Bid Manager
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Qualifications
- What you’ll bring to the role:
- We're keen to hear from people who enjoy bringing teams together, developing winning strategies and creating high-quality bid submissions. You'll ideally have:
- A relevant degree qualification, or demonstrable equivalent industry experience.
- Proven experience managing complex bids within the construction, civil engineering, infrastructure or related sectors.
- Knowledge of bidding best practice techniques, eg Shipley, APMP
- Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent written communication and proposal development skills.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple deadlines.
- Experience developing bid strategies and coordinating tender submissions.
- APMP certification is desirable, or a willingness to work towards achieving it with our support.
- Don't worry if you don't meet every requirement. If you're passionate about bid management and ready for your next challenge, we'd still love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of bids from opportunity stage through to contract award.
- Lead and coordinate bid teams to deliver high-quality, winning submissions.
- Develop clear bid strategies that align with client priorities and maximise our competitive advantage.
- Run bid kick-off meetings, ensuring all parties understands strategy, timelines and their role in the process.
- Keep bids on track, proactively managing progress, risks and deadlines.
- Review commercial, technical and quality responses to ensure a compelling and best-value submission.
- Work closely with colleagues across the business to create a collaborative and positive bid environment.
- Write and refine compelling content that clearly communicates our strengths and value.
- Lead the preparation of tender presentations and interview materials.
- Manage client clarifications throughout the tender process.
- Continuously improve our bid processes by sharing lessons learned and best practice.
- Gather client feedback to help strength future submissions.
- Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures and governance requirements.
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