Senior Proposal and Bid Advisor

About the role

Are you an experienced proposal and bid professional who can bring people, expertise and customer requirements together in compelling proposals?

We are looking for a Senior Proposal and Bid Manager to join our Customer Relations and Business Development team in Market Area BeNeLux.

You will lead and coordinate complex and strategically important proposals for external customers. Working closely with Key Account Managers, technical experts, sales colleagues, legal specialists and other stakeholders, you will help translate our expertise into clear, persuasive and customer-focused proposals.

This role offers the opportunity to build on the experience and established working practices within our team. You will contribute your own expertise, support continuity and knowledge sharing, and help us further develop our proposal capability in response to changing customer needs, market developments and increasingly complex tenders .

Your responsibilities

As our Senior Proposal and Bid Manager, you will

• Lead complex proposals and bids from initial qualification and planning through to final submission, establishing a clear process, responsibilities and timeline.
• Develop compelling proposal strategies by analyzing customer requirements, evaluation criteria, risks and commercial opportunities, and translating these into clear and differentiated responses.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary bid teams , bringing together commercial, technical, legal and operational expertise and ensuring that contributions form one consistent and customer-focused proposal.
• Safeguard proposal quality and compliance by reviewing content, facilitating structured review sessions and ensuring that submissions meet customer requirements, internal policies and applicable regulations.
• Support the continued development of our proposal capability by sharing knowledge, applying proven practices and contributing to templates, reusable content, digital tools and effective ways of working.
• Contribute to commercial insight and learning by monitoring tender opportunities, sharing relevant market developments and evaluating bid outcomes and lessons learned.

You will join an international and collaborative environment in which your expertise will contribute directly to complex and strategically important customer proposals.

We offer

• An attractive total compensation package.
• Access to pension and profit-sharing program.
• Flexible working arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance.
• Professional development through training, coaching, mentoring and international networks.
• Collaboration with experienced and knowledgeable colleagues across Northern Europe.
• The opportunity to contribute to projects that support the Energy Transition.

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

What you bring

You combine commercial awareness with strong writing, coordination and stakeholder-management skills. You are comfortable taking ownership while creating an environment in which colleagues with different areas of expertise can contribute effectively.

You bring

• Preferably at least five years of relevant professional experience in proposals, bids or tenders for projects delivered to external customers.
• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrable experience leading complex, multidisciplinary and commercially important proposal processes.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with the ability to transform technical and commercial information into a clear and persuasive proposal.
• Excellent organisational and project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and firm deadlines.
• A customer-focused and commercially aware approach, combined with consistent attention to detail.
• The ability to build trusted relationships and work effectively with stakeholders at different levels, both internally and externally.
• Professional fluency in writing and speech for the Dutch and English language.

Experience with public or EU-regulated tenders, Salesforce or a comparable CRM platform, and digital or AI-supported proposal tools would be an advantage.

We recognize that relevant experience can be gained in different ways. If you believe your background and perspective would enable you to contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet every preferred qualification.