Bid Manager jobs in United Kingdom

💼 Salary: Highly competitive + package (DOE)

📍 Location: Bath (hybrid / regional flexibility depending on bid stage)

🏗️ Sector: Construction | Data Centres | Defence | Mission Critical | Secure Environments

🕵️ ♂️ For my client – an outstanding, highly respected regional construction business delivering technically complex, high-security projects across the UK

Are you an experienced Bid Manager who thrives in high-stakes, technically demanding sectors? Do you enjoy shaping winning strategies for complex projects where quality, compliance, and clarity are critical?

I’m working with a best-in-class regional contractor to recruit a Bid Manager to support their continued growth across the data centre and defence sectors. This business has built a strong reputation for delivering mission‑critical projects and is known for its professional approach, technical capability, and collaborative culture.

Based ideally out of their Bath office, this role will play a key part in securing future work across some of the most secure and resilient sectors in construction.

As Bid Manager, you will take full ownership of the bid process from early engagement through to submission, managing multidisciplinary inputs and ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, compliant, and compelling tenders.

You will work closely with pre‑construction, commercial, design, and operational teams to develop winning bid strategies that align with client requirements and the business’s strengths.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing end‑to‑end bid processes for data centre and defence projects
• Developing bid strategies, win themes, and submission plans
• Coordinating inputs from internal teams and external partners
• Ensuring compliance with technical, commercial, and security requirements
• Managing bid programmes, reviews, and governance processes
• Producing high‑quality written content and overseeing bid documentation
• Supporting client engagement and post‑bid presentations

• Proven experience as a Bid Manager within construction or engineering
• Background working on data centres, defence, or other regulated / mission‑critical sectors
• Strong understanding of tender processes, governance, and compliance
• Excellent written, organisational, and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable managing complex bids with multiple workstreams
• Able to operate calmly and effectively under pressure and deadlines

• Highly competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Bath‑based role with flexibility depending on bid requirements
• Opportunity to work on high‑profile, technically complex projects
• Join a quality‑led regional contractor with a strong forward pipeline
• Clear progression and long‑term career development opportunities

If you’re a Bid Manager looking to play a key role in securing major data centre and defence projects with a standout regional contractor, get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Early interest is encouraged due to the strategic nature of this hire.