Head of Major Pursuits

Reports to: 

Managing Director Strategy & Growth Europe & India

The role: 

As Head of Major Pursuits EURI this leadership role sets the standard for excellencedriving best practice elevating strategic thinking and zeroing in on the opportunities that will deliver the greatest impact on NSR and EBITA growth. Youll work selectively on high-value high-influence pursuits drawn from the qualified pipeline focusing on those that truly move the needle.

The role carries an ambitious target: a 50%-win rate by project value. Priority goes to pursuits that materially contribute to the UKI and CE NSR and GSR sales targets while increasing backlog in line with regional growth goals.

You will lead major pursuit work winners across all EURI End Marketsshaping bid strategy steering execution and instilling a winning culture. This is a front-of-house role: client-facing relationship-driven and influential in shifting internal mindsets around what exceptional pursuit strategy looks like. It is not a backstage bid-production position.

Success depends on connecting major pursuit strategy with real delivery modelsensuring we bid as we will deliver. The impact you create will transform how Major Pursuits are approached across the entire EURI region

Responsibilities: 

• Partners closely with the business (EUR&I Executive Country Managers XBL Market Sector Leaders and CAMs) to drive a highly effective coordinated approach to winning work
• Leads high performing team of Bid Managers focused on winning Enterprise Critical Pursuits ($35m)
• Collaborates with the business line work winning teams to win Tier 2 major pursuits ($20-35m)
• Directs strategy and execution for key major pursuits - working with Regional Business Line Leaders Business Line Strategy and Growth Leads CAMs Capture Managers and Marketing to map decision-makers uncover client drivers create compelling value proposition and client centric winning solutions to out-deliver competitors and position well with our clients before the RFP is released
• Directs high-quality bid execution including responses to RFIs/RFQs/RFPs applying rigorous pursuit processes to ensure speed efficiency and full compliance
• Personally leads pink red and gold reviews for some of our most important opportunities bringing the best of AECOM and your experience to bear on our submitted bids
• Builds strong trusted relationships across the organisationacting as a strategic partner to business line sector and country leadership providing challenge and support in equal measure
• Drive digital innovation and AI in leading and executing major pursuits
• Challenges business at early stage to make sure we make the correct Go/No-Go decisions
• Allocates resources and leads the Major Pursuits team on priority opportunities
• Designs and delivers impactful training coaching and programmes that elevate work winning capability across the Region
• Uses internal networks CAMs and other relationships to develop strong external stakeholder connections that strengthen the pipeline for upcoming major pursuits
• Fosters cross-company collaboration by building strong bonds with work winning teams across AECOM both regionally and globally
• Develops emerging talent and coaches other managers on training and career progression for their teams
• Supports the attraction and retention of key talent
• Understands industry market sector and functional trends key business drivers and challenges and the impact on AECOMs business plan
• Thinks and acts globally.  Collaborates with other stakeholders to drive key business outcomes and implement transformational change
• Monitors internal and external trends and identifies new approaches and improvements to support business success
• Builds and models a climate that fosters a culture of innovation collaboration and calculated risk-taking
• Embeds a process of capturing client and team bid feedback celebrating success and sharing best practice and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement

Qualifications :

• Proven track record in leading and winning major project and framework pursuits ($35m) complex bids or strategic work-winning initiatives within a large matrixed organisation
• Proven track record in influencing company culture to support embedding client centricity and winning bigger
• This is a leadership position that requires clear thinking strong strategic skills the ability to create empathy and rapport with internal colleagues and external clients and a cooperative ability to constructively engage and assist the business to pursue the EUR&I growth plans
• Deep understanding of pursuit strategy client positioning bid governance and the end-to-end RFI/RFQ/RFP process with the ability to drive compliant compelling and competitive submissions
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret client needs assess competitive landscapes and shape winning value propositions
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships at senior levels across multiple business lines sector and countries
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams allocating resources effectively and coaching others to improve win strategies and outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority positively challenge thinking hold capture teams accountable and inspire teams to pursue higher performance standards
• Skilled communicatorclear concise persuasivewith the ability to articulate strategy and complex ideas to clients and internal teams
• Experience developing and delivering capability-building programmes training or coaching related to work winning or business development
• Ability to operate front-of-house with confidenceclient-facing relationship-driven and credible in senior external engagements
• Comfortable navigating a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities and maintaining quality under pressure
• Demonstrate alignment with AECOMs values and leadership behaviours: Safety Ethics & Quality first Collaborate to win Innovate with impact Deliver excellence Sustain our world Thrive together
• Commitment to supporting the growth and development of junior and mid-career colleagues as well as a strong dedication to personal continuous development

Additional Information :

Key Competencies

• Resilient results-oriented and customer-focused
• Robust approach to dealing with a multitude of stakeholders
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen
• Excellent leadership and team development skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing abilities
• Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Collaborate to win: able to connect global expertise to solve client challenges and achieved shared success
• Innovate with impact: embrace new ideas digital innovation and AI to create forward thinking solutions for clients
• Deliver excellence: focus on clients needs technical and operational excellence and exceptional project execution to grow their business

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time