Bid Manager

UGL is a diversified services company delivering critical assets and essential services that sustain and enhance the environment in which we live.  Our capabilities extend across a broad range of services and whole-of-life solutions for diverse industries, utilising world leading, sustainable and innovative technologies.

We partner with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies, government agencies, private enterprise, and public institutions.  
Career progression & a long term opportunity of making an impact with a high performing, collaborative and professional team are just some of the benefits that UGL Transport will offer you.

UGL Transport – Pre-Contracts are looking for a passionate & enthusiastic Bid Manager to join our team.

Job Purpose 
As part of a high-performance team, the role of Senior Bid Manager in Pre-Contracts is a critical success factor in securing competitively tendered projects for the Transport Division, reaching Contract/Financial Close and through Transition. 
The primary purpose of this position is to coordinate and manage the preparation of the tender and submission requirements for allocated projects and manage the process between proposal submission and contract award. 

This role will be responsible for undertaking effective measures to comply with UGL Bid Governance, enhance bid process and increase the probability of the company winning the contract (if deemed viable) and successfully completing the project through key coordination of risk and opportunity management and cross functional technical and commercial requirements.

Key Responsibilities
•    Develop and coordinate Tender documentation including cross functional requirements and ensure tender gate documentation is completed and submitted on time, within budget and in compliance with company policy and standard procedures. 
•    Review documentation ensuring a full and complete understanding of the technical and commercial commitment to which the Company will be obligated. 
•    Provide regular reports and recommendations on the progress of the tender and proposal. 
•    Develop and maintain a positive relationship with the internal functional leads, the customer and relative site operations as necessary 
•    Identify the legislative, industrial, political, cultural and economic environment within which the contract would be performed and the impact of this. 
•    Coordinate the collation of information required to prepare the submission of the bid proposal. e.g. engineering, suppliers, human resources. 
•    Coordinate the development, preparation and issue of requests for quotation.

Qualifications

•    Tertiary qualifications – Engineering, Commerce, Law 
•    Broad understanding of construction, maintenance and infrastructure sectors 
•    Alternately, operational background with high exposure to business development activity/tendering 
•    Demonstrated experience in delivering successful and profitable tenders 
•    Exceptional time management skills, capability to ensure deadlines are met; work with minimal supervision. 
•    Successful win track record in EPC, PPP complex bids

About Us 

UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction, and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies

At UGL, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.

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