Senior Pre-Contracts Manager – Major Projects

Industry Talent Pty Ltd; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Senior role with autonomy

Job summary

Industry Talent Pty Ltd is assisting a well‑established contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across Northern Australia. We are seeking an experienced Pre-Contracts Manager to lead tendering activities, develop competitive bids and collaborate with senior management to secure new projects.

We welcome candidates from bid management, estimating, commercial management or senior project delivery backgrounds with strong commercial acumen and experience with complex tenders.

Qualifications

• Experience in bids, pre-contracts, estimating or commercial management.
• Background in civil construction, infrastructure, marine, resources or major projects.
• Strong understanding of project pricing, estimating and commercial risk.
• Ability to review technical specifications and contractual documentation.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills.
• Commercially minded with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end tendering and bid process for major projects.
• Develop competitive tender strategies and submissions.
• Coordinate estimating, pricing, technical and commercial inputs.
• Review project scopes, specifications and contractual requirements.
• Identify project risks, opportunities and commercial considerations.
• Work closely with project delivery, estimating and operational teams.
• Oversee tender documentation, deadlines and client clarifications.
• Support contract negotiations and project handovers.
• Improve tendering processes and procedures.

Skills

Bid management

Estimating

Commercial management

Tendering

Civil construction

Infrastructure

Stakeholder management

Tools

Pricing/estimating inputs

Job description

Industry Talent Pty Ltd is assisting a well‑established contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across Northern Australia. We are seeking an experienced Pre-Contracts Manager to lead tendering activities, develop competitive bids and collaborate with senior management to secure new projects.

We welcome candidates from bid management, estimating, commercial management or senior project delivery backgrounds with strong commercial acumen and experience with complex tenders.