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About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services firm dedicated to transforming performance across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. For over 75 years, the company has delivered buildings, infrastructure, and assets worldwide, focusing on making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for clients. Our purpose is to transform performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world by building trust and delivering positive outcomes. This full-time position is based in the Middle Oraija District, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Role of Senior Bid Manager

The Senior Bid Manager will serve as a dedicated resource for the Turner & Townsend Saudi Arabia Major Programmes team. This role involves close collaboration with various bid leads and stakeholders to drive the successful delivery of submissions and presentations. The primary objective is to provide senior-level input throughout the bid process, creating clearly differentiated proposals that articulate Turner & Townsend's value proposition to clients. The position requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Write and edit non-technical content, and edit technical bespoke content, ensuring timely completion with bid teams.
• Facilitate bid Kick-Off, Win Theme, and Storyboard sessions with the bid team.
• Proactively manage the bid and review process, ensuring all contributors understand content expectations and timelines.
• Incorporate local knowledge, evidence, and research, while adhering to established writing style and branding guidelines.
• Ensure submissions are targeted to their audience, supported by an evidence base and innovative approaches advised by internal experts and best practice.
• Advise bid leads on relevant added-value options to strengthen bid responses.
• Review and amend draft bids, incorporating feedback from peers and Directors.
• Customize pen profiles and CV content to effectively position the proposed team.
• Brief graphic designers to create visually appealing graphics that communicate complex information and concepts impactfully.
• Following bid submission, extract key information from tenders to enhance best practice collateral.
• Support the delivery of best practice training on bid process, management, and writing.
• Contribute to board reporting on pipeline, conversion rates, and lessons learned.
• Manage the opportunity pipeline in collaboration with the Head of Middle East Real Estate and Major Programmes, advising on focus areas.

Required Experience and Qualifications

Candidates for the Senior Bid Manager position should possess 5-10 years of experience in a similar role, demonstrating a strong understanding of bid management processes and proposal development. Essential qualifications include proven writing and editing skills, the ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders, and a strategic approach to developing winning proposals. Experience in the real estate, infrastructure, or natural resources sectors is beneficial.

Our Culture and Values

Turner & Townsend fosters an environment where individuals are empowered to affect change. Our values include Love a challenge, where we are trusted to do the right thing; Stronger together, emphasizing collaboration across diverse teams; and Bring out the best in everyone, promoting mutual respect and growth. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, actively encouraging applications from all sectors of the community.

Application Information

Turner & Townsend maintains a strict policy against candidates paying any fees related to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will request fees from candidates at any time. Unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to agency fees. Authorized recruitment agencies must have a formal written agreement and be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates.