Senior Bid Manager, Water Tech (Remote NA)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

401(k) Plan - matches

Flexible Spending & Health Savings

AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Veolia is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to lead cross-functional bid teams and drive end-to-end proposal development across the sales cycle, from qualification to contract handover. This role champions compliant, competitive solutions for North America opportunities.

You will coordinate with Application Engineering, Process Design, Sourcing, Contract Management, and Sales to align technical and commercial strategy, develop schedules, and mitigate risks while delivering timely, high-quality

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

Customer facing

Negotiation

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical)

Job description

Veolia is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to lead cross-functional bid teams and drive end-to-end proposal development across the sales cycle, from qualification to contract handover. This role champions compliant, competitive solutions for North America opportunities.

You will coordinate with Application Engineering, Process Design, Sourcing, Contract Management, and Sales to align technical and commercial strategy, develop schedules, and mitigate risks while delivering timely, high-quality