Bid Manager Architecture

About the Role

Egis (KSA) is seeking a Bid Manager for Architecture to join its team in Riyadh. This permanent role is central to securing strategic opportunities across core architectural disciplines in the Middle East, focusing on lead design consultant and integrated architecture-led multi-disciplinary projects. The Bid Manager will lead medium and large-scale bids from initiation to submission, ensuring each proposal is competitive, compliant, and strategically positioned for success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage medium and large-scale architectural tenders, defining structure and driving delivery in line with governance and win strategies.
• Translate strategic intent into clear bid plans and shape proposal structures to capture tailored narratives and strengthen competitiveness.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring all contributors (technical, commercial, legal, creative) meet scope, deadlines, and quality standards.
• Enforce high standards throughout the bid process, managing governance gates, ensuring compliance, and mitigating risks.
• Collaborate with the Commercial & Pricing Lead to align technical offers with financial strategy, ensuring competitive and commercially strong bids.
• Drive the development of clear and compelling submissions, ensuring response structures are persuasive and reflect delivery strategy and technical solutions.
• Act as a central point of contact between Business Development, Technical, Commercial, and Legal functions to ensure alignment.
• Contribute to lessons learned, track bid performance, and support continuous improvements to processes, templates, and strategy.

Required Experience

Candidates should possess 5 to 10 years of experience in bid management, particularly within the architecture sector. The role demands strong leadership, commercial understanding, and the ability to perform effectively under pressure.

Skills and Attributes

• Demonstrated ability to lead and own strategic bids.
• Proficiency in setting and driving bid strategy.
• Strong command in stakeholder accountability and team coordination.
• Expertise in quality control, governance, and risk management within bid processes.
• Capability to shape commercial positions and align technical offers with financial strategies.
• Skilled in storyboarding and content leadership for persuasive submissions.
• Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication.
• Commitment to continuous improvement in bid processes and strategy.

Work Environment

This is a permanent position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working closely with the TU Service Line Partner and managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality submissions.