Tendering Specialist

Description

You’ll work closely with Contracts Managers and Sales Teams across multiple regions and business units, and you’ll maintain full visibility of opportunities from lead stage through to award.

This role is focused on identifying new tender opportunities, supporting bid submissions, tracking commercial pipeline activity, and ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery of documentation across both tendering and sales.

• Provide general commercial and administrative support to operational and sales leadership.
• Liaise with internal teams to gather technical, commercial, HSEQ, insurance, and compliance documentation needed for submissions.
• Coordinate with Contracts Managers and Sales Teams to review suitability and prepare responses.
• Support reporting on hit rates, outcomes, lessons learned, and areas for improvement.
• Prepare professional, client-facing documentation and coordinate version control.
• Maintain a live database of all opportunities (identified, tendered, quoted, won, lost).
• Identify, track, and monitor tender opportunities and business leads across Leinster and Munster.
• Ensure all submissions are completed accurately and issued on time.
• Assist in compiling and submitting tenders, framework submissions, and sales proposals.

Requirements

• Confident communicator with the ability to work with different stakeholders (operations, commercial, HSEQ, sales, etc.).
• Strong attention to detail in written proposals and submitted documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and general document management.
• Experience in tender coordination/bid support/proposal management/sales administration, ideally in construction, civils, infrastructure, utilities, or related industries.
• A commercially aware coordinator who likes structure, tracking, reporting, and deadlines.
• A self-starter who’s comfortable supporting multiple regions and teams at once.
• Someone currently doing bids/tenders admin or proposals coordination who wants more ownership.
• Understanding of public and private sector tender processes is an advantage (not essential).
• A short summary of your experience in tenders/bids/proposals/sales support
• Strong organisational and project management skills; able to manage multiple deadlines at once.

Benefits

Salary: €50,000–€65,000 (DOE)

Benefits: 5% pension, healthcare, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), career progression and professional development

• Your notice period
• Exposure to both commercial and operational teams, with the opportunity to develop further in bids, commercial support, or business development.
• Salary: €50,000–€65,000 (depending on experience).
• Career progression and long-term development within a well-established civil engineering/infrastructure business.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• 5% pension.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance