Pursuit & Bid Lead

Want to bring ideas to life

Youre in the right place. If youre looking for a fresh challenge why choose Aurecon It comes down to one crucial question. What kind of world do you want to create for the next generation Truth is the decisions being made right now will determine the future of everything from the local community to the entire planet. One of those decisions is: who do you decide to work for

How will your ideas contribute to shaping whats next

As the Pursuit & Bid Lead focused on working with various business groups in the region you will have the opportunity to establish yourself as a strategic resource across the business. Youll be part of a team that drives key pursuits ensuring that our value proposition and capture planning during the pursuit phase are well defined. You will partner with the bid teams consult and provide advice to shape and deliver winning submissions. Youll drive value connect assets to strategy and proactively respond to disruptive change. Your role will include:

• Collaborate closely with regional and market stakeholders:
  • Define the look forward of opportunities prioritised for Winning work support
  • Drive informed GO/NO GO decisions; and
  • Drive our key pursuits / bids relative to the service offerings
• You will serve as a crucial link in the region continuously building and deepening your knowledge of capabilities market demands and emerging trends to provide valuable insights that shape our service offering strategies.
• Lead or facilitate the bid process providing guidance and direction to ensure a cohesive and compelling pitch that showcases our expertise and capabilities.
• Oversee and manage bids led by other winning work team members ensuring seamless coordination communication and alignment with our national work-winning strategy.
• Shape and refine technical content provided by subject matter experts (SMEs) into tangible and persuasive proposals for our clients

How will your future be shaped by us

Joining Aurecon means youll be at the award-winning edge of innovation and sustainability. AFR ranked us Top 5 among sustainability leaders and Top 3 of all innovative companies in professional services. One Consult awarded us an innovative design award. Plus we were Consult Australias large firm of the year.

You really can bring your whole self to work and be confident your voice will be heard. We dont just claim were inclusive and innovative as proven by the independent awards and accreditations weve gained. Weve been recognised for our innovation culture gender equality and our LGBTI inclusion. Plus we have a robust Reconciliation Action Plan our fourth edition since 2014.

On a personal level youll have access to flexible work hours remote work working holidays part-time and job share options. Youll continue to grow thanks to learning and development opportunities that further your eminence leadership and professional accreditations. Outside of work youll be further supported with competitive paid parental leave cultural public holiday swaps plus wellbeing support programmes.

What are we looking for from you

As a Senior Winning Work Consultant you will have strong communication and stakeholder management skills and will be confident to interact at all levels across the can drive bid teams to develop winning solutions and you can plan multi-task and prioritise competing priorities to deliver to time sensitive deadlines.

You will also bring strong pursuit and bid related experience including strategy messaging proposal writing and bid management. You will be confident in persuasive writing editing technical content proofreading and will have very strong attention to detail. As a Senior resource in the team it is important that you showcase a can do attitude willingness to learn and passion to coach and guide the junior members of the team.

The ideal candidate will have proven years of direct bid related experience. They will also possess the following:

• A relevant qualification in communications/marketing or business-related fields.
• Significant industry experience in similar management consulting engineering consulting or advisory roles
• Capacity to manage conflicting priorities supported by strong organisational and time management skills enabling you to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines without compromising quality.
• Proven ability to work as part of a diverse team (in a networked environment)
• Aptitude to shape the outcome take ownership of their work and ability to think critically.
• A positive attitude and willingness to contribute to all areas of the business.
• Strong project & document management skills.
• High level proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Word and PowerPoint).
• APMP Foundation (or higher) or Shipley certification will be highly regarded

Who is Aurecon

Aurecons strength has always been our people. Its our people who build our shared purpose and bring ideas to life. Its our people who imagine and co-create with our clients a better future for people and the planet. Of course youll probably know lots of our award-winning projects. The new Allianz Stadium in Sydney That was us. Tāmaki Regeneration in Auckland That was us too. And the Tseung Kwan O Interchange in Hong Kong You guessed it us. So when you join us youll be joining a community working together to tackle some of the worlds most complex challenges.

Ready to bring ideas to life

Then please apply. Remember its you and how you bring ideas to life which are important. Your background unique needs and individuality will be valued. Visit our website to learn more at