Job Title: Senior Tendering Engineer (Master Systems Integration)
Reports To: Tendering Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time
About CSI Global:
CSI Global is a multi-disciplinary engineering and contracting group delivering Advanced Building MEP Systems, Contracting, Construction, Master Systems Integration (MSI), and Project Management solutions across the GCC, MENA, and beyond. As a global leader in our flagship Testing and Commissioning services, we support the power, utilities, smart infrastructure, and mission-critical sectors with full lifecycle capabilities from tendering and design review to execution and handover. We combine engineering precision, technological innovation, and commercial excellence to power progress across complex projects in the region.
Position Overview:
The Senior Bid & Proposal Engineer leads and coordinates the preparation and submission of international technical and commercial proposals for Airport, Aviation, Data Centre, Mission Critical, and Smart Infrastructure Master Systems Integration (MSI) projects. The role manages multi-discipline inputs from operations, ensuring the complete bid lifecycle from opportunity qualification through tender submission and handover is executed to the highest quality standards within contractually agreed timeframes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review RFQs, RFPs, ITTs and contract documents and define bid strategy.
- Prepare compliance matrices, clarifications, assumptions, exclusions and risk registers.
- Coordinate engineering inputs across MSI, ICT, OT, ELV, BMS, SCADA, cybersecurity, networking, control rooms, BIM and digital engineering.
- Develop technical proposals including methodology, execution plans, organization charts, schedules, resource plans, testing and commissioning strategies, interface management plans and quality plans.
- Prepare commercial proposal inputs including engineering manhours, resource histograms, pricing schedules, cost build ups, milestone plans and subcontractor comparisons.
- Maintain proposal templates, project references, CV library, lessons learned and bid knowledge database.
- Manage bid schedules, internal reviews, client clarifications and final submissions.
- Support client presentations, negotiations and post tender activities.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, ICT, Systems or Mechanical Engineering
- Minimum five years' experience in technical and commercial proposal preparation
- Experience in Airport, Aviation, Data Centre or Mission Critical projects preferred
- Excellent technical writing skills in English
- Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Visio, Bluebeam and FIDIC is an advantage
- Project management and planning experience
- Use of P6 or MS project as planning tools
- A good foundation in using repositories and AI to evaluate and prepare bid documents
Technical Domain Knowledge:
- Airport Systems, Data Centre Infrastructure, Mission Critical Facilities
- Master Systems Integration, Interface Management
- Enterprise Networks, Structured Cabling, Cybersecurity, Operational Technology,
- BMS, SCADA, ELV, AV Systems, Control Rooms
- Digital Twin, BIM
- Testing & Commissioning
Typical Deliverables:
- Technical
- Executive Summary
- Compliance Matrix
- Method Statements
- Execution Plan
- Organization Chart
- Resource Plan
- Program Schedule
- Risk Register
- Testing & Commissioning Strategy
- Interface Management Plan
- Commercial
- Pricing Schedule
- Cost Build Up
- Engineering Manhours
- Resource Histogram
- Cash Flow
- Milestone Plan
- Commercial Clarifications
- Bid Cost Summary
- Subcontractor Evaluation
- Tender Register