About this role
The Senior Tenders Coordinator is responsible for the accurate coordination, administration, and submission of civil engineering tenders in compliance with South African public and private sector procurement requirements. The role supports the estimating and management teams to ensure timely, compliant, and competitive tender submissions.
At a senior level, this role leads the end-to-end planning, coordination, compliance oversight, and quality assurance of multidisciplinary bids across South and East Africa; drives opportunity identification and bid strategy; mentors junior tender staff; and ensures submissions are competitive, professionally presented, and aligned to Ingerop’s growth objectives in Buildings, Water, Infrastructure, Urban Development, Transportation, and Energy & Industry.
What you will do:
Lead end‑to‑end tender management: plan, coordinate, and deliver compliant technical, commercial, and returnable submissions.Retain and oversee core administration: opportunity monitoring (National Treasury eTender, CIDB i‑Tender, municipal/SOE portals), document registration, tender registers, clarification/site meetings, and formal submissions (physical/electronic).Interpret and manage compliance: CIDB, CSD, B‑BBEE, Tax PIN, COID, municipal rates and regional/donor frameworks (World Bank, AfDB, EU, UN).Coordinate internal technical teams and external partners/JVs across South & East Africa; obtain pricing and partner documentation.Elevate bid quality: templates, content libraries, formatting, brand consistency, and lessons‑learned for continuous improvement.Support post‑tender clarifications, interviews, and award processes. Required Qualifications & Experience:
Matric/Grade 12 essential; Relevant tertiary qualification(s) in administration, construction management, or similar (advantageous)7–10 years in tender coordination/bids in engineering, construction, or infrastructurePublic sector tendering experience in South AfricaExposure to East African procurements (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Botswana)Donor-funded procurement (World Bank, AfDB, EU, UN)Experience with GCC/NEC/JBCC/FIDIC; pricing collaboration with estimatingExperience with SANRAL, municipal infrastructure, water and sanitation, or roads projects (advantageous)Familiarity with JBCC, GCC, or NEC contract environments (advantageous)The ideal candidate will have:
Excellent organisational and time-management skillsStrong attention to detail and complianceProficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlinesProfessional communication and coordination skillsAbility to manage multiple tenders simultaneously How to apply:
Interested applicants are invited to apply by responding to the questionnaire on the MS Forms Application (Link URL: https://forms.office.com/e/xP6Frdz2u8), followed by e-mailing a concise CV and supporting documents to [email protected]. Closing date for applications will be 28th February 2026.
Due to the volume of applications, regrettably correspondence will only be entered into with short listed candidates