sector, specialized in engineering services, process automation, technical installations, and maintenance for all types of sectors, focused on innovation, operational efficiency, and optimization of production processes, with several branches across the territory, and currently in the midst of growth and expansion. To support their growth project, they need to hire a HEAD OF STUDIES DEPARTMENT with experience in preparing technical studies and technical bids.

Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering at the Girona branch, the main tasks of the selected candidate will focus on:

• Leading the Studies Department, ensuring the technical and economic analysis of projects, and managing a technical team of three people.
• Preparing technical studies and competitive, viable bids, directly contributing to the company's profitability and efficiency.
• Defining the optimal technical solutions for each project, preparing detailed budgets, and drafting competitive bids in the market.
• Defining the department's competitive strategy, through analysis of the competition and the definition of prices and margins, identifying the company's differentiating factors against the competition.
• Acting as a liaison and coordination figure with Production, Purchasing, and Engineering, to ensure that the project and the prepared budget are feasible.
• Organizing and supervising the Studies Department, training and developing the team, and distributing tasks fairly.
• Carrying out meticulous monitoring and control of deviations, analyzing project profitability and the reasons for those deviations.
• Actively participating in and leading the improvement of processes and efficiency, through digitalization and automation, and making improvement proposals, both technical and economic.

You are our ideal candidate if...

• You have a degree in Industrial Engineering, preferably in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering, and/or a degree in Industrial Organization Engineering.
• You bring at least 4-5 years of experience having worked as a Technical Officer in Studies, whether in an engineering firm or in the Engineering Department of an end-user industrial company, with experience in managing technical teams being valued.
• You have solid knowledge of electrical systems and process automation, in addition to being fully accustomed to preparing technical bids and developing projects, and you are also used to dealing with Purchasing departments and Suppliers.
• You are an organized and methodical person, with planning and analysis skills, who is left-handed and empathetic when dealing with all types of people, results-oriented and focused on continuous improvement, you like working towards objectives, and you demonstrate good communication skills and an ability to convey technical concepts.