I am currently working with a construction company who design, manufacture and build. They are seeking an experienced bid manager to join their team just north of Newcastle to support with their busy pipeline. This role reports to the bid director and has management responsibility for a bid coordinator and a bid writer. This is a hybrid role, working 2 days from home.
This role would suit a bid professional with a proven track record within the construction sector. You must be a confident bid manager who can manage the end to end process as well as write, review and critique content. The salary is £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience + £6,000 car allowance.
Duties and responsibilities
* Support the bid coordinator to monitor tender portals and platforms to identify suitable group-wide tender opportunities
* Create comprehensive bid plans, draft responses, and edit contributions from multiple stakeholders, including business development, marketing, design and operations teams
* Ensure the overall quality of bids, including their graphical presentation and content
* Participate in peer reviews to ensure bids are compelling, commercially attractive, and aligned with customer needs
* Lead complex proposals by assembling and coordinating a proposal team with the necessary knowledge and expertise to deliver winning submissions
* Support the bid coordinator and bid writer with content development
* Incorporate supply chain and specialist responses into bids whilst building a network of valuable contacts to support the creation of first-class submissions
* Ensure proposals are compliant, professionally presented, and submitted within customer-defined deadlines
* Collaborate on the development and review of proposal strategies, themes, and content to align with customer requirements
* Analyse RFP/bid requirements to ensure proposals are both compliant and tailored to customer needs
* Conduct regular status meetings to track proposal progress and maintain the bid schedule
How to apply
To apply for this role or to find out more information, please send a CV to Hayley Wood.
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