Construction Bid Manager – Kapitol Group
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We are a Victoria-based, second largest privately owned construction company, leading in quality, safety, culture, and work‑life balance across commercial, education, industrial, and residential sectors.
What You'll Do
* Oversee our end‑to‑end Bid Management processes and strategies, liaising with Estimating, the ECI team and Marketing
* Lead a small team of Bid Coordinators and Designers
* Assist in developing tender‑winning strategies, communicate these with the team, and ensure their implementation
* Implement and manage submission workflow and practices
* Prepare bids end‑to‑end to ensure high quality and timely submissions
* Analyse tender requirements and produce appropriate schedules and plans to ensure resources are sufficient and efficiently utilised
* Oversee contributors/SMEs to tenders, ensuring their understanding of requirements and strategy for the bid workload
* Monitor and report on bid progress, including quality, progress and issues for resolution
* Maintain and continually improve tender collateral (case studies, templates, common question responses)
* Cultivate strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders
About You
* 5 to 10+ years of experience in a similar role, ideally in the construction industry
* Detailed understanding of the construction tender and submission ecosystem
* Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Suite and InDesign
* Able to context‑switch, work on multiple projects simultaneously, and manage competing priorities
* Refined attention to detail, proofreading and editing skills
* Passionate about driving change, innovation and continuous improvement
* Work well autonomously and within a team committed to organisational success
* Experience leading a high‑performance team
* Strong planning, program, and stakeholder management skills
* Advanced collaboration, interpersonal, communication and client‑focused skills
How You'll Benefit
* Investment in training to develop the best‑trained workforce in the industry
* Free health assessments for all staff
* Paid 20 weeks of parental leave
* Fast‑tracked career development opportunities with mentoring, workshops and retreats
* Industry‑leading internal communication channels breaking down silos across sites, enabling staff to share ideas, lessons learned and resources
Location & Salary
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – A$140,000.00–A$170,000.00 per annum
Seniority Level
Mid–Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function & Industries
Sales and Business Development – Construction
Diversity & Inclusion
Kapitol values diversity and aims to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, life stages, cultures, faiths, sexual orientation, and genders.
Application Note
Please apply directly – we will not engage recruitment agencies or agency‑represented candidates for this role. Kapitol will not be held responsible for any associated fees from recruitment agencies resulting from unsolicited introductions.
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