Tendering Manager

Tendering Manager
Location: Kuwait
Experience: Minimum 12 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the tendering process for construction and infrastructure projects from initial review through final submission.
• Review tender invitations, drawings, specifications, BOQs, contractual requirements, and scope of work.
• Develop tender strategies, submission schedules, and bid preparation plans to ensure timely and competitive submissions.
• Oversee the preparation of technical and commercial proposals in coordination with Engineering, Procurement, Commercial, and other relevant departments.
• Supervise quantity take-offs, cost estimates, pricing schedules, and project cost breakdowns.
• Coordinate with suppliers and subcontractors to obtain, evaluate, and negotiate competitive quotations.
• Review and validate cost estimates, pricing assumptions, resource requirements, and risk allowances.
• Identify commercial risks, contractual obligations, scope gaps, and potential opportunities during tender evaluation.
• Lead the preparation of tender clarifications, technical queries, and requests for information (RFIs).
• Coordinate with management to review pricing strategies, profit margins, and final bid approvals.
• Ensure compliance with tender requirements, submission deadlines, and client specifications.
• Manage tender documentation, bid registers, cost databases, and historical pricing records.
• Monitor tender performance and maintain accurate records of submitted bids, awarded contracts, and unsuccessful tenders.
• Lead, supervise, and develop the tendering and estimation team to improve accuracy, efficiency, and submission quality.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in tendering, estimation, and bid management within the construction or infrastructure industry.
• Proven experience managing the complete tendering process for large-scale construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of BOQ preparation, quantity surveying, cost estimation, pricing strategies, and commercial evaluation.
• Experience in reviewing technical specifications, engineering drawings, contractual conditions, and tender documents.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary tender submissions, including Civil, MEP, and other engineering scopes.
• Experience in supplier and subcontractor negotiations and commercial quotation analysis.
• Strong understanding of contractual risks, project costs, and profit margin calculations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other relevant estimation and tendering tools.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Experience in Kuwait or the GCC construction market is preferred.

Work Location: In person