Proposal Manager Wide

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Do you want to be at the forefront of driving our company strategy and at the heart of growing our business?

Are you passionate about winning work and help shape the future of major projects across Europe?

Our team turns great opportunities into winning proposals, bringing structure, pace and focus to the pursuit process. Turning opportunity into action, bringing the right people, process and disciplines together to produce clear, compelling, and compliant proposals.

Leading some of the region's largest and most strategic pursuits, as a Proposals Manager you will directly orchestrate the bid process and delivery from start to finish. Shaping a winning strategy, driving the programme, challenging content, coordinating contributors and reviews, developing compelling solutions that address some of our clients' most complex challenges. Ensuring the final submission tells a clear story about why Jacobs, why now and how we will deliver better outcomes.

Bringing energy, curiosity and a genuine desire to understand our clients' challenges and using that insight to develop compelling win strategies that turn strategy into clear, compelling messages and high‑quality proposals that meet client needs and showcase what makes us different. Your remit will also include

• Support opportunity development and strategic positioning.
• Work closely with technical, commercial and leadership teams to translate client challenges into winning strategies and impactful solutions.
• Assume ownership of planning, coordinating and driving tender responses.
• Develop distinctive value propositions that strengthen our competitive position and support our growth ambitions
• Lead cross‑functional pursuit teams, bringing people together around a common goal.
• Create and foster a collaborative, high‑performing environment where teams are empowered to contribute, innovate and succeed.
• Support the continuous improvement of pursuit excellence, helping to embed best practice, innovation and knowledge sharing across the business.
• keep up to date with market trends and innovation, and help challenge our teams to think differently about how we create value for our clients

If you are a resilient, proactive and established Proposals professional who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment, thrives on bringing people together around a common goal, and motivated by being part of a team that wins together, we would be delighted to hear from you !!

In return, you'll join a high‑performing, close‑ knit supportive team that sits at the heart of Jacobs' growth agenda, giving you exposure to senior leaders, strategic pursuits and some of the most complex and innovative projects across our markets. Providing you the opportunity to build your career with clear pathways for development, the chance to broaden your commercial and strategic skills, and opportunities to take on increasing responsibility as you grow whilst gaining exposure to industry‑leading clients, emerging trends and some of society's biggest infrastructure challenges.

Applications are warmly welcome from canidates with a real blend of the following skills and experience

• Strong attention to detail and proven ability to establish and meet deadlines/budgets
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Good interpersonal skills to lead and facilitate meetings and workshops and build relationships across…