Bid Director

ALSTOM Gruppe; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Bid Director in Toronto, where you will manage bidding processes and lead cross-functional teams to deliver winning proposals. Alstom offers an inclusive working environment and opportunities for career progression in the transformative rail industry.

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive social coverage

Award-winning learning programs

Investment in your development

Flexible and inclusive working environment

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• 10–20 years of experience in project or bid management.
• Strong understanding of financial, contractual, and legal aspects.
• Proven experience in managing medium to highly critical bids.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the tender process and manage the tender team.
• Deliver winning proposals and ensure compliance with Alstom’s processes.
• Define bid operational strategies and prepare tender submissions.

Skills

Bid Management

Strategic Leadership

Communication

Team Management

Costing

Planning

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM or Business

Master’s Degree

Job description

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Bid Director

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Bid Director in Toronto, ON we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your bid management and strategic leadership expertise in a transformative and cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative, driven, and innovative teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in delivering winning proposals that shape the future of mobility in Canada’s busiest public transit system. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams across the business (such as engineering, finance, and legal), ensure compliance with Alstom’s processes and standards, and manage a wide range of tender activities, from pre-tendering to contract negotiations.

You’ll specifically take care of coordinating the tender process and managing the tender team, but also ensuring the alignment of technical, commercial, and operational strategies.

We’ll look to you for:

Managing the Tender Quality Costs Delivery Performance (QCDP) commitment for highly critical bids

Delivering winning proposals with defined scopes, accurate commitments, and timely submissions in line with Alstom processes

Supporting the Project Managers in the preparation of the First Financial Project Review (FPR0) and First Project Gate for each bundle

Coordinating internal activities to optimize customer needs and specifications for best for project outcomes

Defining bid operational strategies and aligning them with commercial objectives

Preparing technical, financial, and administrative documentation for tender submissions

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

Bachelor's Degree in STEM or Business; Master’s Degree desirable

10–20 years of experience in project or bid management, with expertise in costing, planning, and risk management

Knowledge of Alstom processes, including “Golden Rules” and Ethics & Compliance

Strong understanding of financial, contractual, and legal aspects relevant to tender processes

Proven experience in managing medium to highly critical bids

Excellent communication and team management skills

High capability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

• High sense of anticipation
• High standard in quality and precision of the work delivered

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

Work with new security standards for rail signalling

Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

Contribute to innovative projects that redefine mobility

Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment

Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning programs

Progress towards senior leadership or specialized roles within Alstom

Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.