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Role: Bid Manager
Location: Swanley
Salary: up to 85k plus benefits
Company Description
Our client is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future; Property Services, Infrastructure, New Homes and Connected. This vacancy is within the Property Services division
Their mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
Job Description
They are looking for a Bid Manager or a Senior Bid Manager who can contribute to sustained business growth through the management of bid submissions and proposals from initial enquiry to tender submission for projects from 500k to 250m. Please note you will be doing 100% of the writing yourself in this role, you will not have a team to do this for you.
Responsible for the timely planning, management and completion of quality submissions
Read, understand and extract the key bid requirements from the documentation received and communicate with all parties via Tracking Sheets; Planning and Review meetings
Identify and communicate evaluation criteria and its relevance to question specific scores
Plan, write & co-ordinate submission responses ensuring client and job specific answers
Development of both internal and external relationships in association with the bid process
Maintain current information on company good practice from Operational and Service teams
Maintain bid momentum and ensure information from operational and service teams is received on time and is of sufficient quality and relevance
Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements, best practice and Client information, sharing with the team and updating business development systems
Identify any past experience with the relevant Client or source information on new clients through Business Development Managers, internet use, etc.
Maintaining accurate records of Tender Expected dates, liaising with Estimating to ensure the adequate resource allocation
Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements and best practice, sharing knowledge throughout the team
Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process
Identify company USP's and competitive advantage and ensure these are fed into bids
Liaison with Estimators on Tenders for any price/quality synergy and timing of submission
Review all bids prior to submission to check relevance, quality and accuracy
Manage Site Visit or Interview requirements, identifying a 'Champion' to lead the process
Compiling, updating and sharing a library of submission information
Management of follow-ups with Clients to secure accurate information
Maintaining accurate records relating to win/loss rates, sourcing feedback and creating action plans for improvement and proactively update corporate systems and databases
Qualifications
Educated to A Level Standard
Computer literate in MS Office
Proven track record of bid management throughout the full bid lifecycle
High Attention to Detail Up to date construction/Industry knowledge and understanding
Social Housing knowledge and experience Confident and enthusiastic
Technical writing skills and retrofit knowledge
Additional Information
Applications
If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on (phone number removed).
Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.
