Bid Manager

Senior Bid Manager Location: Cardiff Sector: Construction Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Talented people are the key to our success. Are you an experienced Senior Bid Manager looking for your next career opportunity within a leading UK construction business?

We are recruiting an experienced Bid Manager to join an established and successful construction team based in Cardiff. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in securing major construction projects, leading high-value tenders and developing successful work-winning strategies.

You will take ownership of the end-to-end bid management process, bringing together commercial, technical, design and operational teams to produce compelling, high-quality tender submissions that maximise the opportunity to win new business.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and commercially minded Bid Manager who thrives in a fast-paced construction environment and has a proven track record of successfully managing complex tenders. The Role – Senior Bid Manager As Senior Bid Manager, you will lead and manage significant construction tenders, frameworks and work-winning opportunities from initial opportunity assessment through to final submission.

You will be responsible for developing winning bid strategies, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring all submissions are delivered to the highest standards, on time and within budget. Working closely with senior stakeholders and operational teams, you will help shape the company's approach to winning new work, ensuring each submission demonstrates a clear understanding of client requirements and presents a compelling proposition. Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the end-to-end bid management process for major construction projects and framework opportunities.
• Develop effective bid strategies, win themes and value propositions to maximise the chances of securing new business.
• Take ownership of complex and high-value tender submissions, ensuring quality, accuracy and compliance with client requirements.
• Coordinate and lead multidisciplinary bid teams, working closely with estimating, commercial, design, technical and operational colleagues.
• Develop and manage bid programmes, submission plans, resource requirements and budgets.
• Produce and review high-quality written proposals, ensuring construction methodologies, technical solutions and commercial offerings are clearly communicated.
• Identify opportunities, risks, issues and dependencies throughout the bid process, implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Lead bid review meetings, including strategy reviews, progress reviews and final submission assessments.
• Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders to understand client requirements and develop competitive, value-led proposals.
• Ensure all tender submissions are completed within agreed time...

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