Job Description
Job Summary
- Interfacing with national and international clients, you will often be responsible for the proposal and tender of high-value engineering projects
- An experienced engineer with proven commercial and project management skills, you will need to understand, interpret and respond to technical specifications and documentation.
- You will coordinate all aspects of the bid preparation process; prepare and complete Commercial and Technical proposals/ bids/ estimations/ quotations based on customer specification or customer requirements / budget in order to achieve both market competitiveness as well as the best margins and overall growth for the Company
- Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
- Arrange business meetings with prospective clients
- Report writing.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Ensure all required information is provided prior to the commencement of the tender process
- Provide detailed cost estimates for tender submissions, liaise with suppliers in requesting quotations
- Prepare and produce tender and full proposal documentation on qualified bids ensuring bid compliance in a timely manner and with the appropriate level of detail, including full and accurate costs.
- Study & Review Tender Specifications, Drawings, Data &Commercial/Contractual Terms & Conditions and prepare Pre-bid queries and attend pre-bid meetings where necessary.
- In agreement with management and sales, prioritize bids giving the highest return on hours invested
- Introduce more efficient and new methods of tendering
- Liaise with product suppliers for technical information and competitive pricing
- Attend bid clarifications and handover meetings, taking responsibility
- Identify potential technical risks in the bids, quotations and estimates, and in any related contract agreements across customers/channels.
- Ensure that tenders meet company commercial guidelines and have the necessary sign-off in accordance with the delegation of authority guidelines.
Qualifications and Experience
- A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering
- A Master's Degree will be an added advantage
- Must be COREN registered, with the membership of relevant professional bodies
- Candidate must have at least 5 years of work experience in a similar role
- Experience dealing with tenders that resulted in contract execution
- Experience in delivering a winning business presentation
- Experience in contract negotiations in a commercial environment
- Vast IT knowledge and MS Office Program skills
- Knowledge of Primavera P6 or MS Project
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and other relevant design software
- A professional estimator in tender bid submission
- Experience in Electrical and Instrumentation bidding processes and activities
- Experienced in scoping and putting together large engineering projects
- Ability to deliver accurate high-quality work to tight deadlines
- Ability to manage multiple inquiries and proposals.
Competencies and Skills:
- Attention to detail
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Cost management
- Understand Oil & Gas processing modules and design requirements
- Market knowledge of oil and gas
- Digital marketing skills
- Ability to build rapport
- Program and Project Management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Assemble Project Deliverables
- Communication & organizational skills
- Understand Diagrams, Drafts, Flow-Charts, and Other Information and Documentation
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to change.