Bid Pricing Manager

KEO International Consultants; Dubai; On-site; AED 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Bid Pricing Manager in Dubai, where your expertise will shape competitive pricing strategies for major projects. This dynamic role requires a minimum of 12-15 years of experience, where you will engage with senior leadership, review RFPs, and ensure accurate pricing proposals. Enjoy a supportive environment that fosters professional development and well-being, with access to hybrid working arrangements and various employee benefits. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to ambitious projects in a collaborative and innovative setting.

Benefits

Hybrid Working Arrangements

Study Assistance Sponsorship

Employee Referral Rewards

Mentoring and Coaching Programs

In-House Learning Courses

Community Events

On-Demand Counseling Services

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience in commercial bid/pricing roles.
• Exceptional English communication skills and organized.

Responsibilities

• Review RFPs and pricing instructions accurately.
• Prepare pricing proposals for internal Investment Committee.
• Coordinate with internal divisions for pricing input.

Skills

Bid Management

Pricing Strategy

Contract Negotiation

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Bid Pricing Manager, to join our award-winning team based in Dubai, UAE.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Review and interpret RFPs, scope documents, and pricing instructions with confidence and accuracy.
• Raise and manage clarifications on commercial and contractual queries.
• Assess and summarize key contract terms, risks, and obligations.
• Liaise with internal divisions to collect relevant pricing and scope input.
• Coordinate CV requirements and work closely with our award-winning talent acquisition team to source internal and external profiles.
• Develop and populate KEO’s fee model in alignment with project scope and client expectations.
• Prepare and present pricing proposals to KEO’s internal Investment Committee for major pursuits.
• Collaborate with Executive Directors to formulate pricing strategies tailored to KSA, UAE, and Qatar markets.
• Finalise and submit commercial files in coordination with the wider bid team.
• Maintain accurate commercial records within the bid library for future reference.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 12-15 years career experience with a Bachelor Degree and at least 3 years in a commercial bid/pricing role.

• Background: PM/CM + mega project exposure preferred but not essential.
• Skills:
• Exceptional English communication skills are essential.
• Confident in engaging with senior leadership.
• Organized and capable of handling multiple deadlines under pressure.
• Qualifications: Formal degree is not essential - demonstrated experience and results are what matter.