Estimation and Tendering Manager

Elegancia Arabia is seeking an experienced Estimation and Tendering Manager to lead the preparation, evaluation, and submission of competitive bids for large-scale, mega, and giga projects in Saudi Arabia.

The successful candidate will manage the complete tendering lifecycle, from initial opportunity assessment and cost estimation through commercial review, bid submission, clarification, negotiation, and handover to the project delivery team. The role requires extensive knowledge of the Saudi construction and fit-out market, strong commercial judgment, and a proven record of securing major projects.

• Lead the complete tendering process for large-scale, mega, and giga projects.
• Review invitations to tender, client requirements, drawings, specifications, bills of quantities, and contractual documents.
• Conduct bid/no-bid assessments based on technical capability, commercial viability, resource requirements, risks, and strategic alignment.
• Develop tender strategies, submission plans, responsibilities, and deadlines.
• Coordinate technical and commercial inputs from engineering, procurement, planning, operations, finance, legal, and commercial teams.
• Ensure all tender submissions are complete, accurate, competitive, compliant, and submitted within the required deadline.
• Manage tender clarifications, presentations, post-tender negotiations, and best-and-final-offer submissions.
• Maintain a structured tender register and provide regular reports on pipeline status, bid progress, and expected award dates.

• Lead the preparation of detailed cost estimates, including materials, labour, equipment, subcontracting, preliminaries, overheads, contingencies, and profit margins.
• Review quantities, rates, productivity assumptions, and pricing methodologies prepared by the estimation team.
• Ensure accurate quantity take-offs and alignment between drawings, specifications, bills of quantities, and scope requirements.
• Develop cost benchmarks using historical project data and current market intelligence.
• Prepare conceptual estimates, budget estimates, detailed estimates, and cost plans at different stages of the tender.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and develop value-engineering proposals without compromising quality, functionality, or compliance.
• Assess escalation, logistics, procurement lead times, currency exposure, and other factors affecting project pricing.
• Ensure all estimates and tender cost structures are prepared and maintained using Candy CCS
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• Conduct comprehensive commercial, contractual, and technical risk assessments for each tender.
• Identify exclusions, qualifications, assumptions, discrepancies, and potential scope gaps.
• Review payment terms, bonds, guarantees, insurance requirements, liquidated damages, warranties, and other contractual obligations.
• Work closely with the contracts and commercial teams to minimize tender-related exposure.
• Develop competitive mark-up strategies in consultation with senior management.
• Present tender summaries, risk registers, cash-flow forecasts, and recommendations for management approval.
• Support commercial negotiations with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers.

• Coordinate with procurement teams to obtain competitive quotations from suppliers and subcontractors.
• Evaluate quotations for compliance, completeness, price competitiveness, and commercial conditions.
• Establish and maintain a reliable database of subcontractors, suppliers, material rates, labour rates, and productivity norms.
• Monitor market trends, price fluctuations, competitor activity, and developments within the Saudi construction and fit-out sectors.
• Build strong relationships with key vendors and specialist subcontractors.

• Use Candy CCS as the mandatory estimating and cost-planning platform for tender preparation, pricing, resource analysis, and cost reporting.
• Use SAP for relevant commercial, procurement, cost, and project-related processes.
• Ensure accurate integration and consistency of tender data across Candy CCS, SAP, and internal reporting systems.
• Maintain complete and auditable tender records, including quotations, pricing documents, approvals, assumptions, and correspondence.
• Prepare management dashboards covering tender values, success rates, margins, risks, and pipeline forecasts.
• Conduct post-tender reviews to identify reasons for successful and unsuccessful…