Are you an experienced Bid Manager looking for the next step in your career?Our clients a multidisciplinary firm delivering projects around the world is currently looking for a Senior BID Manager to join their growing team in Dubai. Who is able to assist and support the Bid Director in the tender/ bidding process, as well as, the selection and negotiation process of sub-consultants.They are offering the successful Senior BID Manager:

• Salary depends on experience.
• Discretionary bonuses
• Working visa
• Medical and life insurance
• Annual flights
• Monthly team events
• Career progression
• Relocation assistance if you are coming from outside of the UAE.

To be considered for the position of Senior BID Manager you must have the following:

• +10 years of experience in the architecture or engineering industry working for a consultancy firm NOT construction
• GCC project experience is essential
• Experience in design consultancy tender and bidding process is an advantage.
• Bachelors degree in architecture, a relevant advanced degree or post-graduate degree
• Strong English skills; both written and verbal
• Proficiency in other languages is an advantage but not essential
• Good working knowledge and understanding of consultancy tender and bidding process
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, organizational and management skills are essential
• Working knowledge of the following software;

• MS Office
• Project management software (MS Project, Primavera)
• BIM, AutoCAD, Revit, Sketchup

Senior BID Manager duties include:

• Review EOIs and RFPs from clients and provide a summary of the project brief, scope of services and submission requirements.
• Prepares, issues, coordinates and/or provides advice/guidance on RFP tender queries to clients and subconsultants/ specialists
• Prepares, issues and/or reviews bid and tender proposals submissions
• Coordinates with and provides responses to subconsultants/ specialists queries during bidding and tender process;
• Forward client contracts (provided in RFPs) to the Commercial Director and/or Contracts Administrator for review and comments;
• Forward project brief, scope of services and programme (provided in RFPs) to the Project Director and Executive Director - Architecture for their review and comments;
• Prepare cost analysis and summary of subconsultants/ specialists proposals
• Coordinate with the Managing Director and/or the BD & Operation Director to discuss and finalize fee proposals;
• Prepare, issues and/or reviews response to clients post tender clarifications and submissions;
• Prepares and/or issues project handovers to project management team, design team and contracts team, upon receipt of notice of project contract award from the Managing Director or the BD & Operation Director;
• Assists and/or facilitates in the selection and negotiation process of subconsultants/ specialists during project execution design stages;
• Assists and/or facilitates in issuing of notifications of awards (via email) to selected subconsultants/ specialists during project execution design stages;
• Other duties and tasks as may be required, assigned and/or instructed by the Bid Director.

Due to the high amounts of applications if you have not been contacted within 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.This job has been posted by GCB Agency Recruitment Ltd which is acting as the Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy, working on behalf of their client, who is confidential at this stage.

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