Vice President - Tendering

Role Overview

Vice President - Tendering at Aldar Properties. The role manages the end-to-end tendering process across the organization, from request for proposal development through consultant and contractor appointment.

Role Purpose

Manage and implement the complete tendering process from planning and prequalification through award, ensuring compliance with procurement policy and procedures while delivering competitive value and managing risk exposure.

Key Responsibilities

Tendering Process Management

• Manage and implement the tendering process from planning and prequalification until award in accordance with procurement policy and procedures.
• Manage the tendering process from RFP development until the appointment of the consultant or contractor.
• Coordinate and participate in tender opening of technical and commercial proposals.

Prequalification & Standards

• Perform contractor prequalification and develop requalification of consultants, contractors and service providers classified by expertise and set criteria.
• Review submissions and approve prequalification and technical evaluation criteria to ensure alignment with Company standards.
• Review short-listed bidders identified by User and Vendor Management and obtain Expression of Interest.

Scope & Documentation

• Review project scope received from Users and Clients and liaise to develop and maintain scopes of work samples for issue in RFPs.
• Review tender-related scope templates for consultants and contractors and associated documentation to comply with latest laws, regulations, policy and procedures.
• Liaise with Legal and Finance Departments on compliance matters.

User & Client Support

• Provide extended information to all Users' teams and Clients in preparation of Project Procurement Strategies and packages.
• Liaise with Users to arrange for site visits and pre-bid meetings.
• Support Users on technical negotiations and lead commercial negotiations with bidders to secure the most competitive offers.

Bid Evaluation & Clarification

• Liaise with Project Management teams, PMC and other Users for bid technical clarification requests and evaluation.
• Perform clarification requests and commercial evaluation for bids of technically acceptable bidders.
• Seek assistance from Cost Estimation and project teams and PMC as required to evaluate bidders' or sub-contractors' priced proposals and quotations for tenders.

Strategic Analysis

• Conduct periodic study on Aldar spend analysis by category and vendor.
• Support with market research for adequate and innovative design and solution.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in tendering and general procurement with proven track record of procurement cycle experience through ERP modules.
• Minimum 2+ years in a managerial position.
• Field of experience in Construction Industry - Buildings and Infrastructure Works.
• Bachelor degree in Engineering or Cost Estimation.
• Member of certified organization similar to RICS.

Skills & Competencies

• Specific knowledge of FIDIC contract terms, local laws and other forms of contracts.
• High ethics that lend to managing an unbiased tendering process.
• Enforcing standards, procedures, policies and contractual agreements.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, for drafting and maintaining contracts.
• Building and maintaining relationships with Users, Clients, contractors and consultants.