About Us
James Fisher Renewables, part of the James Fisher Group (JF Group), provides comprehensive and trusted solutions to the offshore wind and renewables market. This includes high voltage engineering solutions, from conceptual design through to installation and operations and maintenance, as well as blade services. The company has extensive experience working at over 60 wind farms - onshore and offshore - in the UK, Europe, Taiwan, and the United States.
About the Role
JFR, a Product Line within JF Group’s Energy division, is looking for a Tender Manager to join the successful Commercial department. You will work alongside various teams and will be responsible for achieving the goals of the Product Line by preparing high-quality tenders, including cost price, execution methodology, terms and conditions, and risk analysis for rentals, services, and projects. Your role will include customer interaction, clarifications, tender updates, support with contract negotiations, and more!
Job Responsibilities
* Management of bids from receipt of enquiry to submission and contract award.
* Ensure that bids comply with customer requirements and adhere to the Tendering process.
* Identify bid elements requiring contributions from internal departments, define these contributions, request from appropriate departments, manage their delivery and quality, and integrate them into the final proposal.
* Understand all elements of the tender (operational, commercial, contractual, etc.) separately, as well as how they combine and interlink into the overall proposal. Lead and/or contribute to writing technical proposals with the necessary support from SMEs or the wider business when necessary.
* Manage bids through the internal approval process.
* Manage client queries, drawing on the support of the wider organization.
* Liaise with other relevant departments to develop technical solutions.
* Liaise with Contracts Managers to develop commercial solutions/manage compliance.
* Work with the estimation cost model, providing robust bid estimates for internal approval.
* Collaborate with the Sales Managers to provide further information as required.
* Ensure tender information on CRM is kept up to date. Assist in future CRM development if required.
* Package successful bids into a handover package to allow the project to commence.
* Lead Pre-Qualifications, liaising with other relevant departments to produce solutions in accordance with customer requirements.
* Assist the Senior Tender Manager, Product Line Tender Lead, and/or Head of Tendering to ensure that the Bid Team and Senior Leadership Team adhere to the Bid Management Process.
* Contribute ideas, suggestions, and support to improve the overall Tendering process, tender materials, tools, and any other related aspects.
About the Candidate
* Previous experience in a Tendering, Business Development, Sales, or Commercial function in a similar industry (Oil and Gas, Renewables, or Marine).
* Degree or HNC qualified in either Business, Engineering, or a related subject.
* Proposal/tender writing and pricing/estimation experience.
* Great attention to detail and communication skills.
* Energetic and passionate about the work that you do.
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