Global Tenderdesk & Major Pursuits Manager
Join Haskoning as the Global Tenderdesk & Major Pursuits Manager – a senior strategic role reporting directly to the Director Growth & Marketing.
Overview
As Global Tenderdesk & Major Pursuits Manager, you’ll lead high‑impact international bids, set the standard for pursuit excellence across regions, influence strategy, drive collaboration worldwide, and have a measurable impact on Haskoning’s global wins.
Responsibilities
* Lead, manage and develop the global tenderdesk team, ensuring effective collaboration, resource allocation and professional growth.
* Provide strategic leadership for major pursuits across regions, ensuring alignment, quality, and timely delivery.
* Lead and inspire a global community of tender professionals, fostering collaboration, capability and shared standards.
* Partner with Marketing and Business Development to position pursuits early and develop clear, competitive bid strategies.
* Define and drive the global Way of Working, embedding consistent processes, tools and governance across tendering activity.
* Champion digital platforms, AI tools and data‑driven insights to enhance proposal quality and efficiency.
* Support and mentor regional tenderdesk leads, promote a culture of learning and innovation, monitor pursuit performance, analyse trends and share insights to improve win rates and operational excellence.
Qualifications
* Extensive experience in bid management and pursuit leadership, ideally within consultancy, professional services or engineering.
* Proven ability to lead and develop international (and cross‑regional) teams, aligning diverse cultures and time zones through collaboration and influence.
* Strong track record in developing and implementing bid strategies, working early with Marketing and BD to shape client‑focused proposals.
* Experience in process alignment, digitalisation and AI integration to enhance consistency and performance.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, engaging senior leaders and technical experts.
* Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or a related discipline (APMP or similar accreditation desirable).
* Willingness to travel as required to connect with teams and stakeholders.
Benefits
* A competitive base salary with annual increases.
* Strong pension scheme with 18.3% employer contribution, 2.15% personal budget and annual profit sharing; opportunity to purchase company shares.
* 28 vacation days (full‑time), option to purchase 16.5 days, exchange of three public holidays for personal days; hybrid model with flexible hours, home‑office allowance and fully equipped workspace.
* Wide range of training and development programmes, tailored learning paths, learning weeks and knowledge‑sharing groups.
* Travel allowance, workplace at a Netherlands or UK office, expense reimbursement, NS Business Card; higher allowance for walking or biking.
* Inclusive culture with voluntary social and sports activities, employee networks such as Pride and Young Haskoning.
Application Deadline
Please upload your resume and motivation letter before 19th November. After receiving your application we’ll contact you as soon as possible.
Contact
Have questions? Reach out to Maria Boeve, Recruiter, at maria.boeve@haskoning.com.
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Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Design, Consulting and Engineering
Industries
Civil Engineering, Renewable Energy, Semiconductor Manufacturing and Construction
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