Consultancy Proposal & Bid Development Manager

About the company

EML Consultants PLC, a leading engineering and multidisciplinary consultancy and project advisory firm, is seeking a highly competent, commercially driven, and result-oriented professional to join our leadership team as Consultancy Proposal & Bid Development Manager.

Key responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

1. Preparing and managing consultancy tender submissions for consultancy contracts issued by government institutions, donor agencies, international funding organizations, NGOs, development partners, and private sector clients.
2. Managing consultancy bid submissions across infrastructure, engineering, utilities, environmental, digital infrastructure, industrial, urban development, water resources, energy, climate, and multidisciplinary consultancy sectors.
3. Preparing quotations, technical proposals, and commercial submissions for private sector consultancy assignments.
4. Developing high-quality project methodologies, technical approaches, implementation strategies, staffing plans, work schedules, and execution frameworks.
5. Preparing BOQs, tender cost estimates, financial proposals, pricing models, and commercial analyses.
6. Developing and tailoring expert consultant CVs in accordance with tender eligibility criteria and evaluation requirements.
7. Building, expanding, and maintaining a comprehensive database of expert consultants across multiple technical and professional sectors.
8. Tracking project opportunities and reviewing EOIs, RFQs, RFPs, TORs, consultancy procurement documents, bid conditions, and contractual requirements.
9. Coordinating with internal technical teams, external consultants, consortium/JV partners, and subject matter experts for proposal development.
10. Supporting local and international consortium/JV formation for strategic consultancy opportunities.
11. Identifying and monitoring new consultancy business opportunities and advising management on bid strategy.

Highly desirable experience

Hands-on experience in consultancy proposal preparation under international procurement frameworks, particularly ADB, World Bank, JICA, UNDP, IFC, AIIB, GIZ, UN agencies and etc.

Educational qualifications

Applicants should possess:

1. Bachelor’s degree in engineering / quantity surveying / town & country planning / project management / procurement / business management / construction management / economics / environmental management / infrastructure planning or related discipline.

Experience requirements

1. At least one year of relevant professional experience.
2. Proven experience in consultancy bid management, tender preparation, proposal development, or project commercial management.
3. Demonstrated experience in consultancy tender submissions for public sector, donor-funded, NGO, and private sector assignments.
4. Proven experience in preparing both technical and financial consultancy proposals.
5. Experience in infrastructure, engineering, utilities, environmental, digital infrastructure, industrial, development, or multidisciplinary consultancy sectors.
6. International donor-funded consultancy procurement experience will be a major advantage.
7. Proven ability to manage multiple simultaneous tender submissions under strict deadlines.

Required skills

1. Excellent proposal writing and technical documentation capability.
2. Strong understanding of consultancy procurement procedures and evaluation methodologies.
3. Tender cost estimation and BOQ preparation expertise.
4. Financial/commercial proposal preparation capability.
5. Strong consultant CV development and expert profiling skills.
6. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and proposal formatting.
7. Excellent English business writing and communication capability.
8. Ability to independently manage complex consultancy bid submissions.

When applying

Interested candidates should submit:

Detailed CV

Expected remuneration package

Notice period / availability

Summary of major consultancy tenders / proposals handled