Senior Bid Leader, Water & Wastewater Projects

Downer Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join the Energy and Utilities Growth team, based in Sydney or Brisbane. You will spearhead major water and wastewater bids across NSW and Queensland, guiding multidisciplinary teams through qualification, strategy, governance and submission to deliver commercially sound solutions.

This senior role requires leading complex bids, developing win strategies and aligning design, delivery, commercial and procurement activities, with a focus on risk

Qualifications

• You will be an experienced bid professional with a strong understanding of complex infrastructure pursuits and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through high value tender processes.
• Experience leading complex, high value infrastructure bids, preferably within water and wastewater.
• Experience across D & C, ECI, alliance, collaborative or program delivery models.
• Strong commercial acumen and an understanding of contractual and delivery risk.
• Excellent written communication, facilitation, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong planning and analytical capability with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex D and C, ECI, alliance, collaborative and program bids.
• Developing bid strategies, win themes, delivery models and competitive positioning.
• Leading qualification, bid planning, competitive analysis and stakeholder mapping.
• Integrating design, delivery, operations, estimating, commercial, procurement and mobilisation strategies.
• Managing governance requirements, review gates and delegated authority approvals.
• Delivering high quality, compliant and persuasive submissions on time.
• Leading workshops, executive reviews, client interactions and negotiations.
• Managing clarifications, final offers, interviews and post tender negotiations.
• Ensuring an effective handover of scope, price, program, commitments and risks to delivery teams.

Skills

Bid management

Water/wastewater bids

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification in engineering or construction

Job description

Downer is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join the Energy and Utilities Growth team, based in Sydney or Brisbane. You will spearhead major water and wastewater bids across NSW and Queensland, guiding multidisciplinary teams through qualification, strategy, governance and submission to deliver commercially sound solutions.

This senior role requires leading complex bids, developing win strategies and aligning design, delivery, commercial and procurement activities, with a focus on risk