Bid Manager

Our client delivers a wide range of construction services for public and private customers across the following sectors, Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Heritage, Public Spaces & Residential and they’re in the market for a Bid Manager, (or a Bid Writer who is looking and ready for the step up in progression to Manager.) Role Purpose: To lead the process of producing professional and well considered tender submissions, and to provide a key point of contact to the customer team for post tender queries/negotiations to secure project award Accountabilities: • Ensure that the Company Health and Safety policy and Management System is complied with at all times, leading by example in ensuring that safety is the primary concern • Assess new opportunities in conjunction with the Pre-construction Team in line with the Bid Decision Process to decide whether or not to pursue the opportunity • Lead the process of developing and agreeing a winning strategy with input from other work winning team members • Coordinate input from internal and external team members contributing to the overall tender submission to ensure that it is provided to meet the tender timescales and that all aspects are aligned with the tender win strategy, including programmes, logistics plans, and Contractor’s Proposals • Design, collation, production and review of the final submission document including the ownership and writing of sections. Working as part of the bid team to produce high quality, customer focused documents • Ensure the structure of documents reflect all requirements in a way that facilitates easy scoring by the customer / client and draft clear, well written proposals from researched and orchestrated responses which convey operational, technical and commercial solutions in a clear and concise manner. • Critically proof-read final submission documents to identify any areas of potential weakness and opportunities for improvement against the tender win strategy and the customer scoring matrix • Present tender proposals at tender settlement meetings to the Head of Pre-Construction and/or Managing Director • Represent the Company at pre, mid and post tender interviews as required • Implementation of new systems and development of existing systems to ensure that the bid management process is as efficient and effective as possible. • Work with relevant team members to obtain knowledge and information required in order to respond to qualitative requirements, including ensuring team members produce information within the required timescales. Skills, Experience & Qualities: • Good understanding of health and safety, environmental and sustainability requirements for construction projects • Perceptive and analytical in understanding customer requirements • Capable of working under time pressure to strict deadlines • Able to produce high quality submissions that reflect a thorough understanding of the project and clearly define the clients approach • Customer focused, with the ability to build rapport quickly and develop strong lasting relationships with clients and teams • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Foresees potential problems and takes ownership of resolving them • Ensures appropriate plans are in place and regularly reviewed and updated Detailed understanding of the interdependencies between job roles/functions