Senior Bid Manager — Water & Wastewater (NSW/QLD)

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

Job summary

Downer Group is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join the Energy and Utilities Growth team, based in Sydney or Brisbane. You will lead major water and wastewater bids across NSW and Queensland, coordinating multidisciplinary teams from qualification through to handover.

This is a senior leadership role requiring strong commercial acumen, governance and client engagement, with travel across NSW and Queensland.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex, high-value infrastructure bids.
• Experience across D&C, ECI, alliance, collaborative or program delivery models.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary bid teams and integrating estimating, commercial, technical and submission workstreams.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of contractual and delivery risk.
• Excellent written communication, facilitation, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong planning and analytical capability with attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel across NSW and Queensland when required.

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 contractual, commercial, technical, safety, schedule and delivery risks.
• Leading workshops, executive reviews, client interactions and negotiations.
• Managing governance requirements, review gates and delegated authority approvals.
• Delivering high quality, compliant and persuasive submissions on time.
• Managing clarifications, final offers, interviews and post tender negotiations.
• Ensuring an effective handover of scope, price, program, commitments and risks to delivery teams.

Job description

Downer Group is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join the Energy and Utilities Growth team, based in Sydney or Brisbane. You will lead major water and wastewater bids across NSW and Queensland, coordinating multidisciplinary teams from qualification through to handover.

This is a senior leadership role requiring strong commercial acumen, governance and client engagement, with travel across NSW and Queensland.