Senior Bid Manager

Req ID:524353 

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your Future Role:

As a Senior Bid Manager, you'll join us on a 12-month max-term contract within our ANZ Commercial Team, you will lead the preparation and delivery of a competitive, compliant, and profitable bid for high-value, critical tenders based in our North Sydney office. You'll take end-to-end ownership of the bid process, from opportunity qualification through to tender submission and handover, while coordinating cross-functional teams and aligning technical, commercial, and financial inputs. You'll play a critical role in shaping winning strategies, managing risks and opportunities, and ensuring high-quality submissions that meet both customer and internal requirements.

You Will:

• Lead the end-to-end bid process in line with internal governance and tender processes.
• Analyse tender requirements and define the bid operational strategy in collaboration with Tender Leaders, Platforms, and Commercial teams.
• Support win/no-win decisions, tender reviews, and internal governance milestones.
• Contribute to commercial and pricing strategy, including partner engagement where required.
• Develop and manage detailed bid plans, schedules, and interdependencies.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional bid teams (engineering, procurement, finance, legal, operations, marketing, and more).
• Allocate responsibilities, drive inputs, and ensure commitments are clearly defined and documented.
• Manage tender budgets and lead cost, schedule, quality, and delivery (QCDP) commitments and optimisation.
• Prepare and maintain risk and opportunity registers, facilitating risk reviews and alignment across stakeholders.
• Ensure full compliance with customer requirements, internal standards, and governance processes, including compliance matrices, deviations, and assumptions.
• Coordinate preparation of technical descriptions, pricing schedules, and administrative documentation.
• Support contract negotiations and customer clarification processes where required.
• Support the transition from bid to project at tender handover, contributing to win/loss analysis and lessons learned.
• Champion continuous improvement, best practice, and knowledge sharing across the bid community.

All About You:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related discipline
• Proven experience in bid management, tender coordination, or project delivery environments (project delivery experience is a plus).
• Strong understanding of costing, planning, risk management, and commercial principles, with exposure to the contractual, financial, and legal aspects of bids and tenders.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to lead complex activities under time pressure and competing priorities.
• High attention to detail with strong document and version control discipline.
• Confident communicator, able to challenge assumptions and drive alignment.
• Proficiency in MS Office and collaboration tools.
• Accountable and outcome focused, with a proactive, resilient, and adaptable mindset.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and customer-oriented.

Things You'll Enjoy:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible working options and additional leave days
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave and access novated leasing schemes
• Comprehensive development programs and award-winning learning opportunities
• Stability, challenge, and a long-term career path with opportunities for growth across a global industry leader
• Comprehensive insurance coverage (life, salary continuance, medical)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63  countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type:​Experienced​