Tender/Contracts Manager (building construction)

Our client, a reputable main contractor in the building construction industry, is seeking an experienced Tender Manager/Senior Manager to join their Commercial team. This role is ideal for a seasoned professional with strong cost economics knowledge and a proven track record in tender management, who can lead a team while ensuring proposals are technically sound, competitive, and aligned with client requirements. Candidates from A1-graded main contractor backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

Tender Management

• Monitor tenders to ensure alignment with company requirements
• Prepare tender clarifications and respond to post-submission queries
• Coordinate tender reviews and deadlines, adjusting to developer frameworks as needed
• Ensure pre-qualification and tender submissions meet client requirements, with adequate resources allocated

Technical & Commercial Coordination

• Review enquiries in full, ensuring technical and contractual requirements are addressed
• Arrange technical and commercial meetings as required
• Coordinate proposal preparation, ensuring alignment with client requirements or appropriate qualifications
• Ensure proposals are technically sound and innovative, fully meeting client needs or agreeing alternative solutions prior to submission

Cost & Pricing

• Contribute to cost and price calculations
• Prepare pricing, including resource costing, verification of resource needs, and timelines for lump sum elements
• Apply strong cost economics knowledge across tender activities

Team Leadership

• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to team members

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the building construction industry, preferably with an A1-grade main contractor.
• Proven experience in tender management and pre-contract activities, with hands-on experience tendering for non-residential building projects, such as nursing homes, healthcare facilities, schools, factories, industrial developments, and other commercial/institutional projects.
• Solid understanding of construction cost economics, cost planning, estimating, pricing, and commercial risk assessment.
• Strong ability to manage the end-to-end tendering process, including tender review, cost estimation, subcontractor/supplier sourcing, quotation evaluation, pricing, tender strategy, and final submission.

If this opportunity aligns with your experience and career aspirations, feel free to apply or reach out for a confidential discussion.

KOE Consulting Pte. Ltd.

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