Bid Manager - Major Projects

UGL; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Insurance

Health discount

Career development

Wellness program

Discount program

Job summary

UGL is seeking a Major Projects Bid Manager to coordinate tender submissions and drive win strategies across rail, data centres, defence and infrastructure. You’ll manage submission timelines, coordinate input from engineering, suppliers and commercial teams, and lead bid reviews to ensure complete, competitive offers.

The role requires strong communication, risk assessment and a track record in large-scale bids, with seamless handover from proposal to contract initiation.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Commerce, Engineering, Marketing, etc.
• Extensive Bid Manager experience in railway, infrastructure including tunnelling, data centres and electrical.
• Understanding of tender and bid management, commercial, contractual, financial and legal aspects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the preparation of tender and submission requirements for allocated projects.
• Manage the process between proposal submission and contract award.
• Develop and implement winning proposal strategies to maximise success.
• Review tender documentation for full technical and commercial commitment.
• Conduct risk assessments and management activities for commercial, financial, legislative and resource risk.
• Coordinate information from engineering, suppliers and human resources for submissions.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure accuracy and viability of bids.
• Assist in regional/product capture strategies to position UGL before RFTs.

Skills

Bid management

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Proposal writing

Negotiation

Education

Tertiary qualification in Commerce/Engineering/Marketing

Job description

UGL provides engineering, construction, and maintenance services across diverse sectors including rail, road and tunnel, oil and gas, power, renewables, resources, water, defence, and telecommunications, in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.

As part of our national Major Projects team, you'll gain exposure to complex bids across multiple sectors while building relationships with key industry partners and clients.

UGL's connection to the wider ACS Group provides potential career pathways across a global network of engineering, construction and infrastructure businesses.

This is an exciting opportunity to support UGL's continued growth across major infrastructure sectors including data centres, transport and defence. You will play a key role in positioning UGL for some of Australia's largest and most complex infrastructure opportunities.

Flexible for this role to be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

About the role

Reporting to the Major Projects Pre-Contracts Manager, the primary purpose of this position is to coordinate and manage the preparation of the tender and submission requirements for allocated projects and manage the process between proposal submission and contract award.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure winning proposal strategies are developed and implemented to ensure the highest probability of success
• Review tender documentation ensuring a full and complete understanding of the technical and commercial commitment to which UGL/CIMIC will be obligated.
• Conduct risk assessments and management activities to evaluate all commercial, financial, legislative and resource risk associated with the tender.
• Develop and maintain a positive relationship with the customer at necessary levels within their organisation.
• Identify the legislative, industrial, political, cultural and economic environment within which the contract would be performed and the impact of this.
• Coordinate the collation of information required to prepare the submission of the bid proposal. e.g. engineering, suppliers, human resources.
• Coordinate the development, preparation and issue of requests for quotation.
• Review subcontractor submissions and evaluate their compliance, accuracy and competitiveness.
• Develop an effective system for responding to customer questions relating to the bid proposal.
• Assist in the development of regional/ product and/or opportunity capture strategies to ensure UGL is positioned with the highest probability of success prior to a RFT being issued
• Liaise with all stakeholders to ensure the tender and submission is accurate and viable.
• Develop systems to ensure successful handover from proposal to contract initiation.

About You

• Tertiary Qualification in a relevant discipline in Commerce, Engineering, Marketing etc
• Extensive Bid Manager experiencein within railway, infrastructure including tunnelling, communications, data centres, electrical.
• Understanding of tender and bid management, commercial, contractual, financial and legal as it relates to this role.
• Strong communication skills (oral & written) including strong negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships with a variety of people at different levels both internally and externally.

About UGL

As a member of the CIMIC Group of companies, we value diversity in our team’s backgrounds, ideas, work styles.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.

What we offer

• Benefit from 16 weeks of paid primary parental leave.
• Complimentary salary continuance insurance.
• Discounted Medibank health insurance.
• Shape your career with an Individual Development Plan.
• Participate in our Wellness Program with AIA Vitality.
• Access our OneRewards Discount Program.

As part of the recruitment process, relevant screening checks will be conducted. These may include reference checks, verification of the right to work in Australia, a national criminal history check, anti-money laundering checks, and a pre-employment medical assessment (including drug and alcohol screening).