Senior Bid Manager

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.
We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.
That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Bid Manager to lead the development and delivery of major road infrastructure tenders across projects ranging from $300M to $2B.

This is a critical leadership role responsible for driving winning strategies, managing multidisciplinary bid teams, and converting opportunities into successfully delivered projects.

You’ll be working across high-profile transport projects, shaping the way large-scale road infrastructure is delivered across Australia.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end bid delivery from opportunity identification through to submission, award, and handover
Develop and execute winning bid strategies aligned to client priorities and project drivers
Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary bid teams, including engineering, commercial, planning, and design
Drive the preparation of high-quality, compliant tender submissions in line with client requirements 
Oversee programme, cost planning, and risk management throughout the bid phase
Ensure robust commercial and financial governance, including margin, cost and risk optimisation 
Build and maintain strong client, partner, and stakeholder relationships
Lead bid negotiations and contract formation processes
Ensure effective handover to delivery teams post-award
Continuously review bid performance and implement lessons learned to improve future outcome

You'll bring:

Extensive experience leading bids across mid-tier to mega infrastructure projects ($300M – $2B+)
Experience in working with TFNSW
Strong capability across commercial strategy, risk management, and tender governance 
Demonstrated experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams in high-pressure bid environments
Deep understanding of road infrastructure delivery methodologies, construction staging, and client expectations
Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
A collaborative leadership style with a focus on team performance and outcomes

We Offer

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.