Bid Manager
North West / Hybrid Working (3 days office based, 2 days working from home)
Up to £55k basic + Bonus + Car Allowance
Shape the Future of Energy
Are you an experienced Bid Manager ready to play a pivotal role in the UK's energy transition?
We're looking for a Bid Manager – Renewables to lead high-value, complex bids across a diverse portfolio of low-carbon and energy solutions. This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of a growing, purpose-driven energy business, delivering projects that genuinely impact sustainability and carbon reduction across the UK.
You'll be joining a centralised, high-performing bid function, working across multiple specialist business units delivering a broad range of energy and technical solutions.
Why This Role Stands Out
This position offers the chance to:
* Lead strategic, multi-million-pound bids across complex and evolving sectors
* Work within a multi-disciplinary environment spanning engineering, infrastructure, and energy services
* Influence senior stakeholders and shape winning commercial strategies
* Play a direct role in supporting the UK's transition to low-carbon energy
What You'll Be Doing in the newly created role
You'll take full ownership of the end-to-end bid lifecycle, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and commercially competitive submissions.
Key responsibilities include:
* Managing bids from qualification through to submission and contract award
* Coordinating cross-functional inputs (technical, commercial, financial, HSEQ)
* Developing compelling, customer-focused proposals
* Leading pricing strategy, value engineering, and financial modelling
* Maintaining and evolving a high-quality bid library
* Delivering pipeline reporting, forecasting, and risk analysis
* Conducting win/loss reviews to continuously improve performance
* Supporting contract negotiations alongside commercial and legal teams
* Ensuring seamless handover to delivery teams post-award
o Bid value's can range from £200k to £200 million
What We're Looking For
You'll be a confident, highly organised bid professional with a track record of delivering results in complex environments.
Essential experience:
* Proven success managing bids in sectors such as renewables, engineering, utilities, construction, or technical FM
* Strong project management skills, managing multiple bids simultaneously
* Ability to influence stakeholders across technical and senior levels
* Commercial awareness, including pricing, P&L, and bid budgeting
* Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Desirable:
* APMP or equivalent bid/project management qualification
* Passion for sustainability and the energy transition
Your Impact
In this role, you won't just be managing bids—you'll be enabling real-world decarbonisation projects, helping businesses and communities transition to cleaner, smarter energy solutions.
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