Expert Bid Project Management (m/f/d) Modular Solutions

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Exentec delivers critical environments for some of the world’s most demanding industries, combining decades of experience with precision engineering and proven execution. From concept through to commissioning, the business takes full responsibility for delivering high-performance infrastructure that meets the highest standards of reliability, compliance, and operational certainty.
With a global footprint and over 10,000 completed projects, Exentec is trusted by clients to deliver complex, mission-critical environments where performance, uptime, and predictability are essential. The business does not simply provide systems or components, it delivers fully operational solutions, ensuring that every project performs as intended from day one.
Modular Solutions represents a key part of Exentec’s execution model. By shifting traditionally site-based activities into controlled manufacturing environments, Exentec improves safety, quality, and schedule certainty while reducing on-site risk. Modules are engineered, assembled, and tested off-site, enabling faster installation and more predictable project outcomes. This approach allows parallel delivery - combining design, procurement, and manufacturing - to accelerate project timelines without compromising quality.
For clients, this translates into greater control and reduced uncertainty on complex builds. For employees, it represents a modern way of delivering construction projects, moving away from heavily site-based roles toward more structured, office- and factory-led environments, while still contributing to large-scale, high-impact programmes.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

The Lead Bid Manager is accountable for the full end‑to‑end bid lifecycle for the Modular Solutions business. The role owns the commercial, technical and operational integrity of bids, ensuring competitive, compliant and executable proposals. In addition, the role acts as a hands‑on Estimator where required, particularly for complex or high‑value modular projects.

• Take full ownership of the bid process from opportunity qualification through to contract award and handover, acting as the single point of accountability for bid strategy, programme, governance and outcomes.
• Define win strategy, pricing strategy and commercial risk posture in collaboration with Sales, Operations, Engineering and senior management.
• Establish bid plans, schedules, responsibilities and internal approval requirements in line with company governance, and chair bid kick-off meetings, reviews and approval gates.
• Prepare, validate and challenge detailed cost estimates for modular systems, including engineering, fabrication, assembly, testing, logistics, installation, commissioning, indirect costs, overheads, contingencies and risk provisions.
• Coordinate inputs from engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics and site operations to ensure bids are technically compliant, buildable and executable within modular delivery constraints.
• Lead the development of high-quality bid documentation, including commercial offers, clarifications, compliance matrices and professional proposal submissions aligned with client requirements.

Show your expertise

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Construction Engineering or a comparable qualification (e.g. Estimator, Technician) with solid project experience
• Several years of hands-on experience in estimating construction or plant engineering projects, ideally within a modular environment
• Strong site experience with a deep understanding of construction processes, interfaces and the practical executability of projects
• Advanced expertise in cost estimation and bid preparation, including risk evaluation, variations/claims handling and commercial considerations
• Proven ability to manage complex bids end-to-end and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring both commercial and technical excellence
   

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You want to be part of the Exentec team? We look forward to receiving your application!
For further questions and information, please do not hesitate to contact Gina Otto via E-Mail at [email protected].
 
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