Senior Tendering & Procurement Engineer at ABEC in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Company Description

Established in 1989, ABEC was restructured in 2020 to deliver innovative buildings efficiently and provide fully integrated construction service. The company had a wide history of construction projects in various industries in the past, which now decided to take a different route focusing on specific types of buildings.

Job Description

General & Commercial Duties

• Prepare and submit periodic Tender & Procurement reports, including tender progress, RFQs, procurement status, achievements, and outstanding actions.

• Coordinate with Tendering, Technical Office, Procurement, Commercial, and Project teams to ensure timely execution of assigned activities and proper alignment of requirements.

• Execute and follow up on assigned commercial and administrative tasks, ensuring compliance with company procedures and deadlines.

Tendering & Estimation Duties

• Review and execute the complete tendering process by studying drawings, specifications, BOQs, scope of work, and contract documents; identify missing information, prepare clarifications, and coordinate with the Technical Office and relevant departments.

• Perform quantity surveying, cost estimation, and detailed price analysis for all tender items, including materials, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and other cost components, ensuring accurate and competitive pricing.

• Obtain and analyze market prices by sourcing quotations for materials, subcontractors, specialized works, and nominated/specialized items from suppliers and specialized companies; prepare commercial comparisons, evaluate offers, and incorporate approved rates into the tender pricing.

• Prepare, review, finalize, and submit complete tender offers including technical and commercial requirements, pricing, qualifications, and supporting documents, and follow up on the tender until finalization, submission, and handover to the client.

Procurement & Subcontracting Duties

• Execute and manage RFQs and procurement activities for materials, equipment, services, consumables, fixed assets, and subcontracted works across all disciplines.

• Evaluate, prequalify, register, and maintain vendors and subcontractors; develop and update databases based on capabilities, experience, commercial offers, and performance.

• Prepare and process POs for approved materials and services, coordinate approvals, and follow up with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure compliance with project requirements.

• Follow up on material delivery, production, expediting, and required documentation; conduct vendor visits when necessary and resolve technical, commercial, and delivery issues

• Prepare, review, negotiate, and finalize subcontract agreements for project works, including defining scopes, commercial terms, payment conditions, contractual obligations, and required documentation, and follow up on the contract execution throughout the project lifecycls

Systems, Reporting & Market Research

• Generate and maintain RFQ, quotation, vendor, subcontractor, and PO reports using the ERP system and MS Excel.

• Monitor tender and procurement activities against deadlines, budgets, and project requirements, highlighting risks, delays, and required actions to management.

• Research construction methods, materials, systems, suppliers, and market prices and maintain an updated technical and commercial resource library.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree - Architecture (preferable) or Civil
• 5:7 years of Experince
• One of PRMG, PMP, CLAC certificate equivalents is an advantage.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Details oriented.
• Good command of English written and spoken.
• Business writing skills.
• Experience in dealing with complex tenders.
• General MS Office Program skills.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to change.
• Demonstrating previous exposure to contracts and an understanding of basic contract language Providing proven leadership and management experience.
• Team player.