Tendering and Estimation Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Royal Resort

Description

• Establish and implement "best practices" and focuses on continuous improvement.
• Study, analyze and evaluate tender documents from a technical point of view in order to identify risk factors, ensuring that technical terms comply with the relevant standards for the overall risk assessment and bid decision.
• Solicit and followup with the design/ drafting section during tender preparation for method optimizing in order to reach cost efficiency.
• Review and finalizes project cost estimates as prepared by the Estimation Engineers in terms of the required material as per bill of quantities, amount of work, material/ equipment/ and manpower requirements during the tendering phase.
• Liaise with the Procurement department to negotiate with approved vendors / suppliers and subcontractors for various supplies / material as per project (pre/post tender).
• Finalize estimation of all direct and indirect costs and consolidates tender documents for management review and approval.
• Provide all the necessary project clarifications/ information upon project award to the Project Manager as per the project budget; advise the Project Manager on contractual rights, remedies which has been taken into consideration during tendering.
• Generate weekly tender status reports highlighting progress on concerned tenders.
• Prepare and generates monthly progress reports highlighting tender wins/ losses (indicating reasons) for review and verification of management.
• Advise in determining types of projects to bid, strategies, techniques, etc.
• Assign estimating work, coach, mentor and provide technical support to estimating team.
• Coordinate with estimating & planning engineers to resolve design/system conflicts as well as coordinates overall scope of work during proposal phase.
• Evaluate subcontractor and vendor proposals.
• Review final estimate packages for accuracy and completeness prior to formal quote.
• Participate in prebid meetings and corporate/client presentation meetings as required.
• Ensure historical data is documented and archived on each quoted project.
• Maintain databases of standard material costs and various market pricing models.
• Manage and monitors the performance of direct report and provides guidance as and when required.

• Minimum of 10+ years' experience in MEP estimation/ tendering preferably in GCC/UAE.
• Strong MS Office skills and advanced knowledge of construction estimating. software programs.
• Market survey/analysis and establishing contacts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Dubai (required)