Tendering Manager

The Role
Guildhall is seeking an experienced Tendering manager to join our client's team in Qatar who is a leading engineering and construction consultancy in Qatar, recognized for managing large-scale infrastructure, commercial, and mixed-use development projects. The ideal candidate will be responsible for submitting completed bids to existing or prospective customers on time and within budget, ensuring that all questions have been answered as fully as possible. Roles & Responsibilities: • Present commercial and technical bids to higher management • Plan and manage all aspects of bids, providing subject matter expertise where required. • Coordinate the production of bids and proposals, producing a cost bid plan, and gain all relevant authorizations. • Record, analyze, and manage issues, risks, changes, and dependencies during the bid. • Ensure all bids have a win strategy that is communicated to all team members and reflected in the submission • Manage bids from receipt of tender documentation to handover to the production team • Lead the tender team at Bidders Conferences, Mid-term interviews, and post-tender interviews as required • Develop a strategy for winning each individual bid. This should include, but not be limited to, quality, design development, innovation, supply chain, financial & legal response • Hold launch meetings & regular review meetings with the bid team to ensure that the bid is on course • Lead production of the bid document in both electronic and hard copy formats. Supervise the administration staff working on the document. • Manage final negotiations leading to Contract signing • Effectively communicate bid strategy and solutions to the construction team • To be up to date with market conditions, vendors, and pricings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Engineering with appropriate professional accreditations and/or a significant number of years of formal and practical preparation in the area of construction contract management. • 10 - 15 years; experience in the preparation, negotiation, and management of large-scale civil (office, hotel, apartment high high-rise complexes) and industrial construction contracts and sub-contracts. Gulf experience is a definite asset. • Previous experience in BIM and Facility Management (FM) tenders is desirable. • Experience with Candy Tender Software required. • Experience of working in a similar role within a General Contractor, preferably in Qatar. • Experience in Planning and Managing the Bid Process. • Experience of bid management and bid co-ordination on design and build and traditional contract forms at tender and construction stages is essential • Proven success in winning bids/tenders, ideally from within the Construction industry • Well-developed analytical, oral, and presentation/communication skills • familiarity with ERP systems, like Microsoft Dynamics preferred. • Ability to ensure standards and specifications are met.

About the company
Guildhall is the most respected HR & Headhunting Consultancy in the MENA Region. With deep, extensive knowledge of HR & Recruiting in the region, Guildhall has become a trusted partner of choice for candidates and clients. Starting from an exclusive recruitment agency in Dubai - UAE, Guildhall has grown into an elite service with the ability to cover vacancies in across MENA and Asia-pacific. Offering tailored Career Sessions and an innovative industry-first membership program designed to save money on core services. Guildhall is the partner of choice.