Job Description
Overview
Reporting to the Bid Manager - Engineering and Field Services, the Bid Lead is responsible for preparing proposals on behalf of the Nuclear Canada Business Unit. In this capacity, the Bid Lead is responsible for the proposal development lifecycle; coordinating and producing proposals in response to a client inquiry (Request for Proposals, Expressions of Interest, Tenders, Budgetary Estimates, Qualifications, etc.) while assembling a proposal team with the relevant service, product and business knowledge required to win. Responsibilities include the implementation of proposal procedures and processes, ensuring complete, accurate and quality proposals are prepared on time and on budget. Further responsibilities include participating in capture planning sessions by contributing relevant industry market knowledge, competitor assessments, commercial strategies, etc. This is a highly networked role that requires an ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, work under pressure and meet challenging deadlines.
Your role
To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
Lead large and complex proposals, coordinating multiple stakeholders to deliver high-quality, bid- and strategy-compliant, winning and approvable bids on time and on schedule. Stakeholders include the senior leadership team, technical subject matter experts (SMEs), project management, commercial, legal and other personnel resources as required.
Proactively work in collaboration with Account Managers to determine strategic approaches to opportunities that include persuasive content.
Facilitate proposal kickoff meetings and regular status calls.
Create the proposal outline and obtain scope descriptions, estimates and other inputs from the appropriate delivery groups to create a compliant and competitive proposal.
Generate cover letters, executive summaries and other key non-technical parts of proposals.
Coordinate pricing build-ups for all proposals and complete pricing worksheets for smaller proposals.
Maintain the proposals database with accurate and timely updates.
Adhere to all Corporate Policies and Procedures, including Compliance, Risk and Levels of Authority.
Facilitate proposal reviews and approvals, including Pink, Green, Red, Gold and escalated approvals, as required.
Lead the Purchase Order acceptance process and review Purchase Orders for accuracy and alignment with proposals.
Anticipate and mitigate potential delays to proposal submission, ensuring on-time delivery of the proposal.
Enforce approved style guidelines and ensure a consistent look and feel for all outgoing proposals.
Work to create and improve best practices that ensure the RFP process is successful and efficient.
Recommend, manage and implement improvements to proposal tools and resources.
Lead proposal improvement initiatives, as identified.
About you
A combination of post-secondary education and relevant work experience, with a minimum of five years of experience.
Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Foundation-level certification preferred.
Advanced user of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
Conversant with Nuclear's corporate objectives, work methods, processes, procedures and organization.
Solid understanding of Nuclear's costing and pricing models and the principles and requirements relating to the treatment of risks, margins and cash flows.
Strong problem-solving capabilities to tackle a wide range of unique problems.
A team player with strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage several bids concurrently and work well under deadline pressure.
Strong organizational and work-planning skills, with the ability to work with minimum supervision.
Innovation is an asset, along with a proactive mindset to support process improvements.
Familiarity with nuclear projects and engineering and technical terminology.
Excellent English composition skills to write…