Estimation and Tendering Manager

About the Role

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 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves managing 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 position requires extensive knowledge of the Saudi construction and fit-out market, strong commercial judgment, and a proven record of securing major projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the complete tendering process, including reviewing 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, and deadlines, coordinating inputs from engineering, procurement, planning, operations, finance, legal, and commercial teams.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates, including materials, labor, equipment, subcontracting, preliminaries, overheads, contingencies, and profit margins, ensuring accurate quantity take-offs and alignment with project requirements.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and develop value-engineering proposals without compromising quality or compliance.
• Conduct comprehensive commercial, contractual, and technical risk assessments for each tender, identifying exclusions, qualifications, assumptions, and potential scope gaps.
• Coordinate with procurement teams to obtain competitive quotations from suppliers and subcontractors, evaluating them for compliance and price competitiveness.
• Utilize 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.
• Lead, mentor, and develop estimators, quantity surveyors, tender engineers, and bid coordinators.
• Lead the formal handover of awarded projects to the operations, project controls, procurement, and commercial teams, communicating the approved budget, scope, assumptions, and contractual commitments.

Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in estimation and tendering.
• Demonstrable record of preparing and securing successful bids.
• Previous experience within major construction, interior contracting, or high-end fit-out organizations.
• Experience working with large fit-out organizations is highly desirable.
• Candidates currently based in Saudi Arabia are preferred.

Mandatory Technical Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of cost estimation, quantity take-offs, resource-based pricing, and cost planning.
• Strong understanding of construction and fit-out methodologies, materials, specifications, and productivity rates.
• Knowledge of the Saudi construction market, including local suppliers, subcontractors, labor rates, and regulatory requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and tender-reporting tools.
• Sound understanding of commercial terms, contracts, cash-flow forecasting, and tender risk management.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the above qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply.