Job Description
Bid Lead – Complex Construction & Engineering Projects\n\nLocation: Central London\nSalary: Negotiable – Competitive Package Based on Experience\nSector: Specialist Construction | Engineering-Led Projects\n\nAre you a strategic and dynamic Bid Leader with a passion for winning complex construction and engineering projects? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where innovation and commercial excellence drive success? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to lead high-profile bids within a progressive, employee-owned business.\n\nThe Company\n\nThis is a highly respected specialist contractor, known for delivering challenging and technically complex projects.
As an employee-owned business, they foster a collaborative and forward-thinking culture, where every team member has a voice in shaping the company's future.\n\nWhat makes them different?\n✅ Play a key role in the company’s success, a real team environment\n✅ Work on landmark projects that push the boundaries of engineering\n✅ A culture that values teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement\n\nThe Role\n\nAs a Bid Lead, you will take full ownership of tenders from ITT through to submission and post-tender phases. You will be responsible for shaping winning strategies, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring that each bid delivers the best technical and commercial solutions.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\n✔️ Manage the full bid lifecycle, ensuring tenders are delivered on time and to the highest quality\n✔️ Develop winning methodologies, value engineering solutions, and commercial strategies\n✔️ Lead bid launch, mid-bid, and technical review meetings, aligning teams towards a common goal\n✔️ Collaborate with estimators, planners, and operational teams to create integrated solutions\n✔️ Identify risks, opportunities, and differentiators to strengthen each bid submission\n✔️ Engage directly with clients and stakeholders to shape solutions tailored to their needs\n✔️ Ensure compliance with governance processes, tracking bid progress and key deliverables\n✔️ Lead the handover to the delivery team post-bid success\n\nAbout You\n\n✅ Proven experience in leading and managing bids within construction, civil engineering, or specialist contracting\n✅ Strong commercial awareness and ability to develop cost-effective solutions\n✅ Excellent project management and coordination skills, working across multiple disciplines\n✅ Ability to engage clients, shape bid strategies, and communicate value propositions effectively\n✅ Experience in technical and contract review, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation\n✅ A proactive and strategic mindset, with a focus on collaboration and innovation\n✅ Proficiency in Microsoft Office, bid software, and digital planning tools\n\nWhat’s in It for You?\n\nCompetitive salary + excellent benefits package\nA high-profile leadership role in a forward-thinking business\nWork on cutting-edge, complex construction projects\nCollaborate with a talented, multidisciplinary team\n\nReady to lead and win transformative projects? Apply today and become part of a company where your leadership makes a difference