We are seeking an experienced Bid Manager to lead and deliver high-quality tenders and proposals. The successful candidate will take ownership of the end-to-end bid process, ensuring compliant, compelling, and timely submissions that win work and support business growth.
Key responsibilities - Manage the full bid lifecycle from opportunity capture and strategy through submission and post-submission follow-up. - Coordinate cross-functional teams (commercial, operations, technical, legal) to gather inputs and ensure cohesive proposals. - Develop win themes, tailored content, and persuasive, well-structured written responses with a strong attention to detail. - Maintain bid trackers, deadlines and version control to ensure accurate, on-time delivery of multiple simultaneous bids. - Implement and maintain bid templates, best-practice content library and continuous improvement of bid processes. - Ensure compliance with procurement and tender requirements, terms and conditions, and submission instructions. - Support pricing and commercial input by preparing bid costs and evaluating commercial risks in collaboration with stakeholders.
Required skills and experience - Proven experience managing bids/tenders, ideally within construction, compliance, or fire safety sectors. - Strong writing and communication skills, with a keen eye for detail. - Excellent organisational skills - able to handle multiple deadlines and competing priorities. - Commercial awareness and the ability to assess, present and mitigate commercial risks.
