Head of Major Bids- Energy & Natural Resources

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
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Turner & Townsend is seeking a Head of Major Bids to lead the development and delivery of high-value, high-complexity bids across our Energy & Natural Resources practice, with a proven track recordof winning major bids. Working closely with the UK Head of Major Bids; bid leadership team and client account leads, this role is critical to driving our continued success.

The role will oversee the development of multimillionpoundbid responses and ensureand ensure high quality submissions.

This is a senior, business-critical role responsible for driving win rates on strategic pursuits — spanning nuclear, transmission and conventional and low carbon energies.

• Lead end-to-end bid management for major Energy & Natural Resources pursuits, from opportunity qualification through to submission and client presentation
• Own the bid strategy and win themes for each pursuit, working closely with UK Head of Major Bids; and client account leads
• Manage bid governance, timelines, and quality assurance, ensuring compliance with client requirements and internal standards
• Coach and direct multidisciplinary bid teams (technical authors, commercial, HR, marketing) to produce compelling, client-centric submissions
• Drive continuous improvement of bid content, templates, and case study libraries specific to the Energy & Natural Resources sector
• Lead post-bid debriefs and win/loss analysis, feeding insight back into sector strategy
• Support pricing and commercial strategy discussions in partnership with commercial leads
• Represent T&T in client-facing presentations, workshops, and final-stage pitches
• Build and maintain a pipeline view of upcoming opportunities in partnership with business development

• The opportunity to shape T&T's growth story in one of the most dynamic sectors in the market
• A collaborative, high-performing bid and sector leadership community
• Competitive salary, benefits, and career development pathways within a global professional services firm

• Proven track record leading and securing major bids/proposals within energy, natural resources, infrastructure, or a related professional services/consultancy environment
• Strong understanding of the E&r landscape — and the client procurement processes typical to it
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with credibility operating at Senior level
• Proven analytical,organisational and problem-solving abilities, supported by a strong track record solving abilities, supported by a strong track recordof delivery
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; able to translate technical capability into persuasive client narrative
• Experience managing bid budgets, timelines, and cross-functional teams under pressure
• APMP qualification (or working towards) desirable
• Comfortable operating in a…