Tendering & Estimation Manager

Job Title: Senior Manager-Tendering & Estimation(Transmission Line)

Location: Ahmedabad(Gujarat)

Experience: 10 years+

Qualification: BE/Btech

Key Responsibilities:

Tendering & Bid Management

• Review, analyze, and interpret tender documents, technical specifications, commercial conditions, drawings, and contract requirements for transmission projects.

• Lead complete bid preparation activities from opportunity identification to final submission.

• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site visits, clarification meetings, and customer interactions.

• Prepare bid strategy, compliance matrix, execution methodology, and bid submission schedules.

• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, finance, taxation, legal, planning, logistics, and project teams for bid preparation.

• Manage post-bid clarifications, negotiations, and pre-award discussions with clients.

Cost Estimation & Pricing

• Prepare detailed cost estimates for EPC projects covering engineering, procurement, transportation, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.

• Develop Bills of Quantities (BOQ), cost sheets, resource plans, and project budgets.

• Analyze material costs, labor costs, logistics costs, subcontracting costs, and project overheads.

• Establish competitive pricing strategies while ensuring targeted margins and profitability.

• Perform benchmarking using historical project data and industry cost trends.

• Present estimation reports and cost proposals to senior management for approval.

Techno-Commercial Evaluation

• Conduct technical and commercial evaluation of vendor and subcontractor offers.

• Analyze technical deviations, commercial implications, project risks, and execution challenges.

• Prepare comparative statements and recommend optimum procurement strategies.

• Evaluate contract terms, payment conditions, guarantees, liquidated damages, taxation, and insurance requirements.

• Support contract finalization and commercial negotiations. Project Feasibility & Risk Assessment

• Perform project feasibility assessments, opportunity evaluations, and Go/No-Go analysis.

• Assess commercial, technical, financial, contractual, geopolitical, and execution risks.

• Develop mitigation plans for project-specific risks related to ROW, terrain, logistics, statutory approvals, and local regulations.

• Evaluate market conditions and country-specific business requirements. Business & Market Development

• Identify new markets, customers, and emerging opportunities in the power transmission sector.

• Prepare prequalification documents and support registration with utilities, transmission companies, and government organizations.

• Coordinate with consultants, partners, agents, and joint venture partners for projects.

• Track global transmission project opportunities and participate in strategic bidding initiatives.

Cost Engineering & Project Support

• Compare actual project costs against bid assumptions and identify lessons learned.

• Maintain databases for productivity norms, estimation benchmarks, vendor rates, and project costs.

• Support project execution teams in changing order management, variation claims, and cost optimization.

• Develop estimation standards, cost models, and best practices for continuous improvement.