Senior Bid Manager

Senior Bid Manager The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Bid Manager to join a leading engineering and infrastructure contractor operating within the utilities, civil engineering and infrastructure sectors.

This is a pivotal role within a lean and collaborative pre-construction team, taking ownership of a diverse portfolio of opportunities ranging from major strategic framework procurements to smaller, fast-paced project tenders.

The successful candidate will lead bids from qualification through to submission, clarification and post-tender review, ensuring every proposal is compelling, compliant and delivered to the highest standard. The role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence work-winning strategy across a growing and ambitious organisation.

Key Responsibilities Bid Leadership & Strategy Take ownership of opportunities from qualification through to submission and post-tender review. Develop bid strategies, governance plans and submission programmes appropriate to each opportunity.

Produce deliverables schedules, responsibility matrices and bid plans. Facilitate kick-off, solution development and answer-planning workshops. Bid Management & Writing Manage multiple concurrent bids while maintaining quality and adherence to deadlines.

Write, develop and edit high-quality submissions from first principles. Create persuasive, client-focused responses that clearly demonstrate value and differentiation. Stakeholder Management Build strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership groups.

Lead workshops and interviews to extract key evidence, differentiators and project knowledge. Secure timely inputs and maintain accountability across contributors. Resolve dependencies and proactively manage risks to programme delivery.

Coordinate external partners, supply-chain organisations and specialist contributors as required.. About You You will be an experienced bid professional with a proven track record of successfully managing complex opportunities within construction, infrastructure, utilities or engineering environments.

Essential Skills and Experience Proven experience managing bids for a main contractor. Strong bid-writing, editing and proofreading capability. Experience managing multiple live opportunities simultaneously. Excellent organisational and project management skills.

Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders positively and effectively. Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how risk, programme and pricing shape winning solutions. Desirable APMP accreditation or equivalent bid management qualification.

Previous experience within the UK water sector. Experience delivering bids across utilities, civil engineering, infrastructure or MEICA environments. Knowledge of major framework procurement processes. What's on Offer Opportunity to play a key role in the growth and success of a leading infrastructure business.

Exposure to major framework and strategic opportunities. Collaborative and supportive working environment. Career development opportunities within a growing work-winning function. Competitive salary and benefits package.

This role would suit an experienced Senior Bid Manager, Bid Manager, Proposal Manager or Work Winning Manager looking to take ownership of high-profile infrastructure and utilities opportunities within a fast-paced pre-construction environment

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