Tendering Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Fircroft is seeking an experienced Tendering Manager to lead growth initiatives, strategic bidding, and client engagement within its Facilities Management (FM) and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) business in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role requires a professional with extensive experience in business development, tender management, and commercial strategy, specifically within the Facilities Management, Property Management, Operations & Maintenance, or Integrated Facilities Services sectors. The Tendering Manager will identify new opportunities, monitor market trends, and develop robust pipelines aligned with company objectives to drive sustainable growth.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing and presenting integrated FM and O&M solutions tailored to client needs, fostering cross-selling initiatives, and ensuring proposals reflect operational excellence and competitive pricing. This role demands strong leadership to mentor teams, establish performance metrics, and provide strategic recommendations to senior management.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities across Facilities Management and O&M sectors.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and client requirements to drive sustainable growth.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of strategic opportunities aligned with company objectives.
• Evaluate new markets, partnerships, and service offerings to support business expansion.
• Conduct feasibility studies, financial assessments, and risk evaluations for new opportunities.
• Lead the end-to-end tendering process, including opportunity assessment, bid strategy, proposal development, pricing, submission, and negotiations.
• Develop winning strategies, value propositions, and competitive positioning for major bids.
• Lead bid/no-bid decisions based on commercial, technical, operational, and strategic criteria.
• Review technical and commercial proposals to ensure compliance with client requirements and company standards.
• Coordinate with Operations, Finance, Procurement, HR, Engineering, and Legal teams to prepare high-quality submissions.
• Develop integrated FM and O&M solutions tailored to client requirements.
• Lead cross-selling initiatives by combining services across multiple business units.
• Ensure proposals reflect efficient service delivery models, competitive pricing, and operational excellence.
• Support mobilization planning and transition strategies for awarded contracts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, developers, government entities, and strategic partners.
• Represent the company during client meetings, presentations, and tender clarification sessions.
• Develop strategic partnerships and subcontracting arrangements to enhance competitiveness.
• Lead and mentor the Business Development and Tendering teams.
• Establish KPIs and performance metrics to monitor team effectiveness.
• Track bid success rates, win/loss analysis, and market trends to continuously improve performance.
• Provide regular reports and strategic recommendations to senior management.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, or a related field.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Business Development, Tendering, or Commercial Management.
• Strong experience within Facilities Management (FM), Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Property Management, Technical Services, or Integrated Facilities Services.
• Proven track record of winning large-scale FM and O&M contracts.
• Experience working with government, semi-government, and major private-sector clients is highly preferred.

Required Skills

• Business Development
• Tender Management
• Commercial Strategy
• Facilities Management (FM)
• Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
• Property Management
• Integrated Facilities Services
• Pricing Strategies
• Contract Negotiations
• Proposal Management
• Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication
• Financial Modeling
• Risk Assessment
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic planning capabilities.
• Expertise in tendering, pricing strategies, contract negotiations, and proposal management.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and risk assessment abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple high-value opportunities simultaneously.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is highly desirable.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.