Manager - Bid

GAMUDA BERHAD Singapore Branch; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a skilled Bid Manager to support the Bid Director in managing the bid process, from strategy development to contract award. The role demands extensive experience in construction, client management, and the ability to lead a high-performance team while ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years’ experience in the construction industry.
• Business Development and client relationship management experience preferable.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the bid management process from qualification to contract award.
• Ensure tenders are financially viable and comply with corporate guidelines.
• Manage resources to deliver all tenders within budget, time and quality standards.

Skills

Numeracy

Client relationship management

Leadership

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in Construction

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Purpose of Job / Job Summary

The Bid Manager will be supporting the Bid Director in overseeing the bid management process from qualification through to contract award, including the management of strategy development, commercial considerations, partner identification, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities / Duties

• Assisting with the overall delivery of project tender submissions, ensuring the correct strategies are implemented, maximizing the likelihood of winning and successfully delivering projects.
• Ensure that all tenders are financially viable, margin expectations can be met, and risk complies with corporate guidelines.
• Identify commercial innovations to positively differentiate Gamuda from its competitors.
• Ensure tenders complies with risk, safety, quality, environment and community management requirements; Ensure submissions are accurate and complete.
• Assign and manage resources to deliver all tenders within budget, time and quality standards.
• Provide strong leadership, manage workloads, develop capability and foster a highperformance bid team culture.
• Monitor and guide workflows during the tender process, reviewing progress against delivery milestones and taking effective action when required.
• Ensure strong contract, commercial and financial risk management, accurate forecasting of both costs and revenue.
• Support the Business Development team in developing and actively managing client and industry partner relationships.
• Partner with and coordinate the input of internal subject matter experts and external designers, vendors and sub-contractors.
• Assist with post tender negotiations, contract formation, award and project launch, ensuring effective handover from the tender team to the delivery team.
• Actively seek feedback from Clients and Project teams and report on tender performance to the Leadership Team.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Gamuda Australia’s policies, processes, systems, reporting and procedures.

Requirement/ Qualification

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Construction
• Minimum 20 years’ experience working experience in the construction industry
• Business Development and client relationship management experience preferable

Minimum knowledge/skill/ability

• Numeracy
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Well-honed and able to manage competing deadlines
• Ability to work independently and be self-initiative
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationship with key stakeholders

Personal quality

• Has a visible focus on client delivery and exceeding expectations; is conscientious and delivers on promises
• Is personally organised and translates goals into personal and team plans
• Communicates expectations clearly and consistently, and sets high standards for themselves and their teams
• Inspires and enthuses their team by empowering and trusting them to deliver
• Can balance short and long-term needs by anticipating a range of factors; evaluating information quickly and is comfortable managing in uncertain situations
• Focuses on continuous improvement and innovation to find better ways of doing things
• Is confident and comfortable making and being accountable for tough decisions
• Develops a collaborative culture through openness and shared actions
• Learns about personal development needs through feedback from direct reports, peers and managers