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Head of Bidding - Strategic Leadership in Project Development (Previous Relevant Experience Required), Basingstoke
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Client:
Telent
Location:
Basingstoke
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Views:
6
Posted:
24.04.2025
Expiry Date:
08.06.2025
Job Description:
Head of Bidding
Location: The Point, Warwick
Job type: Full time, Permanent
As a leader at Telent, you will be trusted and empowered to deliver critical and complex work. You'll have the freedom to innovate, take ownership, and make smart, agile decisions. We need the best people to help us achieve our ambitions. Join an environment where you can stretch your abilities and realize your potential. Help build and maintain the nation's critical infrastructure, connected and protected 24/7.
Responsibilities include:
* Leading & managing bids and tender submissions for the Transport business, reporting to the Business Development Director.
* Managing a Bid Team based in Warwick and London, planning resources to pursue opportunities.
* Ensuring effective use of resources to maximize business opportunities.
* Managing the end-to-end bid process, ensuring high-quality, timely submissions in accordance with telent’s procedures.
* Improving bid quality through best practice approaches.
* Monitoring bid costs and seeking improvements in bid return on investment.
* Developing relationships with existing and potential customers through meetings and presentations.
* Managing Bid team performance, KPIs, and SLAs.
* Developing bid strategies, producing bid materials, and supporting post-submission activities.
* Planning workload, forecasting bids, tracking costs, and analyzing win/loss data.
* Maintaining the Bid library and conducting bid reviews for continuous improvement.
Candidate requirements:
* Extensive experience managing and leading a high-performing Bid Team, with a focus on efficiency and success rate improvement.
* Experience in winning bids in the Public Sector, such as Traffic, Rail, Intelligent Transport Systems, Defence, and Emergency Services markets.
* Strong project management and organizational skills.
* Financial acumen for interpreting financial reports and models.
* Broad understanding of relevant technologies and services.
* APMP or equivalent qualification, with proven bid success.
* Excellent proposal writing skills, including 'Red Review' answers and financial responses.
* Strong Microsoft Office skills.
* Leadership skills and experience in building effective bid teams.
* Ability to develop simple solutions for complex challenges and influence at all levels.
* Commercial awareness and customer-focused approach.
* Ownership, accountability, and a proactive attitude.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with high emotional intelligence.
What we offer:
A diverse and inclusive environment with opportunities for development, learning, and impact. Benefits include:
* Vehicle: Ben2
* Medical insurance for employees
* 34 days holiday including public holidays, with options to buy or sell days
* Company pension scheme
* Family-friendly policies
* Occupational health and wellbeing support
* Discounts via Telent Reward scheme
About Telent:
Telent is a leading technology company specializing in designing, building, supporting, and maintaining critical digital infrastructure across the UK. We are committed to connecting communities and making a positive impact through technology. Join our team of over 3,000 dedicated professionals.
Our values:
* Be Inclusive
* Take Responsibility
* Collaborate
* Be Customer-focused
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