Bid Manager

Howells Solutions Limited; Swanley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000

Job description

Role: Bid Manager
Location: Swanley
Salary: up to £65k plus benefits

Company Description

Our client is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future; Property Services, Infrastructure, New Homes and Connected. This vacancy is within the Property Services division. Their mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.

Bid Manager 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. Please note you will be doing 100% of the writing yourself in this role; you will not have a team to do this for you.

1. Responsible for the timely planning, management and completion of quality submissions.
2. Read, understand and extract the key bid requirements from the documentation received and communicate with all parties via Tracking Sheets; Planning and Review meetings.
3. Identify and communicate evaluation criteria and its relevance to question specific scores.
4. Plan, write & co-ordinate submission responses ensuring client and job specific answers.
5. Development of both internal and external relationships in association with the bid process.
6. Maintain current information on company good practice from Operational and Service teams.
7. Maintain bid momentum and ensure information from operational and service teams is received on time and is of sufficient quality and relevance.
8. Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements, best practice and Client information, sharing with the team and updating business development systems.
9. Identify any past experience with the relevant Client or source information on new clients through Business Development Managers, internet use, etc.
10. Maintaining accurate records of Tender Expected dates, liaising with Estimating to ensure the adequate resource allocation.
11. Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements and best practice, sharing knowledge throughout the team.
12. Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process.
13. Identify company USP's and competitive advantage and ensure these are fed into bids.
14. Liaison with Estimators on Tenders for any price/quality synergy and timing of submission.
15. Review all bids prior to submission to check relevance, quality and accuracy.
16. Manage Site Visit or Interview requirements, identifying a 'Champion' to lead the process.
17. Compiling, updating and sharing a library of submission information.
18. Management of follow-ups with Clients to secure accurate information.
19. Maintaining accurate records relating to win/loss rates, sourcing feedback and creating action plans for improvement and proactively update corporate systems and databases.

Bid Manager Qualifications

1. Educated to A Level Standard.
2. Computer literate in MS Office.
3. Proven track record of bid management throughout the full bid lifecycle.
4. High Attention to Detail.
5. Up to date construction/Industry knowledge and understanding.
6. Social Housing knowledge and experience.
7. Confident and enthusiastic.
8. Technical writing skills and retrofit knowledge.

Additional Information

You will be working for a modern, forward-thinking business that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the group's success. This is a key permanent role within the region and offers long term career progression along with an excellent basic salary and benefits package. Please apply or contact Gary on (phone number removed) for more information.

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on (phone number removed).

Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.