Job Description

Due to continued growth Bielby is seeking a dedicated Bid Director who brings more than coordination, someone who can shape, lead and deliver winning strategies across major infrastructure pursuits.

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With over 40 years of proven delivery across major infrastructure, roads, rail and renewables, this is an opportunity to play a key role in influencing the future direction of the business. You'll operate as the strategic lead across major bids, working closely with executive, pre-contracts and delivery teams to secure and set up successful projects from the outset.

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About the role

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This is a hands-on Pre-Contracts leadership role where you will take full accountability for the bid lifecycle — from early engagement through to submission, award and structured handover to the delivery team, before moving on to lead the next major pursuit.

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You'll bring a balanced approach: strategic in thinking, practical in execution, ensuring that solutions are both commercially sound and achievable on site.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Own and lead the full bid lifecycle, shaping win strategy, technical methodology, commercial positioning and delivery approach across complex civil infrastructure pursuits
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- Partner with Pre-Contracts, estimating, planning and delivery teams to develop practical, site-ready solutions that reflect construction methodology, staging, access, productivity and resourcing requirements
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- Lead strategic engagement with clients, designers, subcontractors and key stakeholders to build confidence in Bielby's technical capability, delivery certainty and value proposition
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- Guide commercial positioning, risk allocation and opportunity assessment with a clear understanding of civil works constraints, contract models, constructability and project execution risk
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- Drive a disciplined transition from tender to delivery, ensuring assumptions, methodology, commercial commitments, risk controls and operational requirements are clearly transferred to project teams
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- Strengthen Bielby's bid capability by improving governance, technical review processes, pursuit discipline and consistency across major civil and infrastructure opportunities
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About You

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- Proven experience in a Bid Director, Pre-Contracts Manager or senior bid leadership role within civil infrastructure
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- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline (postgraduate study viewed favourably)
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- Strong knowledge of D&C; and Alliance contracting models, with the ability to apply a strategic lens to risk and opportunity
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- Demonstrated success leading high-value tenders that convert into well-performing projects
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- A robust blend of technical engineering insight and commercial acumen
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- Ability to build credibility quickly and work effectively across executive, client and project-level stakeholders
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- Clear, credible communication style with the ability to influence executive, client and project-level stakeholders
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What you'll bring

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- Deep practical understanding of civil infrastructure delivery, including constructability, staging, access, productivity, plant, labour and subcontractor interfaces
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- Strong technical-commercial judgement, with the ability to test methodology, challenge assumptions and convert bid strategy into executable project outcomes
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- Experience working across D&C;, Alliance or other collaborative contracting models, with confidence navigating risk, opportunity and client expectations
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- Credibility with executive, estimating, engineering and delivery teams, built through clear leadership, sound decision-making and practical civil works knowledge
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📌 Bid Director (Queensland)
🏢 Bielby Holdings
📍 Queensland