Reporting to the Pre-contracts Manager, Bid Manager will lead and manage the bid process from concept to delivery, including development and submission of high-quality proposals. Bid Manager will enjoy collaborating with a team of dedicated professionals to gather critical information and inputs for bids, ensuring accuracy and quality within the required timeframes. With a portfolio across WA & SA, the successful candidate will enjoy well-appointed offices centrally located in either Perth or Adelaide's CBD.
About the Role Responsibilities of the role include:
Manage all aspects of the tender within the tender period for the Company and/or Joint Venture submissions.Ensure the tender systems are set up and implemented for the tender and the tender team are trained/inducted in the correct use.Ensure the tender is developed with appropriate expertise to develop the technical solution.Ensure the estimate, program, construction staging, design, and other key elements are all aligned.Value Engineering or technical reviews are undertaken with external resources to challenge the tender team's thinking.Commercial reviews are undertaken, and the due diligence required, or potential risk items are identified for the tender team to address through the tender.Ensure that the Company's quality, safety, and environmental requirements are accommodated in tender submissions and relevant review of the approach and allowances has been undertaken. About You To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and experiences:
Tertiary qualifications in relevant engineering and/or business disciplines.Capable of analysing technical and financial reports with the purpose of taking definitive action.Demonstrated business network in key Australian markets, and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders (peers, customers, regulators, suppliers).Strong verbal and written communication skills that have impact.Ability to develop quick rapport with a broad range of personalities and work effectively in a team environment.Results-driven with high energy and leadership qualities.Collaborative engagement style.Strong understanding of risk management procedures. Strong commercial acumen. About Us McConnell Dowell – Creative Construction Our purpose is Providing a Better Life. We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people.
From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia.
Why join us? The work you'll do will have a tangible positive impact on people's lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles, and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals, and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow.
McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but small enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.
So, join us, be you, and help us create better together. Apply now!
We are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities & cultures including Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply. Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks. This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies. Your application will include the following questions:
Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?How many years' experience do you have as a Bid Manager?Do you have experience working on civil infrastructure projects?What's your expected annual base salary?Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?Are you a resident of either the Perth or Adelaide metropolitan areas? If not, are you willing to relocate? #J-18808-Ljbffr