Strategic Bid Manager – Civil Infrastructure

Ward Civil & Environmental Engineering; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ward Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lane Cove office, is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to lead tendering and submissions for civil infrastructure projects across NSW and QLD.

You will coordinate inputs from estimating, operations, commercial and senior leadership to develop competitive tenders, ensuring on-time delivery.

This hands-on role offers exposure to diverse projects including roads, airports, water infrastructure, and more, with collaboration across Ward's regions.

Qualifications

• Experience in bid management, tender coordination or pre‑contracts in civil construction.
• Experience managing complex, multidisciplinary tender submissions.
• Practical understanding of civil construction methodologies and programming.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to identify contractual risks.
• Excellent writing/editing skills to convert technical info into clear submissions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bid process across civil opportunities.
• Assess opportunities and support go/no-go decisions.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes and value propositions.
• Establish tender programs, milestones and responsibilities.
• Coordinate input from estimating, operations, commercial and safety.
• Ensure submissions are complete, compliant and timely.
• Lead tender interviews, clarifications and negotiations.
• Handover of successful tenders to project delivery teams.

Skills

Bid management

Tender coordination

Civil construction

Commercial judgement

Technical writing

Planning & scheduling

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Engineering degree

Construction management

Project management certification

Business related qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ward Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lane Cove office, is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to lead tendering and submissions for civil infrastructure projects across NSW and QLD.

You will coordinate inputs from estimating, operations, commercial and senior leadership to develop competitive tenders, ensuring on-time delivery.

This hands-on role offers exposure to diverse projects including roads, airports, water infrastructure, and more, with collaboration across Ward's regions.