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People. Strategy.Winning Outcomes.

Bid and precontracts leadership for construction and infrastructure.

Track record

Contracts won
$2B+
Bids delivered
100+
Years experience
13+

Sectors

Experience across major infrastructure.

Our approach

What every bid we work on is built on.

Services

What we can do for your business.

A disciplined pursuit process that strengthens bid decisions, produces compelling submissions and carries the winning strategy into project delivery.

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  • Bid Management

    End to end bid leadership.

  • Strategy & Win Themes

    Position to win early.

  • Precontracts Governance

    Approvals, risk and compliance management.

  • Submission Writing & Review

    Clear, compelling responses.

  • Program & Budget Control

    On time, on track.

  • Bid to Project Handover

    Strategy carried into delivery.

How we work

A clear path from tender to delivery.

  1. Plan

    Set strategy and program.

  2. Build

    Bring the team together.

  3. Submit

    Compliant, compelling response.

  4. Transition

    Hand over to delivery.

Meet the team

Who you’ll work with.

Jess Vandermeer, Director and Bid Lead of Kin & Co Advisory

Jess Vandermeer

Director / Bid Lead

Bid and precontracts leader with 13+ years in construction and infrastructure. Leads the full pursuit lifecycle, from strategy and governance to submission and handover.

Core capabilities

  • Precontracts governance
  • Tender program & budget
  • Client & stakeholder engagement
  • Bid strategy & win themes
  • Risk & opportunity management
  • Submission leadership & reviews

Career

  1. 2023 – now

    Bid Lead

  2. 2021 – 2023

    Senior Submissions Coordinator

  3. 2013 – 2021

    Submissions and Proposals Coordinator

Testimonials

In their words.

I have had the pleasure of working with Jess for a number of years. She is extremely professional and has a unique understanding of how the construction industry works and operates – which is critical in developing winning strategies and delivering on them.

I cannot recommend Jess more highly.

Andrew Chapman

CEO, Queensland Major Contractors Association (QMCA)

Experience

Key bids Jess has led or contributed to.

  • Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline

    GAWB

    Water & Wastewater

    ECI / D&C

  • Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro

    Genex

    Energy

    ECI / D&C

  • Shiploader and Berth 2 Replacement

    BMA

    Marine

    ECI / C-Only

  • Groote Eylandt Wharf Remediation

    South32

    Marine

    C-Only

  • Murray Basin Rail Upgrade

    V/Line

    Rail

    C-Only

  • Chith Amrun Export Facility

    Rio Tinto / Bechtel

    Marine

    ECI / C-Only

  • Archer River Bridge

    TMR

    Civil

    C-Only

  • BCC Ferry Terminals

    Brisbane City Council

    Marine

    C-Only

Our Story

We believe that construction projects aren’t built on paper, they’re built by people.

Kin & Co Advisory was founded on a simple, enduring truth: business success comes from treating people like people. In high-stakes bid management and construction strategy, it is easy to get lost in compliance and looming deadlines. But real outcomes happen when you understand your teams, support their strengths, and bring out the absolute best in them. When your people thrive, your solutions succeed.

The name Kin is a tribute to that philosophy, rooted in family, heritage, and deep connections across Australia and New Zealand. It honours Jess’s late kiwi mum Jo, and dad, Rod, who Jess intended to start a business with before he passed away in 2022. Growing up with family across the ditch taught Jess early on, that a strong support network changes everything.

Though Rod isn’t here to see the doors open, his belief that “people make a business” is woven into every part of this business.

Kin & Co represents the collaborative spirit it takes to build something meaningful. Whether we are embedding ourselves in your tender team, shaping a winning submission, or aligning a complex construction strategy, we bring a human first approach to every project.

Because at the end of the day, people make a business. Let’s build your next win, together.