Job Title: Bid Manager
Location: Flexible + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Lead Strategic Bids That Shape the Future of Nuclear Innovation
At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re committed to building a safer, more secure world—together. As a Bid Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact from one of our key locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Whitehaven (Cumbria), or Bristol.
The Role
As a Bid Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of Cavendish Nuclear’s mission to deliver critical nuclear solutions across clean energy, defence, and decommissioning. You’ll lead high-value, complex bids that directly contribute to national infrastructure and energy security—making a real impact on society and your career.
This is a full-time, permanent role based at one of our key locations—Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Whitehaven (Cumbria), or Bristol—with hybrid working (2–3 days in the office). Occasional travel to partner and client sites across these locations is expected. You’ll work 37 hours per week.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
1. Lead the preparation and submission of winning bids, managing internal teams and external partners.
2. Drive opportunities through Cavendish Nuclear’s governance process, from bid/no-bid to preferred bidder status.
3. Collaborate with subject matter experts and stakeholders across the business.
4. Ensure bids meet all schedule milestones and budget expectations.
5. Provide regular progress updates and resolve issues that may impact bid success.
Essential experience of the Bid Manager:
6. Proven success managing complex bids valued over £10 million.
7. Strong organisational skills and ability to meet critical deadlines.
8. Deep understanding of the end-to-end business winning process.
9. Experience working under pressure to meet both final and interim milestones.
10. Practical knowledge of bid components such as scheduling, supply chain, risk, and commercial models.
Qualifications of the Bid Manager:
11. This role is experience-led and does not require specific qualifications. However, a background in project or bid management within engineering, defence, or infrastructure sectors is advantageous.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at
What we offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
20. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
21. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of