Senior Proposals Manager

The purpose of the role is to Manage large ($100m +) EPIC tenders globally which requires any of our current fleet of 5 multipurpose DP3 construction vessels from start to finish.

Responsibilities

*Management of Proposal Engineers.
*Management reporting.
*Strategic JV / Partnering review.
*Initial review and summarising of the ITT package so that an initial Bid or No Bid decision can be made by Group Management.
*Compilation and ownership of the Tender Responsibility Matrix.
*Run the Tender Kick of Meetings.
*Compiling and managing the tender inputs.
*Coordination of all subcontractor ITT and evaluations.
*Compiling the project budget spreadsheet to build up the cost base.
*Evaluating of the project risks.
*Evaluating the competition / competitive position
*Interface with other departments as required.
*Presenting the costing to the General Manager Tendering.
*Compiling the contractual, technical and commercial qualifications to ensure compliance with all commercial principals.
*Compiling the final tender package in compliance with client requirements and all internal processes, procedures and principals.
*Ensuring timely delivery of the tender documents.
*Dealing with ongoing clarifications / negotiations.
*Close out of tenders negotiations.
*Handover to the project team.
*Support / ownership of on-going tendering initiatives.

Requirements

*Bachelor or Master degree or equivalent in a relevant Engineering, Business or Commercial based discipline.
*Fluency in written and spoken English.
*Minimum 7 years commercial / engineering or tendering experience in the Oil and Gas industry.
*Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office packages - in particular, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
*Proven management skills.
*The ability to effectively communicate between all departments involved in the tendering process at all levels.
*Demonstrate excellent commercial skills.
*Demonstrate flexibility.
*Proven track record of tendering EPIC work in the oil and gas industry for a leading offshore oil and gas contractor.
*Ability to think strategically.
*Proven track record of direct commercial negotiations both up and down stream.
*Flexibility in switching between different types of tendering duties on a daily basis.
*Ability to prioritise the workload.
*Thorough knowledge and understanding of principle discipline and peripheral subjects.