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Hitachi

Sales Specialist

Hitachi

Sales Specialist leading bid submissions for Hitachi Energy in Sustainable Energy projects. Collaborating with teams to ensure high quality and strategic focus in the energy transition.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeBirmingham • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Driving high quality submissions with a de-risked strategy and in line with Hitachi Energy performance drivers and values.
  • A high focus on Health and Safety to support the Hitachi Energy licence to operate.
  • Financial understanding to support commercial submissions and drive through forecast opportunities to deliver on budget.
  • To understand at a high-level Technical Evaluation of client enquiry documentation and interpretation of their requirements and assessment of commercial terms and conditions.
  • Ensuring the tendering team formulates competitive bids/estimates/quotations, considering the best available system mix and appropriate technical and commercial considerations for each individual situation.
  • Working with the tendering team to manage the preparation of all technical, financial, cash flow and operational delivery aspects of the bid/estimate/quotation, indicating prices and trading conditions.
  • Reviewing bids before submission and ensuring appropriate governance has been followed.
  • Drive project deliverables to ensure key target dates and submissions are maintained.
  • Establish and maintain effective customer relationships to understand customer needs.
  • Provide any necessary support to Sales and Bid team members during meetings with customers.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • A Proven record of accomplishment in team management and delivery of substation projects.
  • Proven sales and risk management experience focused on winning forecast opportunities (Sales experience selling solutions rather than product.)
  • Proven sales and Account Management experience within Sustainable Energy industry or similar.
  • Bachelor's degree or HNC in engineering or similar STEM fields
  • Demonstrable experience of managing customer relationships.
  • Extensive experience in leading and/or delivering complex solution-based opportunities.
  • High Voltage (HV) and (400kV–132kV) and MV (66kV-11kV) knowledge and Industrial substation experience is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salaries
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Supportive work environment encouraging growth and innovation

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial understandingtechnical evaluationbid preparationrisk managementsales experienceaccount managementhigh voltage knowledgemedium voltage knowledgesubstation project deliverysolution-based opportunities
Soft Skills
team managementcustomer relationship managementcommunicationcollaborationgovernance adherenceproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsleadershipcustomer needs assessment
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in engineeringHNC in engineering