Bid Manager – Construction / Civil Engineering – Derbyshire + remote working
Ideal opportunity for an already experienced Bid Manager or a Bid Writer looking to step up to Bid Manager.
Opportunity to join a reputable and longstanding building & civils main contractor, with a very stable and growing forward order book across a variety of sectors.
Role will be a mix of office and remote working.
Role:
Opportunity has arisen for a Bid Manager to play a key work winning role for our client a very stable civil engineering contractor.
You will manage the bid team to tight deadlines to ensure the right Quality responses and commercial offers are brought together into a winning proposal.
The successful candidate will have the enthusiasm and drive to look beyond the obvious. You should be a self-motivated individual - not afraid of a challenge, be results driven and have an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to solution finding to seek out the winning edge. You will be guided by a strong, well established senior team that is committed to your professional development in a supporting, friendly and diverse working environment.
Duties:
- Appraisal of client procurement documentation
- Organising bid strategy and bid preparation meetings
- Developing Bid Plans, including resource co-ordination and bid programmes
- Leading the bid management process to organise the production of Quality responses that score full marks
- Writing Quality responses and case studies
- Considering alternative bid proposals to obtain a competitive edge
- Supervising graphic designer and/or bid co-ordinator / bid writer
- Consolidating final submissions and uploading onto client portals
- Preparing presentations and attending interviews
Requirements:
To be considered for this Bid Manager role you must meet the following criteria:
- Previous employment history working for a Building or Civil Engineering main contractor, sub contractor or consultancy.
- Customer focus, understanding customer needs and then translating those needs into winning bids
- Proven ability to manage a bid team, working flexibly and to tight deadlines
- Ability to think innovatively to contribute new ideas
- Ability to both author and edit Quality response narrative for bid submissions
- Effective communicator, both written and verbal
- Enthusiasm and the desire to win
- Proficient use of Microsoft Teams/Office incl. Word, Excel & PowerPoint
Remuneration:
The successful Bid Manager will receive:
-Competitive Basic
-Plus company benefits
To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.
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