Senior Bid & Growth Manager

Enertia Talent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Enertia Talent is partnering with a leading Australian infrastructure and construction group to secure major projects. We are seeking a Senior Bid & Growth Manager to join the Commercial & Bids team and drive winning tender strategies.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, competitive tenders, working closely with senior leadership to prioritise opportunities and manage the end-to-end bid process in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing complex bids within major infrastructure or construction.
• Ability to absorb technical and commercial information quickly to translate into bid strategies.
• Proven experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and engaging senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage major infrastructure bids across energy, renewables, water and transport sectors.
• Assess tender requirements, identify key deliverables and develop competitive bid strategies.
• Coordinate technical, commercial, estimating and operational teams across the bid lifecycle.
• Establish bid programmes with milestones, deadlines and deliverables.
• Identify opportunities, risks and competitive advantages to strengthen submissions.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop commercially compelling proposals.
• Provide clear direction and maintain momentum throughout the tender process.

Skills

Bid management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project coordination

Job description

Enertia Talent is partnering with a leading Australian infrastructure and construction group experiencing strong growth across energy, water and transport infrastructure projects. With a significant pipeline of major projects and continued expansion across key infrastructure sectors, the business is seeking an experienced Senior Bid & Growth Manager to join its Commercial & Bids team and play a key role in securing future projects.

This is an opportunity for a commercially astute, driven and highly organised professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You will bring the ability to quickly assess opportunities, develop winning bid strategies and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, competitive tenders.

The Role

Working closely with senior leadership, estimating, engineering and project delivery teams, you will lead major bids across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure opportunities. Success in this role requires someone who can quickly absorb complex information, establish clear priorities and drive the bid process from initial opportunity assessment through to tender submission.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage major infrastructure bids across energy, renewables, water and transport sectors.
• Assess tender requirements, identify key deliverables and develop competitive bid strategies.
• Manage the end-to-end bid process, coordinating technical, commercial, estimating and operational teams.
• Establish bid programmes and ensure key milestones, deadlines and deliverables are achieved.
• Identify commercial opportunities, project risks and competitive advantages to strengthen tender submissions.
• Partner with senior leadership to develop commercially compelling and competitive proposals.
• Provide clear direction, maintain accountability and ensure momentum throughout the tender process.

About You

We are seeking an experienced bid professional who combines strong commercial judgement with the ability to lead teams, make decisions and deliver outcomes in a dynamic environment.

You will ideally bring:

• Significant experience managing complex bids or leading tendering activities within major infrastructure or construction.
• A strong understanding of infrastructure projects across energy, water, transport, utilities or civil construction.
• The ability to quickly absorb technical and commercial information and translate it into effective bid strategies.
• Proven experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and engaging senior stakeholders throughout competitive tender processes.
• Strong commercial awareness, strategic thinking and an understanding of what differentiates a successful bid.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to establish priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills.

An engineering qualification is not essential. We are equally interested in candidates from commercial, construction or broader infrastructure backgrounds who have demonstrated success leading major bids.

Above all, you will be someone who takes ownership, works at pace and knows how to bring the right people together to achieve results.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a well-established and growing Australian infrastructure business with a strong pipeline of major projects across energy, water and transport. You will have the opportunity to work closely with experienced industry leaders, influence bid strategies and take genuine ownership of complex, high-value tenders.

The business offers a collaborative, delivery-focused environment where initiative, accountability and practical decision-making are valued, along with the opportunity to contribute to projects supporting Australia's energy transition and long-term infrastructure investment.