Senior Bid Manager: Global Infrastructure Proposals

Turner & Townsend; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Riyadh is recruiting a Senior Bid Manager to lead submissions and presentations for the Saudi Arabia Major Programmes team, coordinating with bid leads and stakeholders to deliver clearly differentiated proposals.

The role focuses on writing and editing non-technical and technical content, mentoring teams, tailoring CVs, briefing designers, and maintaining branding standards to win major opportunities in the region.

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ experience across bidding and business development in the professional services sector.
• Relevant degree in an Engineering discipline or Business, etc (list not exhaustive).
• Expertise in MS Office suite, skilled in Microsoft PowerPoint (required) and a design-based software such as InDesign (preferred).
• APMP Foundation level certification is advantageous but not essential
• Professional membership of a recognised institution (desired).

Responsibilities

• Write/edit non-technical and edit technical bespoke content working with the bid teams to ensure timely completion
• Facilitate bid Kick Off, Win Theme and Storyboard sessions with bid team
• Proactively manage the bid and review process while ensuring all contributors understand expectations for content and timelines
• Incorporate local knowledge, evidence/research and adhere to writing style/branding
• Ensure submissions are targeted to their audience, consisting of an evidence base and innovative approaches as advised by experts across the organisation and best practice
• Advise bid lead on relevant added value options to strengthen bid response
• Review and amend draft bid considering feedback from peers and Directors
• Customise pen profiles and CV content to better position our proposed team
• Briefing graphic designers to create visually appealing graphics to communicate complex information and concepts in an impactful way
• Following submission of bid, extract key information from tender to improve best practice collateral
• Support in delivery of best practice training on bid process, management and writingContribute to board reporting on pipeline, conversion, and lessons learnt
• Pipeline management – working with the Head of Middle East Real Estate and Major Programmes to monitor and proactively manage opportunity pipeline and advise on focus areas.

Skills

Proactive communication

Strong writing and editing

Critical thinking

Workload management

Executive summaries writing

Education

Engineering or Business degree

APMP Foundation

Professional membership

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

InDesign

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Riyadh is recruiting a Senior Bid Manager to lead submissions and presentations for the Saudi Arabia Major Programmes team, coordinating with bid leads and stakeholders to deliver clearly differentiated proposals.

The role focuses on writing and editing non-technical and technical content, mentoring teams, tailoring CVs, briefing designers, and maintaining branding standards to win major opportunities in the region.