Description:
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Matric (Grade 12)
- ND in Electrical Engineering
PREFFERED MEMBERSHIPS:
- Project Management Acc : reditation
- ECSA Membership
- Member of a Proposals Professional Body
Requirements:
- Matric (Grade 12)
- ND in Electrical Engineering
- Project Management Acc : reditation
- ECSA Membership
- Member of a Proposals Professional Body
- 3-5 years of formal estimating experience on industrial electrical projects.
- 3 years’ Experience in reading and analysing requests for proposal (RFPs) and requests for quotation (RFQs).
- Experience in reading and analysing technical requirements and drawings.
JOB PURPOSE:
Prepare project cost estimates for tender projects, or engineering services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of projects or Services.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- 3-5 years of formal estimating experience on industrial electrical projects.
- 3 years’ Experience in reading and analysing requests for proposal (RFPs) and requests for quotation (RFQs).
- Experience in reading and analysing technical requirements and drawings.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
§ Responsibilities across sales, projects, and engineering
§ Liaison with customers, partners & suppliers (Understand Requirements of customers/partners Suppliers)
§ Have an understanding of the partners business offering and negotiation
§ Analyse tender requirements, drawings and other documentation
§ Prepare and maintain a directory database of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors
§ Conduct cost analyses to ensure profitability of the project is maintained
§ Searching for relevant tenders on various platforms and distribution to management
§ Coordinate activities, resources, equipment and information and deliver engineering projects according to plan
§ Analyse requirements, drawings and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials and labour estimates
§ Confer with engineers, designers, owners, contractors and sub-contractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
§ Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve risk factors
§ Complete BOQ and Technical Data if required
§ Planning, architecting, and controlling the submission of large proposal and tender documents ensuring that submission deadlines are met, and the business submit the best proposal possible
§ Building most of the proposal / tender documents from existing generic content in consultation with the engineering team, sales team, projects team and management.
§ Improving and updating existing generic content used within proposal documents
§ Writing and editing new content which can be subsequently reused in future tender/proposal documents
§ Understanding design and installation requirements from documents (drawings, specifications, correspondence, etc)
§ Ensuring compliance to tender administrative and mandatory requirements
§ Review of CV’s, Qualifications, References and Certificates to align to mandatory tender requirements.
§ Ensure that the bid process is followed, and proper templates are used
§ Quality assurance and proof reading of the final proposal / tender documents
Maintain strong relationships with vendors/suppliers/partners/OEMs