Bid Manager

20 hours ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Guidera O'Connor Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

About Us:

From desalination plants providing clean water to Australian communities, to treatment facilities that return wastewater safely to the environment, Guidera O'Connor designs and delivers tailored solutions that make a real difference to people's lives.

Guidera O'Connor designs, constructs, and commissions:

  • Water treatment plants
  • Pumping stations
  • Chemical dosing systems
  • Filtration
  • Odour control
  • Desalination plants
  • Aquifer storage and recovery
  • Reuse systems.

We work with customers across Australia, including:

  • Water authorities
  • Local government
  • Mining and resources companies
  • Private asset owners
  • Head contractors
  • Engineering organisations.

Our business is founded on five guiding principles: Care, Integrity, Passion, Respect, and Future, each of which inform our collaborative, innovative, solutions-focused approach.

More than infrastructure, we deliver value, creating the systems that make safe, clean water possible for people and communities across the country, now and into the future.

About the Opportunity:

As Bid Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in securing major projects by leading the development of winning proposals. You'll collaborate with our engineering, delivery, estimating, and marketing teams to craft compelling bids that showcase our capabilities and meet client needs.

What you'll do:

  • Manage end-to-end bid processes to secure water and wastewater projects.
  • Coordinate technical, commercial, and delivery inputs for submissions.
  • Develop innovative, client-focused proposals that stand out.
  • Ensure compliance, quality, and timely delivery of bids.
  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and clients.

Why join us?

  • Stay in the water industry without the travel grind.
  • Work on high-profile projects from a central location.
  • Collaborative, supportive team culture.
  • Competitive salary + career development opportunities.

As our ideal candidate you will have:

  • Background in water, wastewater, or desalination projects.
  • Experience as a Bid Manager, Bid Professional, Project Manager, or Project Engineer.
  • Strong understanding of design and construct methodologies.
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills.
  • Passion for delivering quality outcomes and winning work.

About our Benefits:

In return for your skills and experience, we offer you supportive colleagues and inspiring leadership, training and development opportunities, and meaningful and interesting work all within a great culture and work environment.

Our benefits include:

  • Free parking
  • Site and office lunches provided
  • Additional annual leave for service milestones
  • 15 days personal leave
  • Generous Employee Referral bonus
  • Regular celebrations of success and performance awards
  • Company funded wellbeing program
  • Paid Parental leave

Ready to make the move?

Join Guidera O'Connor and help shape the future of water infrastructure, without sacrificing your work-life balance.

Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion.

At Guidera O'Connor we respect and value a diverse, inclusive, and belonging workforce. We strongly encourage applications from all people, regardless of age, sex, or culture. In line with our RAP, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions.

Please apply online but do feel free to contact a member of the P&C team on for any further information.

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