Bid Manager

Due to growth across our group, we are seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join our Northern Territory Team. Reporting to the Estimating & Procurement Manager, your primary responsibility will be managing the bid process and leading the bid team for allocated tenders (Comprising Building & Civil).This role would also required developing tenders to a consistently high standard and meeting company expectations.

This will include, but is not limited to:

• Leadership of the bid team
• Management of bids/tenders to ensure they are developed to a consistently high standard
• Employ critical thinking and problem-solving skills to help interpret and respond to bid/tender requirements
• Establish a strong relationship with the pre-contract team to ensure the identified opportunities are understood and pursued
• Devise successful strategies to develop winning bids/tenders, considering the companies operating and profit margins required
• Research, write and/or check all proposals
• Work with the key members of the project team and the client organisations to obtain the information required to compile the bid
• Assess and address the technical and commercial risks relating to ongoing bids
• Oversee the team during the bid process, ensuring internal deadlines are met and bids are submitted on time

To be successful in the role, you will need:

• Formal tertiary education in Building Construction or Engineering
• A minimum of 5 years experience within the building or civil construction industry, or related industry experience
• Proven experience leading successful bids/tenders using best practices approaches
• Demonstrated experience managing a team
• Experience in negotiation and client relationship building accompanied with a sound understanding of contract management and cost optimisation
• Defence bid/tending experience desirable
• Competency in administration suite of software (eg. Microsoft professional suite)

The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, take pride in their work, have attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.  Innovation is as important as ability and we value staff who can think outside of the box and look at problems as challenges and opportunities.