Estimating and Contracts Engineer

Black & Grey HR is recruiting for one of the leading business in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Our client is looking to hire an experienced Bid Manager will be responsible for supporting the work winning process by using efficient costing and bidding documents, applying various continuous improvements in the process and supporting the Bid Manager with the best client proposals. 
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<br />- Prepare cost estimates for new bids and contract renewals as and when required.
<br />- Coordinate & interact with other team members to understand the service requirements completely and apply suitable costs in the estimates.
<br />- Ensure that work winning processes are correctly followed
<br />- Ensure maximum accuracy in the cost model and apply continuous improvements in the costing methods & tools.
<br />- Work with the Human Capital team to review and update labour costs within the cost models on a regular basis and on an ad-hoc basis where required to meet the requirements of a specific tender response
<br />- Work with the Legal team to review any risks within the proposed commercial terms and mitigate those risks within our response where appropriate.
<br />- Work with the Procurement team to ensure sub-contractor framework agreements are in place for key sub-contracted services and quotes are received from all major sub-contracted services for each specific bid
<br />- Where actual or quoted costs are not known, use benchmark costs or provisional sums to ensure the client’s risk is managed
<br />- Work with the Operations team to ensure that all materials, equipment, vehicles and other requirements operating the contract are included.
<br />- Lead/Develop cost/price model, pricing cost narrative, and price strategy.
<br />- Analyse RFPs and highlight risks and areas that require a cost to ensure proposal pricing requirements are met.
<br />- Apply pricing concepts, tools, and techniques using Excel to develop timely and appropriate cost/price worksheets to support proposal responses.
<br />- Complete all cost requirements identified in RFPs.
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<br />Requirements- 3 years’ experience in estimating and preparation of cost models, preferably with facilities management or related experience
<br />- Skilled user of Microsoft Office Suite and an Expert user of Microsoft Excel.
<br />- Time Management – Be able to manage one’s own time and the time of others to meet deadlines.
<br />- Coordination – Have flexibility to adjust actions in response to changes in priorities
<br />- Decision Making – Be aware of the impact of decisions on the team and be able to make decisions based on limited information
<br />- Problem Solving – Being aware of and understanding the implications of new information for both current and future proposals
<br />- Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
<br />- Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solution
<br />- Proactive – Seek out and identify important data that can be used in proposals or stored for use in future proposals
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<br />Benefits- Attractive Salary + Benefits
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