Bid Director - Major Infrastructures

EBC

$110K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
  • Minimum of 7 years in managing bids for major civil infrastructure projects.
  • Experience with complex pursuits in heavy civil infrastructure, including transportation and marine projects.
  • Strong understanding of Canadian infrastructure procurement models including Design-Build and P3.
  • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams under demanding schedules.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with scheduling and estimating software.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the pursuit lifecycle for major infrastructure projects from evaluation to submission.
  • Develop and implement winning bid strategies aligned with business objectives.
  • Review procurement documents to identify risks and opportunities.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across various project phases.
  • Manage pursuit schedules to ensure timely deliverables are met.
  • Oversee the preparation and compliance of technical proposal documents.
  • Facilitate proposal planning meetings and executive approvals.

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of annual vacation.
  • Flexible group insurance program with employer-paid health and dental.
  • Group RRSP with employer contribution to a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan.
  • 24/7 access to telemedicine services.
  • Training and development programs available.
  • Employee assistance program offered.
  • Active social club and health wellness initiatives.
  • Recognition as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
Full Job Description
Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead the complete pursuit lifecycle for major infrastructure projects, from opportunity evaluation through proposal submission and client interviews.
  • Develop and implement winning bid strategies aligned with EBC's business objectives, client priorities, and competitive positioning.
  • Review procurement documents, technical requirements, drawings, specifications, and commercial terms to identify project risks, opportunities, and critical success factors.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary pursuit teams including estimating, engineering, construction, planning, procurement, design partners, construction partners and subject matter experts.
  • Develop and manage detailed pursuit schedules, ensuring all deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
  • Oversee the preparation of technical proposals, methodologies, execution plans, project schedules, and other submission documents.
  • Facilitate proposal planning meetings, progress reviews, risk workshops, and executive approval processes.
  • Collaborate closely with estimating leadership to develop pricing strategies that balance competitiveness with project risk.
  • Ensure proposals fully comply with client requirements while presenting compelling technical, operational, and commercial solutions.
  • Coordinate communications with clients, partners, consultants, and joint venture participants throughout the procurement process.
  • Lead proposal reviews to ensure consistency, accuracy, clarity, and alignment with EBC's brand and standards of excellence.
  • Monitor market trends, procurement strategies, competitor activity, and emerging industry practices to strengthen EBC's competitive advantage.
  • Capture lessons learned following each pursuit and contribute to the continuous improvement of bid processes, tools, and best practices.


Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience managing bids, proposals, pre construction, or estimating for major civil or infrastructure projects.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering complex pursuits for transportation, bridge, tunnel, rail, marine, highway, or other heavy civil infrastructure projects.
  • Strong understanding of Canadian infrastructure procurement models, including Design-Build (DB), Progressive, Design-Build (PDB), Public-Private Partnerships (P3), Construction Management (CM), Alliance, and other collaborative delivery methods.
  • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple concurrent pursuits under demanding schedules.
  • Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project risk allocation, contract structures, and procurement strategies.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with scheduling software (Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project), estimating systems, and collaborative proposal management platforms is considered an asset.
  • Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset for national pursuits.


Benefits
  • 4 weeks of annual vacation;
  • Competitive Salary;
  • Flexible group insurance program upon entry (health and dental components paid by the employer);
  • Group RRSP with employer contribution to a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP);
  • 24 hour access to a virtual doctor (telemedicine);
  • Training and development programs;
  • Employee assistance program;
  • Active social club and health and wellness committee;
  • Diverse, innovative and stimulating environment;
  • A company built on values of respect, integrity and a job well done;
  • Firm recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.

As part of our commitment to fair and transparent hiring practices, EBC may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support the candidate pre-screening process. These tools are used responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy laws as well as EBC's policies. Final decisions always remain the responsibility of our qualified talent acquisition professionals.

EBC welcomes applications from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis candidates and is committed to fostering an inclusive, culturally safe workplace.

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