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Job Description
BID MANAGER - FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
SOLIHULL
What you will be doing:
1. Analyse PQQ and Tender documents and resource and manage a suitable bid team to deliver the bids.
2. Support FM to achieve their continuous improvement goal at all levels across the bid.
3. Arrange and lead tender review meetings and report to the business Unit Directors on progress.
4. Manage direct staff within the Pre contract bid teams and externally as required.
5. Plan, co-ordinate, maintain and develop staff levels to effectively undertake current and prospective workloads.
6. Provide operational teams with clearly defined bid responsibilities.
7. Provide input to enhance tender opportunities and develop effective communication with Pre-Contract process.
8. Ensure continuing feedback on contractual/commercial developments, outlining positive and negative issues identified during delivery, with a key focus upon risk management.
9. Assist FM (following award) to establish contacts with client staff and attend pre-commencement meetings.
10. Assist with initial procurement planning and strategy, optimising the approach towards risk management.
11. Periodically carry out comprehensive site visits as required.
12. Review the financial out-turn of a project at the earliest opportunity.
13. Provide effective and relevant commercial / contractual feedback data to the Pre-Contract team.
14. Manage the Bid processes needed to ensure compliance with the contract requirements as required.
15. Liaise with key departments to improve all levels of communication to satisfy the adopted business objectives.
16. Produce a narrative report highlighting key commercial and contractual issues.
17. Attend management meetings to present an overview of the key issues.
18. Actively participate in the business planning process entailing regular performance reviews and monitoring targets.
19. Ensure general levels of conduct / minimum standards are described in the Staff Handbook.
20. Work with the operational teams and SMEs to develop a robust operational solution.
21. Handover of the bid to operations, supporting the mobilisation phase where required.
22. Manage and lead sign-off meetings for all bids, ensuring all governance is in place for audit purposes.
23. Attend bid presentations where required.
About You:
1. Industry specific knowledge of Bid Managing within the FM market.
2. Proven track record in the sector or similar role, preferably with a main FM Provider.
3. Excellent written English and communication skills.
4. Flexibility to meet time pressures to deliver high quality submissions on time.
5. Excellent organisational skills and a collaborative attitude.
6. A naturally inquisitive nature to challenge ideas and provide innovative solutions.
7. Display a creative flair in their writing and ensuring high standards of accuracy and document control.
8. An understanding of the importance of work winning strategies/themes/differentiators and their application.
9. Likely to be degree qualified - preferably in a subject with a high focus on creating high quality written work.
10. Have previous experience in either a consultancy or FM business.
11. Willingness and ability to travel throughout the UK.
12. Adaptable and able to deal with changing project requirements.
13. Familiarity with Microsoft suite, i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and other desktop publishing software packages.
14. Ability to write a Bid from Start to finish.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.
Our benefits:
1. Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
2. A wide range of corporate discounts.
3. Cycle to Work schemes.
4. Comprehensive pension plan.
5. Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
6. Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees.
7. Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.
About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Specialist Services business please contact Chloe Phillips on chloe.phillips@gallifordtry.co.uk.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position.
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