Team Lead, Bids & Estimating at Construction Kaiser Limited

Construction Kaiser Limited - Founded in Port Harcourt, Nigeria in June 1993, Construction Kaiser Limited is an indigenous building and civil engineering construction company. Starting as a small 5-man organization carrying out minor renovation works, we have grown to become a national force in the Nigerian construction industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Bids & Estimating

Location: Lagos
Department: Bid & Estimating
Location: All Project Sites

Summary

• Responsible for the preparation, submission of estimates. Pricing of tender documents, Identifying / costing of preliminaries on projects and building up rates for a proposed tender submission.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that tender enquiries, proposal/tender, and contracts are carefully reviewed to understand the project requirement.
• Determine and understand Client requirement(s) to decide to make a Bid or No to Bid pitch to the Commercial Committee.
• Review of contract document (including issuance to Company Lawyer) and proposing to Commercial Committee for acceptance and execution
• Prepare and submit all RFP’s (Request for prequalification) as requested by clients
• Maintenance of tender records and issuance to Commercial Committee every Monday COB
• Maintain communication with Clients at the pre-contract stage
• Establish and maintain departmental level procedures/work plans required for proposal activities
• Establish and keep a check-list for profiling Clients to determine business engagement and partnership
• Communicate with Clients to follow up on submitted proposals and obtain feedback a whether the bid is awarded.
• Initiate action upon receipt of a contract award for any submitted proposal.
• Conduct Post-mortem analysis for projects that are not successful.
• Responsible for timely submission of tenders.
• Carry out market analysis to understand market trends and make informed decisions in tendering.
• Work closely with the business development team to progress opportunities and win business/projects for the company.
• Manage a robust portfolio of clients and consultants, profitable revenue base and market share of the construction business in Nigeria.
• Coordinate team and manage activities in the bids and estimating unit to win business.
• Network with external stakeholders to win tenders
• Prepare periodic monthly reports.

Educational Qualifications and Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science / Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying 
• Minimum of 8 years cognate working experience  
• Membership of NIQS / RIQS required
• Comprehensive knowledge of ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001

Knowledge and Skills:

• Decision Making & Analytical Problem Solving
• Negotiation Skills
• Good Communication & Interpersonal Skills
• Teamwork and collaboration

Application Closing Date
Friday, 26th November 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.