Senior Bid Manager, Water – Win Strategy Leader

AECOM; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 83,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Career development opportunities

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to lead end-to-end work-winning processes for our water bids. You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality proposals, ranging from £5m to £20m+, and guide teams through capture, strategy, and interviews.

Reporting to the Water Work Winning Lead, you will champion best practices, manage large, multi-department bids, and contribute to continuous improvement across markets.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing complex multi-disciplinary bids in the construction/engineering industry, from capture/positioning phase to interview/lessons learned.
• Experience of creating win strategies/themes to craft compelling and compliant bid responses.
• A sound working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams and PowerPoint.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to work with stakeholders at all levels including senior leadership.
• The ability to work positively under pressure and deliver quality output to deadlines.
• An eye for detail, not accepting second best and taking personal pride and responsibility for all aspects within their control.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and managing large/complex proposals that may involve multiple departments and regions, supporting from capture through to interview/lessons learned stage.
• Overseeing positioning and capture activities, including win strategy workshops with key internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Following best practices using templates to create compliant and compelling bids.
• Leading and driving all bid stages from kick off to interviews, adding value as a bidding expert.
• Analyzing client feedback to ensure continuous improvement and capture trends.
• Leading discrete projects within the work winning team to embed best practice in bidding across Water.
• Assist with active pipeline management and resource planning.

Skills

Bid management

Win strategies

Stakeholder engagement

Resilience under pressure

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to lead end-to-end work-winning processes for our water bids. You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality proposals, ranging from £5m to £20m+, and guide teams through capture, strategy, and interviews.

Reporting to the Water Work Winning Lead, you will champion best practices, manage large, multi-department bids, and contribute to continuous improvement across markets.