Bid Manager

Job Description

Bid Manager - Hybrid Working from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

Bid Solutions are currently recruiting for a Bid Manager to be responsible for all aspects of the pre-construction phase (pre-tender, live-tender & post-tender), ensuring the best set to effectively manage relevant market opportunities in line with business unit goals.

Bid Manager Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Lead the tender pipeline to ensure tender resource is effectively managed and is best positioned to succeed in targeted tender submissions.
• In collaboration with the business development manager, help develop and manage the Customer Relationship Management database, working with internal relationship holders to ensure suitable engagement and touch points are achieved.
• Oversee the capture and development of bid related material such as CV write ups, completed contract write ups, social value write ups and the collation, development, and presentation of social and environmental data.
• Manage all tenders to produce professional, high quality, successful proposals.
• Develop and manage tender programme with the business development manager ensuring key tender deliverables are met.
• Complete professional high quality bid writing and social value target submissions as required.
• Ensure the company receives detailed client feedback on successful and unsuccessful tenders, feeding back key learnings to the wider team.
• Facilitate Client Post-Tender Award Meetings to commence the pre-commencement phase of each successful tender efficiently and diligently.
• Continue the liaison with the Client Team throughout the pre-commencement phase to ensure full and appropriate communication and engagement is maintained.
• Facilitate post contract completion review meetings. Capture the feedback relevant to pre-commencement from these meetings and ensure this feedback is incorporated within pre-commencement.
• Ensure the delivery team is set up for success by managing the handover and assisting in initial contract planning.

Bid Manager Person Specification:

• Understanding of pre-construction, bid management and/or estimating is required.
• Experience in the construction industry, specifically highways and/or surfacing is required.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing business transformation projects is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence.

Should this Bid Manager position be of interest, please contact Lisa Easthope on +44 (0) 208 126 4537 / lisa_easthope@bidsolutions.com