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Bid Manager
Central Scotland
What you will be doing:
Reporting to the Bid Director, the Bid Manager will work as part of the wider pre-construction team and lead the creation of innovative and effective responses to a wide variety of pre-qualification and tender document submissions. Working from the Glasgow office, Morrison Construction has a dedicated bid team undertaking the bidding processes for projects across various sectors, ranging in value between £m and £m. A key part of this role will be supporting and managing our team of bid writers and bid coordinators, taking ownership of the delivery of bespoke “win strategies” and managing all aspects of the “end to end” bidding process.
Principal Duties include:
1. Receive, analyse, and disseminate tender documents, including handling clarifications & amendments.
2. Prepare bid programmes and deliverables schedules to monitor progress.
3. Ensure the Bid team adheres to defined governance and bid management processes and adequately hands over successful bids to delivery teams.
4. Contribute to and lead the wider bid team at key stages of individual tender opportunities, gathering technical information from internal departments to compile and ensure a high-quality bespoke solution is offered to the client.
5. Identify winning bid themes, strategies, and actions.
6. Implement our Delivering Excellence culture change programme through the Bid process.
7. Lead tender launch and finalisation meetings, including content-specific workshops and regular progress meetings.
8. Support the development and undertake the writing of high-quality winning deliverables, including coordinating, proof-reading, and editing written content produced by others.
9. Manage the submission process to ensure all deliverables are produced and issued in line with the PQQ / Tender requirements.
10. Liaise and collaborate with subject matter experts to develop focused and bespoke responses.
11. Build and develop effective relationships throughout the business and with external partners, including supply chain and design team partners.
12. Oversee and contribute to the production of promotional/marketing materials and award submissions.
13. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
About You:
We are looking for someone who is naturally inquisitive and passionate about challenging ideas and providing innovative solutions. Key “must have” competencies include:
* Ability to confidently communicate ideas.
* Excellent English language and writing skills.
* A drive for continuous improvement.
* A commitment to customer satisfaction.
* A strategic mindset.
* Problem-solving skills and timely decision-making.
* A construction background with the ability to understand technical and commercial information.
* Effective communication with technically oriented colleagues, including technical discussions and response development.
* A team player with a strong work ethic and willingness to support others.
* Flexibility to handle fluctuating workloads and tight deadlines, possibly outside standard hours.
* IT literacy, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and InDesign.
You will possess strong organizational and project management skills, an eye for detail, meticulous proofreading, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience in proposals and work-winning environments is essential.
You should be able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. A “can do” attitude, innovative thinking, and ambition to grow your career alongside our business expansion are important qualities.
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