Submissions Manager

Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3000**About John Holland**:
At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known at its heart infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.

**Are you up for the challenge?**:
We are currently looking to appoint a **Submissions Manager **to join our team in Melbourne. Reporting to the Group Manager Submissions VIC/SA/TAS/NZ, you will be responsible for managing the production of EOI and Tender submissions to secure new business as well as contribute to overall bid strategy and completion of submissions.

You, along with your team of coordinators and designers, will produce exceptional quality submissions and development documents spanning our business across Rail, Building, Infrastructure and Major Projects, tailored to the requirements of the client. You will contribute to the overall bid strategy, coordination, implementation, control and completion of submissions, ensuring consistency with JHG strategy and branding.

You will be creative, analytical, excellent at managing timelines, enjoy supporting multi-disciplinary bid teams and managing multiple internal and external stakeholder expectations, expert at pulling apart and rebuilding documents, and have the ability to maintain pace and momentum.

**About the Role**:

- Manage the end-to-end production of EOI's, tenders and other publications from concept to delivery
- Manage direct submission resources including the identification of skill and resource requirements necessary to undertake activities and develop resource plans
- Provide coaching in persuasive writing and submission best practice
- Working with Subject Matter Experts and writers to develop content specific to EOI and tenders.
- Assist in the proofing, editing and writing of documents
- Assist in the development of key messaging / bid strategy
- Ensure a high attention to detail with an emphasis on accuracy and thoroughness
- Assist with graphic layouts for submissions, design reports, boards and PowerPoint presentations
- Ensure documentation is thoroughly prepared and reviewed by relevant parties and provision is made for the incorporation of updates and revisions
- Develop sustainable relationships with a key range of stakeholders, both internal and external (i.e. Alliance/ Joint Venture partners and consultants) and influence a broad range of working styles and personalities
- Work to best practice submission guidelines and protocols within the bid team
- Flexibility in working extra hours as required - sometimes at short notice

**As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives.**:
Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

**What's in it for you when you 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 prioritise 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