Senior bid manager

Job Description

Role: Senior Bid Manager

Location: North West (Hybrid Working)

Salary: Competitive plus package

Senior Bid Manager Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Bid Manager to lead the delivery of high-value, strategically important bids within the construction and property services sector.

This role will take ownership of the end-to-end bid process, managing complex tenders from initial qualification through to submission, presentation and handover. Working closely with operational, commercial, estimating and delivery teams, you will develop winning strategies and ensure the production of compelling, compliant and commercially robust submissions.

The successful candidate will also play a key leadership role, mentoring and developing Bid Managers and Bid Writers while driving continuous improvement across bid processes, governance and performance.

Senior Bid Manager Key Responsibilities

• Lead the management of complex and strategically important bids from qualification through to submission and contract handover.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes and value propositions aligned to client requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Chair bid launch meetings, review sessions and governance checkpoints.
• Manage bid programmes, resource allocation, deadlines and submission milestones.
• Collaborate with operational, commercial, estimating and support teams to develop high-quality tender responses.
• Ensure submissions are compliant, commercially sound and delivered to agreed timescales.
• Support presentations, interviews and client engagement activities throughout the procurement process.
• Maintain accurate bid pipeline reporting and provide insight into bid performance and forecasting.
• Identify opportunities to improve bid processes, content libraries and governance procedures.
• Provide leadership, coaching and line management support to bid team members.

Senior Bid Manager Requirements

• Significant experience in bid management and bid writing within construction, property services, social housing refurbishment or related sectors.
• Demonstrable success in winning complex tenders, frameworks and negotiated opportunities.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing bid teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of risk, compliance and quality requirements.
• Experience working within public sector procurement and framework environments.
• APMP qualification desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and bid management systems.

Senior Bid Manager Ideal Background

Applications are welcomed from experienced Senior Bid Managers, Bid Managers, Head of Bids or Bid Leads with experience across:

• Social Housing Refurbishment
• Planned Maintenance
• Property Services
• Decarbonisation and Retrofit
• Construction
• Painting and Specialist Coatings
• Public Sector Frameworks

This is an excellent opportunity for a bid professional seeking a senior leadership role with responsibility for high-profile opportunities and the ongoing development of bid capability within a growing organisation.

If you require any further information please contact Gary Sewell on 07852 836 581

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on 01474 850707.
Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

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