We’re hiring on behalf of one of our partner companies. Please note that the position below is for our partner organization, and the company-specific details, requirements, and responsibilities are mentioned in the job description.
Department: Tendering / Commercial
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting To: To be confirmed by the client
To lead the preparation, evaluation and submission of competitive MEP tenders, ensuring
technical compliance, accurate cost estimation, commercial viability and effective contractual
risk management.
- Day-to-day responsibilities
Tender preparation and management
- * Manage the complete tendering cycle, from receipt of tender documents to final
submission.
- Review drawings, technical specifications, BOQs, scope of work and contract
documents.
- Prepare tender schedules, allocate responsibilities and monitor submission deadlines.
- Ensure tender documentation is accurate, complete and compliant with client
requirements.
Cost estimation and pricing
- * Prepare and review detailed cost estimates for materials, labour productivity,
equipment, subcontractors, overheads and profit margins.
- Obtain, evaluate and negotiate supplier and subcontractor quotations.
- Check quantities, rates, assumptions, exclusions and commercial qualifications.
- Maintain cost databases and current market pricing information.
- Identify opportunities for value engineering without compromising required technical
standards.
Contracts and commercial risk
- * Review contractual terms, payment schedules, retention, bonds, warranties, liquidated
damages and other commercial obligations.
- Identify and report contractual or pricing risks before submission.
- Able to provide value engineering proposals during the tendering stage.
- Being proficient FIDIC 1999 standards and its updates.
Internal and external coordination
- * Coordinate with client’s engineering, procurement, project teams, to clarify tender
requirements.
- Liaise professionally with developers, consultants, main contractors and suppliers.
- Participate in tender clarification meetings and commercial negotiations.
- Prepare handover documentation for successful tenders and coordinate with delivery
teams.
Team leadership and reporting
- * Review estimates and tender submissions prepared by team members.
- Establish consistent checking procedures and improve tendering processes.
- Report tender status, risks, pricing assumptions and submission progress to
management.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality and integrity in commercial dealings.
