Bid Coordinator: Tender & Estimating Lead

Design Build Search; Leixlip; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top market salary

Permanent position

Secure role

Friendly team

Job summary

DesignBuild Search is recruiting a Bid Coordinator to join our client’s Estimating Department for a Tier 1 main contractor in Kildare. You will review tender documents, coordinate multi-department inputs, and prepare compelling technical and commercial submissions.

The role requires a degree in Construction or Engineering, bid coordination experience, and strong Microsoft Office skills with expertise in scheduling tools. The position offers stability and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in a Construction or Engineering discipline.
• Previous Bid Coordination experience.
• Programming, technical writing, and Microsoft Office skills.
• Microsoft Project & Asta Power Project essential
• Primavera P6 experience desirable
• BCAR, Building Regulations and knowledge of other industry practices and procedures

Responsibilities

• Review tender documentation and understand the rules of tendering.
• Undertaking Bid/No Bid exercises against potential submissions.
• Understanding the Request for Tender. Deciding timelines and delegating of bid responsibilities.
• Collating information from multi-departmental resources for inclusion in pre-qualification and tender submissions.
• Provide technical support as required for prequalification and tender submissions.
• Submitting completed bids to existing or prospective clients, on time and within budget.
• Timely management of tender activities.
• Collaborating with the Business Development Department, Estimating Team and Operations Team.
• Preparing tender program’s utilising Programming Software including identifying key deliverables and Milestone Dates.
• Preparing detailed project methodologies and technical proposals.
• Delivering Client & Partner Technical Presentations.
• Attending tender interviews and site visits

Skills

Bid coordination

Programming

Technical writing

Microsoft Office

BCAR knowledge

Education

Degree in Construction or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Asta PowerProject

Primavera P6

Job description

DesignBuild Search is recruiting a Bid Coordinator to join our client’s Estimating Department for a Tier 1 main contractor in Kildare. You will review tender documents, coordinate multi-department inputs, and prepare compelling technical and commercial submissions.

The role requires a degree in Construction or Engineering, bid coordination experience, and strong Microsoft Office skills with expertise in scheduling tools. The position offers stability and a supportive team environment.