Bid Manager

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INC.; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Systems, Incorporated is seeking a Bid Manager to coordinate high-stakes proposals across Sales, Legal, Product, and Finance. You will drive bid plans, ensure compliance, and maintain momentum to secure winning submissions in a fast-paced environment.

You will lead cross-functional teams, optimize bid velocity, and apply process excellence to improve outcomes and reduce risks. This role supports global pursuits from a hybrid Australia-based location.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of bid, proposal, or tender management experience.
• Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Engineering or related field.
• APMP certification at Foundation/Practitioner/Professional level.
• Familiarity with Shipley-style bid frameworks.
• PM experience; PMP/PRINCE2 is a plus.
• MS Office proficiency and proposal automation tools experience.

Responsibilities

• Bid Delivery: Manage binding and non-binding opportunities.
• Develop bid plans and schedules.
• Coordinate contributors and reviews.
• Ensure compliance and quality standards.
• Manage proactive proposals.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain regular engagement with sales teams.
• Attend regional pipeline meetings and provide opportunity status.
• Process Excellence: Apply bid management best practice and drive quality.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• Regional Projects: Support growth initiatives and analytics.
• Success Measures: On-time submissions, bid quality, conversions, compliance.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

English language

AI workflow

Proposal development

Education

APMP Certification

Degree in Business/Marketing/Communications/Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Proposal automation tools

Job description

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Location: Brisbane, QLD, AU North Sydney, NSW, AU Perth, WA, AU

Bid Manager

Location: Home-based Australia / Hybrid Brisbane, Australia

Position Summary:

At Bentley Systems, our strategic pursuit of major infrastructure projects globally requires a highly coordinated, high-stakes bidding operation.

The Bid Manager is the mission-critical anchor of this process, turning complex, multi-disciplinary engineering proposals into highly competitive, winning submissions.Operating in a fast-paced environment with strict external deadlines, this role is required to quarterback the entire bid lifecycle—orchestrating cross-functional teams across Sales, Legal, Product, and Finance.

Without the Bid Manager's rigorous project management, stakeholder alignment, and risk mitigation, our pursuits risk losing momentum, falling out of compliance, or missing critical submission deadlines.

By bringing discipline, structure, and strategic focus to every pursuit, the Bid Manager directly protects Bentley’s revenue pipeline and elevates our market position on the global stage.

A bid manager will deliver value to the business by:

• Orchestrating Complex Teams:Serves as the primary point of contact, aligning diverse internal stakeholders (from software engineers to legal teams) behind a unified, winning strategy.
• Secure Compliance and Quality:Acts as the final gatekeeper, ensuring every bid is meticulously aligned with user requirements, Bentley’s commercial policies, and strict compliance standards.
• Accelerating Bid Velocity:Drives the proposal schedule with absolute discipline, preventing last-minute scrambles and ensuring high-quality submissions are delivered ahead of time.

Responsibilities:

Bid Delivery (Mandatory)

• Manage binding and non-binding opportunities.
• Develop bid plans and schedules.
• Coordinate contributors and reviews.
• Ensure compliance and quality standards.
• Manage proactive proposals.

Stakeholder Engagement (Mandatory)

• Maintain regular engagement with sales teams.
• Attend regional pipeline meetings where applicable.
• Provide opportunity status reporting.

Process Excellence (Mandatory)

• Apply bid management best practice.
• Drive consistency and quality.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities.

Artificial Intelligence (Optional)

• Workflow Automation: Hands-on experience using AI software to automate first drafts and accelerate the overall bid lifecycle.
• Advanced Prompting: Strong prompt engineering skills to tailor complex technical responses to specific customer requirements.
• Tender Analysis: Ability to leverage AI summarization tools to rapidly parse dense RFPs and identify key compliance risks.
• Content Maintenance: Experience actively updating centralized AI content libraries to ensure high match rates for automated Q&A.
• Quality Control: Proficient in critically reviewing and refining AI-generated text to inject human nuance and specific win themes.

Regional Projects (Optional)

• Support regional growth initiatives.
• Contribute to reporting and analytics.

Success Measures (Mandatory)

• On-time submission rate
• Bid quality scores
• Opportunity conversion
• Process compliance

Qualifications:

• Languages: Fluent in English (written and spoken), other languages a bonus.
• Education: Degreein Business, Marketing, Communications, Engineering, or a related field and/or demonstrable commercial experience within a solutions/IT provider.
• Experience: 3+ years of experiencein bid, proposal, or tender management. Proven track record of managing high-value, complex bids (e.g., public sector, RFP, RFI).
• Certifications: APMP Certification(Association of Proposal Management Professionals) at Foundation, Practitioner, or Professional level.
• Methodology: Proficiency instructured bid frameworks(e.g., Shipley Associates methodology).
• Project Management: Strongproject management skills(PMP or PRINCE2 certifications are a major plus).
• Tools: Advanced proficiency inMS Office Suite(Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and experience of Proposal Automation Toolswould be a benefit.
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

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