Deputy Proposal Director

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. Job Description Start here. Grow here. Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of Rail, Structures and Ground Engineering? If you want to work on some of the largest and most rewarding projects in a team with a best-in-class working culture, then we would love to hear from you! The Deputy Proposal Director will be involved in supporting a culture of bidding best practice to secure our most important wins and improve our overall win rate within Rail, Structures, and Ground Engineering (RSGE). What can we offer? A leading role across the business development lifecycle, from client account plans to effective proposal management. You will drive the work winning culture and performance in the business. Demonstrable use of tools such as Client Account Management, governance, legal/contracts, Go/No-Go, answer plans, bid programmes, and lessons learnt will be key to delivering successful outcomes. Here's what you'll do: Drive client account management best practice across our regions and other key client interfaces. Undertake pre-bid positioning using established capture planning tools. Support Go/No-Go decision making through clear data regarding our position and competitors. Form and lead bid teams in the creation and execution of the bid strategy. Serve as a work winning role model, embedding best practice in the business. Train and mentor bid teams on aspects such as capture planning and bid writing. Represent RSGE Work Winning in internal and external forums. Qualifications Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Here's what we're looking for: Degree in a relevant discipline. APMP Foundation level, Practitioner level preferred. Understanding the bidding lifecycle and effective strategic planning. Senior Stakeholder Management experience. Strategic intelligence and approach to bid positioning. Skilled creator of winning bid strategies. Extensive expertise in winning major bids within infrastructure. Appetite to improve existing processes/tools. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

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