Project Management Internship Newcastle 2024

During your internship at the GT Sales Organization, you will have the opportunity to experience and contribute to several key areas: Sales, Bid, Order, and Commercials.

The role

Below is an outline of what you can expect from your daily involvement in each sector:

• Sales Team: Dive into the vibrant sales environment, where you'll manage a select group of customers with the guidance of the sales team. Working closely with our sales team to optimise our go to market and increase order intake. To ensure it delivers on value, efficiency, and footprint. You will develop your skills to manage sales targets and priorities, engage with customers to influence their short, medium, and long-term buying and business strategies. You will develop these skills through a combination of office-based work and through face-to-face meeting with customers and internal business units.
• Bid Management: Step into the Bid Team and explore the detailed bid management process. Work alongside cross functional teams to gather the required documents and data for bid submissions. Play a role in crafting proposals and take part in crucial review meetings. Support the upkeep of the bid tracking system, ensuring all information is current and deadlines are met.
• Order Management: Join the Operations Team and contribute to the critical task of order delivery. Keep an eye on active orders to identify and address any potential issues or hold-ups. Sit in on logistics meetings to fully understand the complexities of order fulfilment and dispatch. Assist with the accurate entry of new orders into the management system. Watch and learn from team interactions with the finance department to confirm the terms and conditions of order payments.

In each role, you will acquire practical experience and deepen your understanding of the various aspects of the sales cycle within the GT Sales Organization. While your responsibilities will be diverse, the overarching aim is to equip you with a well-rounded view of how each team's efforts drive the organization's success...

How you’ll make an impact

The Intern Project Manager/Project Engineer will be part of the Order Management Team within the Grid Technologies - Sales Organisation.

You will:

• Demonstrate ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and concurrent projects/orders.
• Assist the efforts of the PM to implement project/order deliveries for a wide range of transmission products including GIS, Circuit Breakers, Transformers etc on time delivery.
• Assist the efforts of the PM for the management of local subcontractors and overseas factories from Order through delivery up to handover in accordance with the client schedule and quality requirements and always ensuring strict adherence to client & Siemens Energy EHS requirements.
• Assist the efforts of the PM for working with finance/ commercial team on a regular basis to ensure accurate reporting of financial/ commercial metrics.
• Assist the efforts of the PM in ensuring all potential opportunities, variations and risks are identified and reported to the Business as soon as possible.
• Use and make available to others knowledge assets to optimise the proposed solution and project costs.

What you bring

• A flexible approach to manage a variety of products with a wide range of complexities.
• Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Business Management, Future Technologies, Environmental Studies
• Effective problem solving and openness to new ideas.
• A team player that is able to exhibit professionalism and maturity within a dynamic workplace.
• Shows positive attitude to learn and take on challenges.
• Self-starter that works well in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate in clear, concise and professional manner at all times, both written and verbally
• Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills in order to build and maintain positive business relationships.

About the team

We have an exciting new opportunity which represents a new growth period for Siemens Energy Grid Technologies and offer excellent opportunities to be part of our GT Sales team based in Newcastle. If you enjoy problem solving, thinking outside of the box, working within a high energy team and can react quickly to changes, then a career at Siemens Energy could be a great fit for you!

Our team is an integral part of the Grid Technologies Sales division, tasked with the representation and distribution of Siemens Energy Products throughout the UK and Ireland. We are strategically positioned in Newcastle to effectively manage and support our operations across these markets.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our commitment to diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.