I’m currently headhunting for a strong Bid Manager to come and join a leading Infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. This company was established in 2019, last year annual turnover for this business was above £50m, they employ around 1300 members of staff, and are constantly growing.

You would join the Property Services Side of the business as a 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

Job description

We are looking for a 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

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 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

If you feel as though this may be a suitable fit please apply with your CV to be considered