Remote Senior Bid Lead – Water Solutions Proposals

Veolia Environnement SA; Trevose (PA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

FSAs/HSAs

AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Veolia is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to guide a multi-disciplinary team in creating winning proposals across North America. You will lead end-to-end proposal development, coordinate with Sales, and drive strategy, schedules, and risk mitigation to ensure compliant, high-quality submissions.

The role requires a strong background in proposal or project management within water/op systems, excellent English communication skills, and the ability to lead diverse teams in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering field – Chemical or Mechanical preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in proposal management or project management, preferably within the water treatment.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi volume proposals.
• Familiarity with design-build, progressive design-build delivery methods.
• Experience in identification and mitigation of business risks.
• Fluency in English (both written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Lead a Bid Team consisting of individuals performing functions such as Application Engineering, Process Design, Sourcing, Contract Management, and others to ensure all elements of the offer are aligned with our strategic intent.
• Lead end-to-end proposal development from RFP planning through final submission.
• Facilitate strategy discussions, kick-off meetings, and regular rhythm calls to guide teams toward a unified, competitive proposal approach.
• Develop and maintain detailed schedules and responsibility assignments to ensure complete and timely fulfillment of all requirements
• Conduct thorough compliance reviews of all proposal materials, confirming that required content meet every stated RFP/RFQ requirements
• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement by taking on assigned initiatives and consistently tracking proposal performance capturing lessons learned and implementing meaningful enhancements that elevate proposal quality over time
• Structuring system solutions, including collaborating with the sales team and extended bid teams to develop technical and commercial strategy, scope, execution model, construction partner identification/qualification (as required by deal structure) and pricing
• Identification, evaluation, prioritization, and development of risk mitigation and opportunity identification strategies (performance, contractual, execution, etc.)
• Preparing information and presenting during Leadership reviews
• Assisting the Sales team with client interaction and negotiation
• Developing and nurturing relationships with key, cross-functional, internal stakeholders across the Veolia business including Projects, Services and Chemical Solutions & Monitoring (CSM)
• Analysing and adjusting strategy based on new data/feedback

Skills

Proposal management

Project management

English fluency

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Veolia is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to guide a multi-disciplinary team in creating winning proposals across North America. You will lead end-to-end proposal development, coordinate with Sales, and drive strategy, schedules, and risk mitigation to ensure compliant, high-quality submissions.

The role requires a strong background in proposal or project management within water/op systems, excellent English communication skills, and the ability to lead diverse teams in a fast-paced