Recruiter :
Will McCaffrey
- - Salary budget up to €100k basic depending on experience.
- - Grow your expertise with Substations, Transition & Distribution.
- - Work for a family founded and still family owned company.
Founded over 20 years ago and now one of the leading companies in the industry, specializing in High, Medium and Low Voltage Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Systems throughout Ireland, UK and Europe. They provide turnkey solutions for our customers from Design, Installation, Commissioning, SCADA and Maintenance of transmissions and distribution networks.
Due to continued growth and success, our client are now seeking to recruit a talented Electrical Tendering Manager to join their dynamic team.
The role will involve working closely with our senior staff to provide electrical estimates. This role will report to the managing director. You will coordinate the tendering team, prioritise tenders and their expectations, collect and analyse quotes from suppliers and subcontractors to obtain the complete package pricing and qualification information and prepare tenders.
You will be responsible for overseeing the complete tendering for MV projects, MV switchgear and transformers plus services, LV switchgear, managing and growing the team to meet business needs and plans on a variety of projects ensuring that the costs of high value projects fall within the budget and also be commercially aware of profits and cost management. Build relationships with our customers and build a team with the expertise to deliver clear tenders which clarify both our technical and commercial offer and scope.
Duties/Role/Responsibilities
- Scrutinize, interpret, and analyze tender documents and client specifications to identify key points. MV and HV experience in this area is essential.
- Prepare client quotations, often with a fast turn around
- Provide handover documentation / file to the operations / delivery team
- Liaise with the enquirer in a professional, yet speedy manner, to ensure that both external client and internal staff expectations are met and exceeded
- Produce clear and accurate costing sheets
- Negotiate with multiple suppliers & specialist subcontractors to produce a competitive pricing framework agreement and achieve the best possible cost savings
- Work alongside Contract Management Teams to develop relationships with both our existing and new prospective clients.
- Mentor team members to standardize our offerings and handover to our delivery team
- Build technical competence into the tendering team to improve the understanding of our capability and develop engineers to grow their career.
- Understand and scrutinise the project specifications and design drawings
- Evaluate tenders by reviewing and completing the tender forms and ensure they are within the given specifications
- Value engineer projects to add value
- Prepare and issue of tenders in line with the tender documentations provided
- Obtain estimates and prices from sub-contractors and suppliers
- Maintain professional working relationships with clients and sub-contractors
- Implement processes in-line with company procedures and ISO standards to improve efficiency and transparency of information
- Follow up tenders and assist with securing projects
- Trade background with a good understanding of electrical components
- Degree Educated in Electrical Engineering or a related subject
- Minimum 5 years Estimating experience ideally within the M&E Sector at a senior level
- Knowledge and Ability to comprehend electrical specifications and schematics/ drawings
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Commercial Awareness
- Positive “can do” attitude
- Pro-active, flexible and approachable
- Reactive and able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task whilst remaining organised
- Attractive salary based on skills and experience
- A Company Pension Plan Life insurance
- Friendly, professional & innovative atmosphere
- Excellent environment for professional growth
- Career progression opportunities
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