Bid Manager, Civil

The Fulton Hogan Life

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of the opportunities, taking responsibility, having a crack, being accountable and making it happen. We live by our REAL values – Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude, Leadership – and we demonstrate these through the good work we do, every day, as one team.  

Nau mai haere mai ki tā mātou whānau | Welcome to our Fulton Hogan whānau

We don’t just win work; we deliver projects that matter to local communities that centre around Real Impact, Real Growth, and Real Support.

We have an opportunity for a Bid Manager with a strong civil engineering background to lead and drive winning bids for major civil construction projects across Aotearoa New Zealand. You’ll be an integral part of our team, managing the complete process from opportunity pursuit through to contract award, and making sure we submit cost‑effective bids that genuinely meet our customers’ needs.

Core Areas: Bid Strategy Interface Management | Governance | Risk Awareness

The opportunity:

Day to day, the environment is professional, relaxed and genuinely collaborative. When a key opportunity lands, we switch on as a team and execute with pace and discipline.

You’ll be focused on activities that include:

• Leading our development of insight and positioning for selected opportunities well before the procurement process kicks off.
• Drive bid/no-bid decisions, bringing a balanced view of risk, deliverability and strategic fit.
• Translate hands-on civil delivery experience into practical delivery methodologies, staging plans and construction approaches with support from our construction subject matter experts.
• Work closely with multi‑disciplinary bid teams across estimating, engineering, , HSEQ, commercial and legal
• Work alongside estimating and commercial teams to ensure the technical solution aligns with the pricing strategy

You will be someone who is not just a strong bid manager on paper, but who is technically sound and has delivered projects operationally. You’ll ideally have lived the construction lifecycle on site or in delivery roles, so you can read a set of documents and instinctively understand where the real risk, complexity and opportunity sit in a tender.

This role will require the ability to travel as required around Auckland, Tauranga and Christchurch.

This can be a clear pathway from site to strategy, ideal for someone moving from Project Manager or Construction Manager roles into work winning.

• Talk the same language as our project teams and design partners.
• Translate delivery reality into clear bid strategy and compelling tender responses.
• Challenge assumptions and spot issues early, because you’ve seen them play out on real jobs.

To be successful you will also have:

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline (preferred)
• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant civil infrastructure experience, including hands‑on project delivery.
• Excellent writing, presenting, negotiation and leadership skills - you’re comfortable leading multi‑disciplinary bid and project teams.
• Sound commercial acumen including NZ forms of contract.
• In‑depth practical knowledge of procurement processes used by NZTA/Waka Kotahi and other large‑scale infrastructure clients.
• Strong understanding of construction approaches, suppliers, subcontractors, design partners and civil contractors in the New Zealand market.

Good Work equals Good Benefits

• KiwiSaver employer contributions
• Fuel discount card
• Parental leave top-up payment with additional return to work support
• Family scholarships
• Ongoing training and development, career growth and progression opportunities
• Great discounts at a wide range of retailers
• Medical insurance “an eligibility period applies”
• Life insurance

At Fulton Hogan, we genuinely care about the wellbeing of our people and giving them the tools and opportunities they need to succeed and grow with us.

Creating, connecting and caring for community

Our people regularly donate their time to local causes and initiatives, while at a regional and national level we provide financial support, skills and resources to a wide range of organisations that are strengthening our communities. Our focus aims to also reduce our impact on the environment, and regenerate healthy new ecosystems. We look to partner with others to lift the standards of our industry and show customers lower-impact, sustainable ways of delivering infrastructure.