The Role
Manage the end-to-end tendering process, including reviewing bid requirements, coordinating internal teams, overseeing cost estimation, preparing technical and financial proposals, securing approvals, negotiating with clients, and ensuring timely submissions. The role also establishes project budgets, supports handover of awarded contracts, and reports tender progress to senior management.
Summary Generated by Built In
Onbehlaf of our client, we are looking to hire a Tendering Manager to join their team in Riyadh.
Job Summary
To secure winning
bids and increase revenues for the company through smoothly coordinating and
managing the whole process of producing competitive technical and financial
proposals that comply with clients’ requirements, while supporting the delivery
of the company’s operational and business plans.
Responsibilities
- Review
Instruction to Tender (ITT) documentation to ensure that no conflict or
deviations exist among and between the project requirements.
- Assign
project tasks to the various teams within the department to ensure the accurate
delegation of responsibilities for qualifying the project for awarding.
- Set
and communicate short-term plans mutually with the teams within the department
to clarify the needs and priorities of projects for timely and accurate
preparation and submission of pre-award documents; and to ensure that all
subordinated have studied the tender documents.
- Follow
up with subordinates on the pre-tender clarifications to be sent to the
client(s) regarding the interpretation of any clauses or parts of the tender
documents to ensure that the final submission fit within the frameworks
specified by the client.
- Supervise
subordinates in the cost estimation process, track progress, and intervene-
whenever needed- to advise on the selection of suppliers and subcontractors.
- Liaise
with the relevant departments (mainly Planning & Cost Control departments)
to discuss the required resources and the time schedule and cash-flow of the
project to ensure that submissions are made on time.
- Review
the final cost estimation of the projects and obtain the relevant approvals
from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
- Attend
the important pre-tender Client meetings.
- Overview
the company’s responses to Request for Proposals (RFPs) by revising the
technical and financial proposals before being presented to the client to
ensure that submissions are made to the required quality.
- Provide
the baseline for setting the final budget for awarded projects.
- Ensure
a proper hand-over process of the contract documents to the relevant
departments (mainly Operations department) to ensure that all relevant project
information is neatly and clearly communicated.
- Report
to the top management the Tender department’s activities through presenting
periodical progress reports on the status of the projects’ cost estimation.
- Maintain regular contact with potential Clients
to handle effective pre- and/or post-tender negotiations.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Civil or Architecture Engineering.
Credentials
- Project Management (PRMG) is a plus.
- Training courses in Cost Control, Cost Estimation, and
Cost Management is a plus.
- International Project Management Association (IPMA) or
Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a plus.
Relevant Work Experience
- 10+ years
relevant experience.
- Working on projects that involved Cost Estimation,
Resources Management, Scheduling, and Planning.
- Experience in Multinational Companies and/or in
joint international projects is a plus.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture Engineering
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Experience with cost estimation, resource management, scheduling, and planning
- Project Management (PRMG)
- Training in cost control, cost estimation, and cost management
- International Project Management Association (IPMA) certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Experience in multinational companies or joint international projects
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The Company
What We Do
Areeb is a specialized provider of comprehensive human resources solutions in Saudi Arabia. The company focuses on bridging the gap between job seekers and organizations through services such as staffing, executive search, and HR process outsourcing. Committed to empowering Saudi human capital, Areeb aims to improve the quality of human resources solutions while adhering to the objectives of the Saudi 2030 Vision.
