Bid Manager - Facility Management

Job Title

Bid Manager

Job Description Summary

As Bid Manager in our Facility Management Bids team, you’ll shape win strategies, manage tenders and proposals for tier 1 clients, and bring specialists across the business together to deliver standout submissions.

Job Description

Bid Manager | Facility Management | Melbourne

Eligibility: Australian citizens only

Join Cushman & Wakefield’s Client Solutions team and lead the bids that win major work. You’ll shape the strategy, manage the response and bring a diverse business together to present a single, standout proposition to tier 1 institutions.

What you’ll do

• Lead and manage the planning, preparation, review and submission of bid responses, including expressions of interest, tenders, proposals and presentations
• Develop win strategies and shape document content and strategy
• Review proposals before they start, working with Sales Enablement and Sales leaders to decide whether to bid (go or no-go)
• Study tender documents for contractual, technical and commercial risks and opportunities
• Take part in due diligence, pre-tender commercial and financial approvals, contract reviews and risk assessments
• Lead the proposal team, setting the scope and bid strategy and keeping to deadlines
• Present parts of the solution to clients and work with subject matter experts across the business
• Manage pre-sales resource costs and allocations to budget
• Follow up tender submissions and review outcomes
• Support bid governance and approval processes
• Look for new markets that fit the business unit’s skills

About you

• Significant experience leading complex, high-value bids
• Expert business writing or marketing communications skills
• Extensive experience with bid management methodologies
• Experience with bid submissions across multiple geographies
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead large groups through facilitation to reach the right bid solution
• Strong client presentation skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision, manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines
• Tertiary qualifications in business, property or a similar field (preferred)

Why join us

• Work on major bids that shape the company’s growth
• Be part of a global real estate services leader of about 53,000 people
• Work with a collaborative Client Solutions team and specialists across the business

How to apply

Apply through the link and include a cover letter that tells us about the bids you’ve led and why you’re a good fit for this role. Applications without a cover letter may not be considered. This role is open to Australian citizens only.

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply. Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”