Associate Bid Director Major Pursuits

The Associate Bid Director works on the most strategic and complex major bids using their experience and expertise to guide and support senior business leaders technical teams bid teams and capture managers in the Business Lines to efficiently deliver winning bids. The Associate Bid Director works selectively from the qualified pipeline of Enterprise Critical Pursuits (ECPs) major pursuits that deliver our strategy and will make the greatest difference to NSR and EBITA growth.The Associate Bid Director is responsible for leading teams in the creation of bid win strategy and driving that strategy throughout all stages of the bid from facilitation of kick off delivery method creation commercial challenge through the bid submission to interview/presentation preparation /behavioural assessments and debrief. The Associate Bid Director is responsible for escalating risks to winning with the Head of the MPTE and mitigating these risks.The Associate Bid Director role is front-of-house and involves direct interaction with clients as well as creating impact with internal colleagues to drive positive change in the way in which they approach their major pursuits strategy and delivery.Responsibilities:Acts as an exemplar for work winning. Balancing entrepreneurism and discipline to achieve a target beating win rate.Is seen as a strategic partner to capture managers on key pursuits challenging and supporting in equal measureWorks with the CAM and capture manager to gather client and scope intelligence and gain an understanding of positioning activities to dateMeets the client key decision makers with the CAM/capture manager to gather intelligence around the key decision makers thinking (hopes needs wants and fears) and project scopeDirectly leads and supports the creation and execution of win strategies using the Four Rules method working with capture managers CAM technical teams leadership and marketing to establish who the key decision-makers are what the client really wants how we will deliver better than the competition with supporting evidence and how we express this clearly to the client in our communications and bidWorks with the capture manager and team on the development of winning solutions such as partnering and bringing in key expertise or specialists from across the businessWorks with the capture manager to identify all technical work winning and marketing resources and skills required to ensure they are available when needed for the opportunity bid and deliveryEngages early with the marketing teams on thought leadership marketing and campaigns to position AECOM with the client key decision makers for the opportunityLeads the delivery of the bid in conjunction with the capture manager bid coordinator and support servicesWorks with the capture manager to prepare for Gate reviews Go/Get Exec Boards and Risk CommitteesLeads a holistic approach to bidding from win strategy creation to running the commercial/pricing and technical/quality workstreams through to bid debriefHighly skilled facilitator with the experience and expertise to run workshops as listed below::win strategy  workshops working with the capture manager CAM leadership and technical teams to identify how were going to win thisDelivery strategy workshops with bid teams to make sure the overarching delivery method is in place prior to bid document releaseAnswer plan and review workshops giving a clear brief of the task ahead to the bid writers and contributorsLessons learned and challenge team reviews for the pricing/commercial element of the bidBid debrief sessions to understand what went well and what needs improvement to gather lessons learned and drive continuous improvementEnsures the effective use of the MPTE WW process and tools for all bids to optimize the opportunity of winningCoaches and trains bid teams in the creation of win strategy bid management and answer planningManages and reports on the bid budget.Oversees the communication of the daily progress updates and identified risks to delivering a winning bid.Works with Head of MPTE to further develop the MPTE into an industry leading team.Provides support to the Head of Major Pursuits Team Europe as required.Visibly leads by example and is seen as a highly effective bid leader.Ensures awareness of the latest developments and thinking across AECOM.Qualifications : 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 lead the business in winning work.Must have proven depth and breadth of experience in working on Europe major pursuits across relevant markets and bid teams.This position requires experience of managing both the commercial/pricing and quality/technical works streams on major bids.This leadership position demands a high-level of depth and breadth of experience in delivering major strategically important winning bids of circa $100m.Other key competencies include experience in an Architect-Engineer business across Programme Management Defence National Security Energy Transition Aviation and Water.Must have a strong track record of winning major bids in a multi-geography multi-market multi-discipline enterprise.Behaviours:Consistently raises and exceeds expectations does more than askedSolves big problems or finds new opportunities without needing directionIs known as an expert by employees and industryHelps others be more productive by improving the work environmentDemonstrates the ability to continually develop their skills and learn Proactively shares their knowledge with others and are open to changePersonally invested in helping the whole team perform betterInterfaces:Major Pursuits Team Europe Work Winning community Business Lines CAMS commercial and legal teams capture managers and senior Europe and India leadership (including the Executive Board and Regional Business Line Leads)Additional Information : About AECOMAECOM 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 : NoEmployment Type : Full-time Key Skills General Services,Law Enforcement,Access Control,ABAP,Content Editing Experience: years Vacancy: 1