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Tender Engineer
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Company information
- Company
- CTRL-F
- Location
- België, Oost-Vlaanderen (Provincie), Sint-Niklaas, Temse Belgium
- Posted
- 3 months ago
Job description
As a Proposal Engineer - Estimator, you will work from Temse on tenders for infrastructure projects in Belgium and beyond. You will analyze tender documents and create technical and financial proposals. Together with project managers, engineers, and management, you will ensure accurate and competitive bids. You will take into account cost price, risks, and project feasibility.
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Thoroughly studying specifications, plans, contract documents, and technical files.
- Developing execution concepts that are technically feasible and commercially attractive.
- Preparing cost calculations, estimates, and financial analyses.
- Assembling complete tender and bid files, including work plans, schedules, technical notes, and references.
- Requesting, comparing, and evaluating offers from suppliers, partners, and subcontractors.
- Identifying risks, opportunities, and optimizations during the tender phase.
- Supporting commercial, technical, and contractual negotiations.
- Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to achieve a supported submission.
You will have the space to take initiative, contribute to improvements, and further develop your expertise in an environment where collaboration, quality, and entrepreneurship are central.
Profile
For this role, we are looking for an experienced professional with a strong technical foundation and a well-developed commercial sense. You are someone who enjoys diving into documents, bringing structure to complex information, and delivering quality work under time pressure. Ideally, you have 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in infrastructure, estimation, engineering, project preparation, or tendering.
Your profile:
- You hold a Master's degree in a technical or engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- You have demonstrable experience with cost calculations, tenders, and contract documents.
- Experience in underground infrastructure, utility lines, energy, water, or telecommunications projects is a strong asset.
- You combine technical insight with analytical ability and commercial flair.
- You work accurately, structured, and are results-oriented.
- You can manage multiple deadlines simultaneously and maintain an overview even during busy periods.
- You are a proactive team player with strong communication skills.
- You have a good command of MS Office; experience with estimation, planning, or tender software is a plus.
- You have an excellent command of Dutch and a good knowledge of French and English; knowledge of German is an additional asset.
- You preferably live within a reasonable distance of Temse.
This role requires someone who can work independently but also enjoys achieving results collaboratively within a technically driven and dynamic environment.
Offer
- A varied role with significant responsibility and autonomy.
- The opportunity to work on challenging infrastructure projects.
- A stable and growing work environment with experienced colleagues.
- An attractive salary, supplemented with fringe benefits and a company car.
- Room for personal and professional development.
- Possibility to work as an employee or as a freelancer.
Organization
This organization is active in the construction and infrastructure sector and has over 60 years of experience. It undertakes diverse projects, including earthmoving, road and sewer works, hydraulic engineering, demolition, and soil remediation. The company focuses on quality, collaboration, and craftsmanship. Employees are given the opportunity to take responsibility and contribute to major infrastructure projects.
Required skills
- english
- team player
- accuracy
- german
- engineering
- ms office
- construction
- dutch
- quality
- management
- subcontractors
- communication skills
- belgium
- french
- negotiations
- demolition
- collaboration
- professional development
- road works
- infrastructure
- estimates
- autonomy
- results-oriented
- structured
- master's degree
- personal development
- craftsmanship
- suppliers
- tender
- partners
- analytical ability
- tender documents
- tenders
- specifications
- estimator
- deadline management
- schedules
- stakeholders
- soil remediation
- optimizations
- references
- plans
- earthmoving
- project managers
- technical notes
- technical insight
- engineers
- financial proposals
- feasibility
- planning software
- water projects
- technical proposals
- technical files
- energy projects
- proposal engineer
- work plans
- contract documents
- risks
- hydraulic engineering
- sewer works
- cost calculations
- utility lines
- estimation software
- financial analyses
- commercial flair
- underground infrastructure
- execution concepts
- cost price
- telecommunications projects
- opportunitites
- tender software
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