Bid Specialist

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. Turn er & Townsend is a global management consultancy focusing on the construction and asset management sectors.

Responsibilities

Reviewing RFPs and advising bid lead on requirements that impact Bid / No Bid decision

Develop the bid plan including developing win themes with bid lead

Facilitate bid Kick Off meetings with bid team and technical leads

Proactively manage the end-to-end 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 approach and strategy, as advised by experts across the organisation and best practice

Customize pen profiles and CV content to better position our proposed team aligned to bid specifics

Proofing and editing bid response documents, ensuring the submitted information demonstrates a compelling proposition that meets the client’s needs

Make sure governance process is followed, including Risk Management process and fee sign off / approvals

Review and amend draft bid considering feedback from peers and Directors

Ensure bids are fully compliant to clients’ exact requirements by effectively reviewing bid documents as well as showcasing our abilities and experience

Create presentations for post-tender interviews, using combination of bid submission content and tailored content as required

Support wider team in pipeline management activities and contribute to board reporting on pipeline, conversion, and lessons learnt

Following submission of bid, extract key information from tender to improve best practice collateral and marketing usage

Key skills and behaviors

Proactive, clear and professional communication with internal and external stakeholders at all levels

Ability to contribute to bid / pursuit strategy and influence senior technical and commercial leaders including challenging / questioning thinking or strategy when necessary to add value to the process

Experience in taking responsibility for managing their work and working with minimal supervision to achieve the outcomes required for the team

Critical thinking skills to consistently develop, manage and deliver high quality bids and content on time

Strong writing ability in English including :

Critically assessing existing content and editing to be more concise and persuasive, harmonizing tone of voice and ensuring consistency of language and terminology

Writing original non-technical content for Executive Summaries and other sections where needed

Proof reading skills with a keen eye for accuracy and detail

Time management – able to work on multiple submissions simultaneously

Location

The post holder will be based in our office in Riyadh

Qualifications

Relevant degree in an Engineering discipline or Business, Marketing, English (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

Additional Information

Key Behaviors :

Proactive problem-solving and issue resolution; strong client relationship management and communication skills; clear determination to achieve set goals and resilience in the face of challenges; ability to work collaboratively within diverse and multi-disciplinary teams; effective decision-making using a mix of analysis, intuition, and judgment.

Benefits :

Competitive salary and benefits package; opportunities for professional growth and development; collaborative and dynamic work environment; exposure to a wide range of challenging projects.

Turner & Townsend is a global management consultancy and professional services firm focusing on the construction and asset management sectors. We work with the most prominent clients on the largest projects and asset bases across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources. Our focus is on programme and project management, cost and commercial management and asset management strategy. We deliver projects on time and to budget, and to optimise the whole life value of assets on behalf of our clients. We work on projects such as HS2, The Shard, Battersea Power Station, Hinkley Point, Changi Airport, and clients such as Shell, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Nissan and Citibank. The products we are building are cutting edge in our industry, allowing us to deliver these projects better than our competitors.

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