Overview
Reporting to the Director of Bids and Proposals for Nuclear Canada, the Bid Manager-Major Projects will lead, direct, and coordinate a proactive Bid Team to create and deliver professional, compliant, and competitive proposals for the Nuclear Canada Business Unit.
You role
- Lead and manage the full proposal lifecycle—including resource allocation—to deliver high‑quality, competitive, and compliant submissions for major, strategic, and interdivisional opportunities.
- Support forecasting and budgeting activities for the proposal team, and provide data analysis on bid trends to guide decision‑making.
- Collaborate with Account Managers and General Managers to set bidding priorities, maintain visibility into the proposal pipeline, and represent the team in daily bid/no‑bid meetings.
- Provide training and leadership on proposal methodologies and best practices (e.g., PAS, APMP), ensuring consistency in style, quality, and bid development processes.
- Drive continuous improvement by enhancing tools, templates, workflows, and the Bid Development & Contract Acceptance Process, incorporating lessons learned and industry standards.
- Improve operational efficiency through process optimization, streamlining, and implementing Director‑advised initiatives to increase agility and win rates.
- Lead the performance management and professional development of proposal team members, including coaching, evaluations, training recommendations, and salary reviews.
- Ensure strict compliance with corporate policies, ethics, quality standards, audits, and conduct compliance and quality reviews—including L0B proposals and Level 1 approval presentations.
About you
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Engineering, Journalism, English, or related field; Master's degree considered an asset.
- 5–10 years of experience developing and managing proposal submissions, plus 1–5 years of people‑management experience (hiring, coaching, performance reviews).
- Proven experience leading proposal teams for large‑scale bids within engineering or professional services, including hybrid and remote team management.
- Extensive knowledge of proposal management methodologies; APMP membership/certification preferred.
- Strong capability in developing and executing strategic initiatives and managing key partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to facilitate meetings, guide large/virtual teams, and brief senior leadership on progress and risks.
- Skilled in influencing at senior levels and navigating internal governance requirements.
- Ability to coach SMEs in persuasive writing and proposal best practices; highly results‑driven with strong time‑management, prioritization, and quality standards.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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