Tender Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the estimating, tendering, and value management process from start to finish, including documentation to signed contract.

• Establish and maintain job folders, filing systems, and documentation tracking.

• Examine plans and specifications for completeness and pinpoint any gaps or inconsistencies.

• Manage the RFI register for documentation and design inquiries.

• Lead pre-tender meetings, record minutes, and distribute action items.

• Initiate and oversee the construction schedule in conjunction with the estimate.

• Generate take-offs and pricing for designated residential projects.

• Evaluate estimates against the scope, drawings, and quotations.

• Create formal client proposals alongside estimates.

• Confirm readiness with the Director prior to locking in client presentation dates.

• Lead pre-submission meetings.

• Log and monitor post-tender changes and value management items through to close-out.

• Implement adjustments on self-estimated projects and coordinate changes on jobs estimated by another Estimator.

• Prepare revised proposals for resubmission.

• Notify the Office Manager of agreed jobs so that contract details can be progressed.

• Participate in key meetings and facilitate the tender process behind the scenes.

• Report to the Director.

⛳️ Requirements

• Candidate must be based in the Philippines.

• Significant experience in estimating, tendering, or pre-construction management within residential construction is required.

• Experience in high-end architectural residential projects is essential.

• Proficient in PlanSwift and Excel.

• Ability to closely read plans and specifications and identify any missing information.

• Capable of raising precise and well-considered RFIs.

• Proficient with AI tools, especially Claude, for tender review, RFI drafting, and proposal compilation.

• Experience in compiling formal client proposals, including inclusions, exclusions, and scope clarifications.

• Comfortable leading meetings and coordinating across design, estimating, and administrative functions remotely.

• Highly self-sufficient, able to manage projects from documentation through to signed contracts with minimal guidance.

• Excellent written English skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Comfortable working remotely and asynchronously with an Australian-based team.

• Genuine commercial understanding of residential construction, including pricing, margins, and risk management.

• Prior experience in running a business is highly valued but not mandatory.

• Ability to align with Australian business hours, approximately 9 AM–5 PM, Monday to Friday.

• Must disclose any ongoing roles or client commitments.

• Engagement on LinkedIn must reflect as “Independent Contractor.”

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive remuneration above market rates for the right candidate.

• Premium pay for genuine seniority and high-end residential experience.

• Fully remote and long-term position.

• True autonomy and complete ownership of the tender, estimate review, and value management process.

• Direct exposure to high-end architectural residential projects across two Australian states.

• Flexibility in how contractors manage their schedules.

• Opportunity to work from home.