Job Title
Bid Manager
Compensation
£54,019 - £65,981
Role Type
Full time / Permanent
Role ID
SF72842
Location
Bristol, UK – Hybrid Working Patterns Available
Overview
Shape Winning Bids That Help Protect What Matters Most. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Bid Manager at our Bristol site.
The role
As a Bid Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in securing complex, high‑value opportunities across the global marine and defence sector, including work with the UK Ministry of Defence and international defence customers. This is a career‑defining role where your expertise will help shape strategic decisions, influence how Babcock grows, and contribute directly to long‑term national and international capability.
You’ll lead the end‑to‑end bid management lifecycle, guiding multi‑disciplinary teams to develop compelling, compliant and competitive bids. In doing so, you’ll gain exposure to senior stakeholders, international programmes and major defence platforms — while developing your leadership capability and deepening your commercial impact.
Responsibilities
* Leading the end‑to‑end bid process, ensuring delivery is on time, compliant and aligned to customer and business requirements
* Providing clear leadership to cross‑functional teams, bringing together commercial, technical, legal and operational inputs
* Managing bid governance, reviews and approvals in line with Babcock’s Global Business Management System
* Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders and customers
* Driving continuous improvement in bid quality, competitiveness and win probability
Essential experience
* Proven experience working as a Bid Manager on complex, high‑value opportunities
* Demonstrable success in business growth activities within defence or closely related sectors
* Experience applying recognised business growth methodologies such as Shipley on major bids
* Strong capability in leading cross‑functional teams across multiple business areas
* Excellent communication skills with confidence engaging senior stakeholders
Qualifications
* Essential: Educated to A‑Level standard or equivalent
* Desirable: Degree‑level qualification in Business, Engineering or a related discipline
* Desirable: Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) membership
* Desirable: APMP Bid or Proposal certification (Foundation or Practitioner level)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.
What We Offer
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading: a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
* ‘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
* Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial well‑being
EEO Statement
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date
30/04/2026
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