About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

In support of the VP Bids & Transformation, we are looking for a Bid Efficiency Specialist to:

• Propose and deploy tools improvement (costing, template, reporting, SharePoint)

• Propose and deploy process improvement 

• Support the bid team (all disciplines) in the development of AI assistant and implementation;

• Improve costing models files (currently mostly excel)

Key Accountabilities

Bid tools improvement

• Integration and automatic consolidation of excel files

• Improvement of bid costing models

• Working with Bids team members, identify areas for increased efficiency within the Bid's process and propose solutions.

• Support the implementation as required.

• Support bid manager, technical, deployment, finance, legal team

Apply AI to bids

• Become familiar with and manage the ecosystems relevant to the scope of work (VSM: Virtual Simulation Machine,

• Python Coding Studio, Copilot Studio, Power Automate, ...)

• Elaborate use case strategy based on communicated requirements and in consideration of the available ecosystems.

• Implement the use cases using different angles of approach and different technics in order to come up with optimized

• results.

• Document each use case and the obtained results in order to capture the attempts that have been made, and review with

• the bid team (general bid, technical bid, deployment bid), the achievable results.

• Propose and support the path to industrializing the use cases (making it available to staff with lower AI/programming skills) in order for a larger population to benefit from the successful use cases.

• Support users in repetitive AI uses cases

Key Requirements

• Minimum education: Bachelor Degree

• Experience: 1 –3 years (co-op experience accepted)

• Experience with Data Analytics, strong math profile;

• Experience with Python and other programing technics

• Experience with ChatGPT or other AI tools.

• Experience with Excel macro, visual basics

• Strong Process/Continuous Improvement mindset

• Strong communication skills (English), strong capability to adapt, must be capable to work in a very dynamic technological environment.  Experience with Microsoft suits (Excel, Words, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Nice to have: Some knowledge with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools, preferably SAP;

• Nice to have: with Scheduling and Planning tools, preferably Primavera and MS Projects

• Nice to have: accounting principles

• Experience with bids is an asset

Total Compensation Range (Base Salary + Annual Incentive plan) :  $71,500 - $91,800

 

The Company provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid

• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period

• Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation, Holiday closure, personal  emergency leave days and sick days

• Maternity/Parental/Adoption top up pay

• Annual Incentive plan

• Company provided Life Insurance, STD and Employee Assistance Plan

This posting relates to an existing vacancy.

Our hiring process uses both human and technology‑assisted (AI) tools to support candidate screening and assessment. All results are reviewed by people, and all hiring decisions are made by people.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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