Bid Manager

Company Description

VEOLIA Water Technologies & Solutions (WTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment.

Job Description

The Bid Manager leads a team of professionals that develop, cost and negotiate VEOLIA's largest and most complex system proposals.

As Bid manager, you are accountable for complex system tenders. Working alongside Process, Applications, Sales and Contract Management, you bring together the design, costing and contract structure to produce a complete and competitive bid.

As leader of these bid-based teams, you balance technical requirements, schedule, cost and risk. Developing large EPC or extended-scope projects, you establish partner relationships, evaluate capability, and align contract structures. Together with Sales, you set strategy for the proposal and maintain our technical/commercial client contact. As bids move through the selection process, you are instrumental in negotiation and contract finalization.

The Bid Manager operates in a networked and highly flexible role, adjusting or expanding responsibilities and scope to meet the needs of the job or client. A successful Bid Manager is a strong leader - able to form diverse teams; operate under ambiguity and changing conditions; and communicate a shared vision.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance or equivalent

Ten (10) years' professional experience including:

• Process/project engineering, sales, business development or similar work

• Work in complex industrial or municipal projects, including EPC (engineering,

procurement and construction) contracts

• Project scheduling and costing experience

Useful skills or abilities:

Experience with industrial processes and system design/operation - direct experience in

water treatment preferred but not required

Impeccable organization and time management

Clear, concise communication and presentation skills

Team player, with the ability to exercise good judgement under changing conditions

French, Spanish or Chinese language skills may be useful

The role requires the ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time

Additional Information

Join the Resource Revolution! VEOLIA Water Technologies & Solutions is seeking thoughtful, dedicated professionals to join our 10,000-person organization as we deliver leading water treatment solutions for clients across municipal and industrial markets, in locations on six continents.

For more than 100 years VEOLIA has been at the forefront of innovation, from the VEOLIA Canal to addressing water scarcity. Finding solutions to the world's biggest water use and reuse problems has never been more important than right now.

At VEOLIA, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging careers and meaningful work, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.