Bid Manager – Integrated Solutions & AI-Driven Delivery
About Surbana Jurong
Surbana Jurong (SJ) is a leading global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consulting firm, driven by a vision to build cities and shape lives. Headquartered in Singapore, SJ is a diverse collective of experts delivering sustainable and high-impact solutions across the built environment.
About
About Surbana Jurong
Surbana Jurong (SJ) is a leading global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consulting firm, driven by a vision to build cities and shape lives. Headquartered in Singapore, SJ is a diverse collective of experts delivering sustainable and high-impact solutions across the built environment.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced and technically proficient Bid Manager – Integrated Solutions to join our team. This is a strategic role responsible for leading end-to-end bid and proposal management, driving digital innovation in bid delivery, and providing cross-functional coordination across business development, technical, and commercial teams. The successful candidate will bring expertise in bid strategy, digital delivery technologies, data analytics, and AI-enabled solutions, with a proven track record in infrastructure, engineering, or consulting environments.
Preference / first right of refusal will be given to internal / existing SJ resources.
Key Responsibilities
Bid & Proposal Management
- Lead and manage the full lifecycle of bid submissions, from opportunity identification through to proposal development, review, and final submission.
- Develop bid strategies, win themes, and value propositions tailored to client requirements and evaluation criteria.
- Coordinate and facilitate bid kick-off meetings, strategy sessions, storyboarding workshops, and compliance reviews.
- Manage bid schedules, compliance matrices, and submission trackers to ensure timely and compliant deliverables.
- Conduct post-bid debriefs and lessons-learned exercises to continuously improve win rates and bid quality.
- Drive the adoption and integration of digital tools and platforms into bid and business development workflows, including digital dashboarding tools.
- Leverage AI and automation tools to improve bid production efficiency, content generation, data analysis, and quality assurance processes.
- Stay current with emerging technologies including AI/ML applications, digital twins, autonomous systems, and smart infrastructure solutions to identify competitive advantages.
- Support regional and sector-specific business development strategies, including market research, competitor analysis, and client intelligence gathering.
- Track and report on business development initiatives, pipeline metrics, and key milestones
- Prepare executive reports, presentations, and dashboards to inform leadership decision-making.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders—including joint venture partners, subconsultants, and
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management
- Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in bid management, proposal development, business development, or project coordination within engineering, infrastructure, construction, or consulting sectors.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary bids and proposals for large-scale infrastructure, transport, urban development, or mega-project programmes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and advanced document production.
- Experience with BIM tools and digital engineering environments
- Familiarity with 3D visualisation and rendering tools
- Proficiency in data analytics, reporting, and dashboarding tools
- Understanding of AI and automation applications in bid production, content management, and business operations.
- Strong organisational, time management, and multi-tasking abilities with the capacity to manage concurrent bid deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, persuasive, and client-ready documents.
- Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with experience coordinating across multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
- Strategic thinking and commercial acumen, with the ability to translate client requirements into compelling value propositions.
- Problem-solving mindset with a proactive, self-driven approach to identifying and addressing challenges.
- Attention to detail with a commitment to quality and compliance in all deliverables.
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Note: Recruitment for this role is being managed internally. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be considered.
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