Construction & Commissioning (C&c) Tendering Manager

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You as a C&C Tendering Manager will be part of Power Grids business. You are responsible for preparation & definition of a detailed Scope of Work and an accurate, competitive & coherent Cost Calculations for the C&C’s Scope within the Tender Project.

**Responsibilities**:

- Adhere to C&C’s internal processes with flexibility to adapt solutions to project specifics.
- Attend Project Kick-off Meeting and ALL Core Tender Team Meetings as C&C representative. Obtain and check for completeness and correctness of all relevant Tender information, to comply with both internal processes and Client requirements.
- Communicate with relevant Engineering Teams for clarification of scope and technical issues. - Communicate with Sales Department for clarification of commercial issues.
- Maintain understanding of the Tender’s technical evolution including Bill of Quantities (BOQ).
- Communicates & discusses the BOQ to relevant C&C’s Discipline Leaders for calculation of man-hours. Compare man-hours with similar projects and investigate differences.
- Seeks advice and support from C&C’s Subcontracting
- and the HVDC’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) Teams regarding development of subcontracting strategy and preparation of request for quotations.Analysis of returned bids from potential subcontractors. Negotiation with subcontractors. Definition of unit rates and man-hour productivity factors considering market conditions.
- Analyze customer specifications and internal engineering documentation with regard to C&C Scope by seeking advice and support from HVDC’s HSE, Quality and Planning teams, as well as from the C&C’s Technology Departments. Communicate results of analysis and the respective cost impacts to the C&C’s Core Management Team.
- Translates the Request for Bid requirements to adequate C&C Supervision needs for the project by seeking the advice of the relevant C&C Line Managers and includes/considers the same into the Cost Calculation.
- Finalizes the cost for C&C’s scope within the respective Project, invites for and conducts Tender Review Meeting with C&C’s Core Management Team seeking approval. Following is to be prepared for & presented during the Tender Review Meeting: Comparisons of cost, quantities, ETG man-hours, supervision man months using relevant data from similar completed projects / projects in execution / firm tenders submitted already. Estimated escalation of discipline/commodity relevant costs for the time of project execution. Definition and quantification of Risk Assessment for entire C&C Scope.
- Implements all possible changes resulting from Tender Review Meeting and seeks approval as per HVDC’s Approval-Process.
- Prepares all C&C relevant Tender-Project specific Documentation as per HVDC requirements, seeks approval as per HVDC’s Approval-Process and submits the same together with the approved Cost Calculation.
- Participate in handover of successful Tenders to Project Execution.
- Involvement in C&C continuous improvement process of internal documentation and information database improvement.
- Strictly observe and implement the business HSE and Quality policy as well as all company rules. Majority of the above specified tasks can be completed while working at the Place-Of-Employment Offices. Nevertheless, project specific traveling to the Company’s local Offices, to visit the potential Subcontractors and to the Sites of Construction/Installation will be required.
- Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.

Your background
- Bachelor or master-degree in a technical discipline, preferably Civil Engineering. Postgraduate study/courses in economics and commercial management would be of advantage.
- About 5 Years of experience working in HVDC Construction and/or similar Business Substantial experience and knowledge of multidiscipline scopes of work General Knowledge of planning and scheduling Business and commercial awareness and knowledge Understanding of risks identification and mitigations.
- Strong ability to communicate in English and at least in one other language from within the region of responsibility (in written and spoken); e.g.: German and/or French and/or Italian for Western Europe; French and/or Spanish for Americas.
- Maintains a global perspective and thinking Able to be an integral part of a team Able to think strategically, creative, and innovative Achievement and goal orientated Ability to act independently
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