Bid Manager

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia John Holland Full time

About John Holland

We're a leading infrastructure company that's passionate about transforming lives. Our purpose is to deliver projects that make a real difference to people's lives, and we're looking for talented individuals to join our team.

As a Bid Manager at John Holland, you'll play a critical role in helping us win new projects and deliver them to the highest standards. You'll work closely with our clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to develop winning bid strategies, lead bid teams, and coordinate project functions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategy: Develop and implement winning bid strategies that align with our business objectives.
  • Partnerships: Identify and secure partnerships with technical specialists, delivery partners, and subcontractors to support our bids.
  • Bid planning: Develop resource plans, bid programs, and budgets in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
  • Bid leadership and coordination: Lead the bid team to achieve exceptional outcomes and drive the workflow during the tender process.
  • Monitoring and reporting: Monitor and report bid progress, including quality of submission, issues for resolution, program, and budget.
  • Commercial and financial: Ensure strong contract, commercial, and financial risk management.
  • Client relationship management: Develop and actively manage client and industry partner relationships, constructively engaging clients during tenders.
  • Governance: Present to executive audiences to secure approvals to submit bids and ensure tenders are developed in compliance with corporate requirements.
  • People management: Provide direction, manage workloads, develop capability, and foster a high-performance tender team within a positive environment.

Requirements

  • Experience in construction, project management, engineering, tendering, or operations.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills with varying audiences.
  • Able to manage a team under time and budget constraints.
  • Strategic, forward thinking, and organized, with a comfort level with change and quick adaptation.
  • Ability to navigate complex problem-solving through analysis, engaging experts, and developing informed recommendations.
  • Strong relationship-building skills and ability to constructively engage with clients.
  • Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Sciences, Project Management, Construction Management, or equivalent.

About John Holland

We're committed to being an employer of choice, with a diverse and inclusive workplace that values different perspectives and ideas. We pride ourselves on providing rich career experiences and ongoing development opportunities to support our people's long-term success.

What's in it for you to join John Holland?

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

  • Competitive remuneration with salary continuance and salary sacrifice packaging options available.
  • Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange, and two additional John Holland Days to prioritize health and wellbeing.
  • Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
  • Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, and technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
  • Inclusion and diversity is part of how we work and do what we do at John Holland. Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP, and Grow networks.
  • Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.

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