Bid Manager - Integrated Solutions
surbana consultants – kingdom of saudi arabia ksa branch
📍 sj ksa riyadh saudi arabia🕐 1mo ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**About Surbana Jurong**
Surbana Jurong (SJ) is a leading global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consulting firm, driven by a vision to build cities and shape lives. Headquartered in Singapore, SJ is a diverse collective of experts delivering sustainable and high-impact solutions across the built environment.
**Role Overview**
We are seeking an experienced and technically proficient Bid Manager – Integrated Solutions to join our team. This is a strategic role responsible for leading end-to-end bid and proposal management, driving digital innovation in bid delivery, and providing cross-functional coordination across business development, technical, and commercial teams. The successful candidate will bring expertise in bid strategy, digital delivery technologies, data analytics, and AI-enabled solutions, with a proven track record in infrastructure, engineering, or consulting environments.
Preference / first right of refusal will be given to internal / existing SJ resources.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Bid & Proposal Management**
* Lead and manage the full lifecycle of bid submissions, from opportunity identification through to proposal development, review, and final submission.
* Develop bid strategies, win themes, and value propositions tailored to client requirements and evaluation criteria.
* Coordinate and facilitate bid kick-off meetings, strategy sessions, storyboarding workshops, and compliance reviews.
* Manage bid schedules, compliance matrices, and submission trackers to ensure timely and compliant deliverables.
* Conduct post-bid debriefs and lessons-learned exercises to continuously improve win rates and bid quality.
**Digital Delivery & Technology**
* Drive the adoption and integration of digital tools and platforms into bid and business development workflows, including digital dashboarding tools.
* Leverage AI and automation tools to improve bid production efficiency, content generation, data analysis, and quality assurance processes.
* Stay current with emerging technologies including AI/ML applications, digital twins, autonomous systems, and smart infrastructure solutions to identify competitive advantages.
**Business Development & Strategy**
* Support regional and sector-specific business development strategies, including market research, competitor analysis, and client intelligence gathering.
* Track and report on business development initiatives, pipeline metrics, and key milestones
* Prepare executive reports, presentations, and dashboards to inform leadership decision-making.
* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders—including joint venture partners, subconsultants, and
**Key Qualifications & Experience**
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management
* Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in bid management, proposal development, business development, or project coordination within engineering, infrastructure, construction, or consulting sectors.
* Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary bids and proposals for large-scale infrastructure, transport, urban development, or mega-project programmes.
**Technical Skills & Digital Competencies**
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and advanced document production.
* Experience with BIM tools and digital engineering environments
* Familiarity with 3D visualisation and rendering tools
* Proficiency in data analytics, reporting, and dashboarding tools
* Understanding of AI and automation applications in bid production, content management, and business operations.
**Core Competencies**
* Strong organisational, time management, and multi-tasking abilities with the capacity to manage concurrent bid deadlines.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, persuasive, and client-ready documents.
* Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with experience coordinating across multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
* Strategic thinking and commercial acumen, with the ability to translate client requirements into compelling value propositions.
* Problem-solving mindset with a proactive, self-driven approach to identifying and addressing challenges.
* Attention to detail with a commitment to quality and compliance in all deliverables.
**How to Apply**
Please submit your application through our official careers portal. Click on the “Apply Now” button below and follow the instructions.
**Note:** Recruitment for this role is being managed internally. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be considered.
At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!