Senior Bid Executive, SEA

DEPARTMENT

Corporate Services

LOCATION

Malaysia

We are looking for a highly organised, meticulous and resourceful bid professional to join our regional Pursuits team. Based in Kuala Lumpur, the role will coordinate bids and pursuits across Southeast Asia, including cross-border and multi-office submissions involving AIS/GISI teams and partners in other regions. The role will also support Asia/APAC CRM implementation and pipeline management, as well as selected marketing activities where required.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Bids & Pursuits
    • Coordinate bids, tenders, EOIs, pre-qualifications and proposals across Southeast Asia, including cross-border and multi-office submissions.
    • Manage day-to-day bid activities from kick-off through to final submission, ensuring deadlines and submission requirements are met.
    • Review tender requirements and prepare submission checklists, bid programmes and responsibility matrices.
    • Coordinate technical, commercial and management inputs across multidisciplinary teams and regional offices.
    • Develop and coordinate proposal content, including presentations, CVs, project sheets, capability statements and other bid materials.
    • Support the development of bid strategies, win themes and value propositions.
    • Edit, proofread, format and quality-check submissions to ensure they are compliant, consistent and professionally presented.
    • Maintain proposal templates, CV databases, project references and other bid resources.
    • Track regional opportunities, bid progress, deadlines and key milestones.
    • Proactively follow up with stakeholders and manage multiple concurrent bids and tight deadlines.

     

  • CRM & Pipeline Support
    • Support the implementation and rollout of the Asia/APAC CRM system, coordinating with country and regional teams.
    • Maintain accurate opportunity and pursuit information for pipeline tracking and reporting.
    • Support CRM adoption, data quality and ongoing process improvements.
  • Marketing Support
    • Support selected regional marketing and business development activities where required.
    • Assist with presentations, capability statements, marketing collateral and digital content.
    • Support industry events, conferences and other regional initiatives as required.

Job Requirements:

  • 5–10 years of relevant experience in bids, proposals or pursuits within engineering, project management, infrastructure, construction consultancy or professional services.
  • Strong experience coordinating complex tenders, EOIs and proposal submissions.
  • Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, with strong attention to detail.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel, with the ability to produce professional presentations and documents.
  • Good graphic design and document layout skills;
  • Highly organised and proactive. Able to work effectively with multidisciplinary and regional/international teams across different countries and time zones.
  • Confident in following up with senior and technical stakeholders to keep submissions on track.
  • Experience with CRM, opportunity/pipeline management or data migration would be an adv