Senior Tendering Engineer

Job description / Role

Job purpose

To lead the preparation of complex technical and commercial proposals by reviewing client requirements, developing optimized designs, and ensuring cost-effective solutions. The role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams, validation of technical documents, and customer support during pre-sales and project execution stages.

Key accountability areas

Proposal development and costing

• Review customer RFQs and technical specifications to determine design requirements.
• Prepare accurate cost estimates and BOQs by analyzing drawings, materials, and labor requirements.
• Optimize designs for cost-effectiveness, manufacturability, and compliance with customer needs.

Technical review and documentation

• Develop and review technical documentation, including design calculations, schematics, and proposals.
• Validate the accuracy and feasibility of design solutions before submission.
• Ensure proposals meet all quality standards and project requirements.

Customer support

• Communicate with clients and consultants for technical clarifications during the proposal stage.
• Provide technical support during negotiations to secure approvals and project acceptance.

Project coordination

• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and production teams to align proposal requirements with operational capabilities.
• Support modifications and variations during project execution by preparing revised designs or cost estimates.

Continuous improvement

• Recommend improvements in proposal templates, costing methodologies, and design workflows.
• Keep updated with new technologies and industry trends to enhance proposal competitiveness.

Role accountability

HR proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-solving:

• Solve any related problems that arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business process improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply with related policies, procedures, and work instructions.

Health, safety, and environment:

• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products and services.

Academic qualification

Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or any relevant field.

Work experience

10-15 years

Technical / functional competencies

• Oral/written communications
• Negotiating
• Business acumen
• Feasibility/cost/benefits analysis
• Cost/time estimating

About the Company

alfanar builds efficient energy systems & solutions of the present and sets up infrastructures for a brighter future.

We assist utility sector partners & customers in transforming cities into sustainable, habitable, and inclusive Smart Cities by harnessing renewable energy resources from wind, solar, and waste heat energy. Promoting the transition to a sustainable eco-conscious future.

Using world-class technologies, we develop unrivaled quality electrical solutions & products from our manufacturing facilities, to solve the world’s major energy challenges and make the world a better viable place.

Diligence, Efficiency, and Innovation are the key criteria our teams adopt in order to continuously provide effective solutions. We’re constantly equipping our teams with the tools they need to expand their horizons and reach higher grounds.

Being in an ever-changing environment with a crucial impact on their surroundings, our employees are nurtured to become keen thinkers with highly refined skills and a consistent outlook on the future, working together on finding the next big innovation.