Bid Manager

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

Based in Melbourne’s World Trade Centre and as part of Thales’ Aerospace Mobility Solutions business, our Bid division within the ATC & Digital Segment is excited to be seeking our next team member.

Be a part of finding solutions which are revolutionising our skies for the future of aerospace. A future where all modes of aircrafts piloted or unpiloted, civilian or military move around our skies safer, more efficiently and sustainably for a greener and more harmonised airspace.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for project managing bids throughout the bid lifecycle and the design, development and delivery of new offers.

Responsibilities:

Establish the bid project requirements baseline in a collaboration with the Bid Manager and the Capture Leader

Define complex software centric projects (System of System & multi-party)

Manage multiple internal, subcontract and customer teams and partners

Define large scale system of system integration with multiple technologies

Configuration management complexities in a dynamic multi-stakeholder environment

Develop working relationships with all key stakeholders in a complex bid and project environment

Maintain a strong internal and external customer focus

Manage multiple priority actions across internal and external customers

Maintain delivery to bid schedule and requirements with a strong focus on cost optimisation / competitiveness

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Commercial Degree with Management focus underpinned by a Project Management Certification (e.g. PMP, APM, IPMA, AIPM)

5-10 years of experience in a Project Management role delivering Air Traffic Management (ATM) products, systems and/or services delivery

Experience in delivering ATM projects in an international/multinational environment with geographically dispersed stakeholders and subcontractors

Project experience entailing both software & hardware systems

Experience in managing multidisciplinary IT engineering staff

Experience in delivering complex, system of systems projects

Exposure to delivering projects to an aggressive schedule

Strong communication skills, with the ability to write clear and concise documents that clearly articulate complex technical detail

Flexibility to travel if required (interstate / international)

Ideally eligibility to obtain an Australian Defence Clearance

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