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About the role
Here at Balfour Beatty, our work inspires communities and advances society. Our commitment to sustainability looks even further - generations further. Join our Living Places team as a Bid Manager and you'll be part of our legacy.
Balfour Beatty Living Places is actively recruiting a Bid Manager to resecure our long-term contracts and submit bids to new clients (up to the value of £1bn). As the Bid Manager, you'll play a crucial role in assembling and leading a bid team equipped with the necessary skills to create winning proposals in the Highways Maintenance Market.
To lead, manage and co-ordinate all aspects of a bid and develop high quality, competitive proposals that are delivered to the customer in a manner consistent with the Balfour Beatty values and governance.
What you'll be doing
As a Bid Manager, you will have the following accountabilities:
* Develop and agree bid strategy with senior management to secure pipeline opportunities
* Lead the pursuit of bids from early engagement and tender through to handover and operations
* Responsible for bid budgets, programmes and quality of our tenders
* Manage compliance with processes and ensure quality standards are maintained across the team(s), recommending improvements where necessary
* Oversee the establishment, production, and implementation of bid management processes
* Build a compelling network of customer relationships with the key decision-makers for customers
* Manage, coach, and develop talented teams to deliver high performance.
Who we're looking for
You will have the following:
* Ability to lead multi-disciplinary bid teams
* An organised, innovative, creative and experienced Work Winning professional
* Able to develop relationships with customers
* Able to work effectively with operational teams to create compelling offers to our customers
* Excellent time management skills (achieving high standards within short timeframes).
Desired qualities:
* Experience of highways maintenance and/or other engineering disciplines.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...
About us
Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
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