At UGL, our Utilities business is at the forefront of Australia’s energy transition, delivering essential design and construction services for critical infrastructure across the power sector. We provide end-to-end solutions on major projects including transmission lines, switchyards, substations, and electrical distribution networks. Our expertise spans the full project lifecycle—design, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance. Whether through self-performed work, collaboration with subcontractors, or joint ventures, our teams deliver projects safely and effectively across Australia. Our capabilities cover everything from engineering and structural works to civil, electrical installation, and commissioning. To date, we’ve successfully delivered over 7,300 km of transmission lines and completed more than 300 substation projects—and we’re just getting started! We are seeking an experienced Pre-Contracts Manager to join our team based in Sydney or Brisbane. This position will play a pivotal role in leading the Pre–Contracts team and shaping work winning strategies to achieve revenue, margin and win rate targets. The role will be accountable for building and leading high performing culture throughout the opportunity and bid management lifecycle by managing the bid and tendering processes rigorously, undertaking early evaluation and qualification of business opportunities, improving qualification of leads through intelligent analysis of clients and understanding financial and commercial risk. What will a day in this role look like: · Proactively map out all suitable/eligible markets or target clients for UGL · Identify UGL’s strengths and capabilities and utilise as differentiators throughout the tender submissions · Ensure that all parts of each submission are interconnected with robust and substantiated strategic elements · Accountable to work closely with the estimation and commercial teams to develop a competitive and sustainable commercial proposal · Organise and manage the technical information required, ensuring accurate cost estimates, delivery strategies and supporting documentation are delivered within the tight deadlines. The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered. What are we looking for you to bring to the team: · Minimum 10 years’ experience working in Business Development, Account Management or Project experience within utilities/major infrastructure industry within Australia. · Suitable tertiary or similar level Business or Construction Management qualification/certification · Ability to drive bid strategy incorporating – partnering, client engagement, delivery/commercial solutions · Capability to build and work within a team environment ensuring each team member contributes to the best of their ability Why Unite with the Very Best… A highly competitive salary working in a rewarding, supportive and successful team Back yourself and your development, and UGL will back your growth Flexible and blended work environment; make use of flexible working and our impressive employee benefits, including\: A rewarding Wellness Program with AIA Vitality – earn cashback for gym shoes! We’ll give you access to a multitude of rewards\: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary sacrifice options including cars, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships. UGL – Big projects. Big careers. We keep Australia moving through our transport manufacturing, maintenance and operations offering, and we support the energy sector through our renewables, power generation, resources and transmission operations. We are an end-to-end engineering and services provider (one of Australia’s biggest inhouse design houses) We’re the people behind communications, transport, utilities, power, oil, gas, Defence and renewables. We build tunnels under rivers and flyover roads. We’re the people who take on the problems that have never been solved. The ones that stretch you outside of what’s known, where your true genius is challenged and shines. Diversity & Social Inclusion UGL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where each employee feels safe to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, Women, Military Veterans, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with a disability and our friends in the LGBTIQ Community. UGL respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which we work and pays our respects to elders past, present and emerging. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate an applicant’s suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. It’s good to know that UGL does not discriminate based on a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
