- Provision of commercial and contractual support and advice across designated projects, working closely with bid teams.
- Ensure the winning of good business – successful tenders which balance risk and reward.
- Lead ensuring that any submissions are compliant with corporate governance procedures.
- Negotiate customer contracts and work closely with Procurement to ensure flow down of key terms.
- Derive commercial solutions to bid requirements such as commercial tender query responses, KPIs, pricing schedules.
- Generate bids showing appropriate margin returns with credible delivery plans.
- Agree arrangements with customers and partners, such as NDAs and MOUs, liaising closely with Legal and taking a leading role in establishing Joint Ventures where applicable
- Support analysis of competitors, customers, and supply chain to ensure winning tenders
- Experience of working within highly regulated industries
- Experience of NEC3/4 contracts, preferably the ECC (Engineering & Construction Contract)
- Experience with Government customers / PCRs (Public Contract Regulations)
- Customer facing experience (unable to consider anyone with subcontractor / supplier facing experience only)
- Significant pre-contract experience, capable of autonomously leading bids from a commercial perspective
- Sound understanding of contract terms and conditions / contract law, contract and commercial risk management, and estimating / financial aspects of bids
- Quantity Surveying or Business related degree or equivalent qualifications