AddressJob Title
Bid Manager
Summary
Reporting to the Bid Director, as a Bid Manager at Cushman & Wakefield you will be empowered and responsible for the management and
support of key bids throughout Australia.
Job Description
Our Client Solutions team is seeking a Bid Manager to join their team and support the growth across our Integrated Facility Management (IFM) business.
In this opportunity you will draw upon your extensive experience in leading and winning complex and high value bids, to galvanise a diverse business into presenting a unified proposition that surpasses any others. To do this, you will be an expert in business writing as well as use bid management methodologies to define the opportunity, establish the strategy and execute the roadmap to success.
This is a 6-8 month opportunity with the possibility of becoming a permanent position.
About the Role:
- Lead and project manage the planning, preparation, review, and submission of bid responses (including expressions of interest, tenders, proposals and presentations)
- In consultation with the Bid Director, review all proposals prior to initiation, determine the strategic fit of the proposal (go/no-go)
- Study tender documents and review aspects of tender documents for win strategies, for success and market growth
- Provide leadership to the proposal preparation resources, ensuring an understanding of scope, implementing bid strategies, appropriate content, monitoring and meeting proposal preparation timelines
- Manage input from the bid team and from key stakeholders and Subject Matter Expert (SME) Take ownership of the proposals to ensure bids are compliant ad are submitted in a timely manner and to a high-quality standard
- Develop, maintain, and share reusable intellectual property and content
- Own and continually improve the bid process and sub processes
- Share best practices so that successes can be replicated by fellow team members
About You:
- Experience in Facilities Management and preferably PPP experience
- Hands-On experience with bid submissions spanning across multiple geographies
- Proven project management skills and highly developed ability to lead large groups through facilitation to achieve required bid solution outcomes
- Ability to identify priorities and manage competing demands and meet deadlines
- Ability to drive process and bring structure to disparate functions within the context of a bid
- Demonstrated ability to work in teams and within a complex team environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills and customer interaction skills
- Demonstrable customer centricity attitude
- Tertiary qualifications in business, property or similar preferred
Why join Cushman & Wakefield?
As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;
- Being part of a growing global company;
- Career development and a promote from within culture;
- An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion
We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.
We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.
That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.
We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.
As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply. Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.
Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need the job posting in an alternative format or any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, please email your request to HRServices@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
