Senior Tendering & Contracts Manager

Qureos Inc; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Qureos Inc, on behalf of our partner, seeks a senior Tendering / Commercial lead in Dubai to manage the full tender cycle, ensure technical and commercial compliance, and deliver competitive bids.

You will review drawings, BOQs, pricing, and subcontractor quotations, identify commercial risks, apply FIDIC standards, and coordinate with engineering, procurement and delivery teams to hand over successful tenders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading tender submissions and evaluations.
• Strong cost estimation and pricing capabilities.
• Familiarity with contractual terms and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead tender preparation and management from receipt to submission.
• Review drawings, BOQs, specifications and contract docs.
• Prepare tender schedules, assign responsibilities and track deadlines.
• Ensure documentation is accurate, complete and compliant.
• Prepare and review detailed cost estimates and quotations.
• Evaluate supplier and subcontractor quotations; negotiate terms.
• Identify pricing risks and opportunities for value engineering.
• Review contracts, payment schedules, warranties and LDs.
• Coordinate with client teams and external stakeholders.
• Lead and review team submissions; report status and risks.

Skills

Tendering process

Cost estimation

Contract management

Bid coordination

Leadership

Job description

We’re hiring on behalf of one of our partner companies. Please note that the position below is for our partner organization, and the company-specific details, requirements, and responsibilities are mentioned in the job description.

Department: Tendering / Commercial

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Employment Type: Full-time

Reporting To: To be confirmed by the client

1. Job purpose

To lead the preparation, evaluation and submission of competitive MEP tenders, ensuring technical compliance, accurate cost estimation, commercial viability and effective contractual risk management.

2. Day-to-day responsibilities

Tender preparation and management

• Manage the complete tendering cycle, from receipt of tender documents to final submission.
• Review drawings, technical specifications, BOQs, scope of work and contract documents.
• Prepare tender schedules, allocate responsibilities and monitor submission deadlines.
• Ensure tender documentation is accurate, complete and compliant with client requirements.

Cost estimation and pricing

• Prepare and review detailed cost estimates for materials, labour productivity, equipment, subcontractors, overheads and profit margins.
• Obtain, evaluate and negotiate supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Check quantities, rates, assumptions, exclusions and commercial qualifications.
• Maintain cost databases and current market pricing information.
• Identify opportunities for value engineering without compromising required technical standards.

Contracts and commercial risk

• Review contractual terms, payment schedules, retention, bonds, warranties, liquidated damages and other commercial obligations.
• Identify and report contractual or pricing risks before submission.
• Able to provide value engineering proposals during the tendering stage.
• Being proficient FIDIC 1999 standards and its updates.

Internal and external coordination

• Coordinate with client’s engineering, procurement, project teams, to clarify tender requirements.
• Liaise professionally with developers, consultants, main contractors and suppliers.
• Participate in tender clarification meetings and commercial negotiations.
• Prepare handover documentation for successful tenders and coordinate with delivery teams.

Team leadership and reporting

• Review estimates and tender submissions prepared by team members.
• Establish consistent checking procedures and improve tendering processes.
• Report tender status, risks, pricing assumptions, and submission progress to management.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality and integrity in commercial dealings.