Bid Manager
Are you an experienced Bid Manager or looking to start a career in Bids and ready to lead winning proposals that support innovation and capability for naval customers worldwide?
About the role
We are looking for a Bid Manager to join our Submarines Division, supporting an increasing portfolio of strategic bid opportunities. Whether your expierenced in bids or loo The team leads capture and proposal activities that secure complex defence and maritime programmes. This role plays a vital part in enabling business growth by delivering compliant, competitive and winning bids aligned to company strategy.
What you'll be doing
This role exists to ensure high-quality, competitive bids are delivered on time and within budget, giving the business the best possible chance of success. Working closely with sales, engineering, commercial and project teams, you will coordinate bid activity across the organisation and act as the focal point for proposal delivery.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
* Managing end-to-end bid and proposal activities
* Developing capture plans and win strategies for key opportunities
* Coordinating cross-functional bid teams and managing schedules and deliverables
* Supporting client engagement and pre-bid activities
* Leading storyboarding, proposal structure and content development
* Conducting competitor and market analysis to strengthen proposals
* Identifying and managing commercial and contractual risks
* Managing bid reviews, approvals and governance processes
* Ensuring compliant and timely submission of proposals
* Supporting negotiations and transition into project delivery following successful bids
The role reports to the Head of Sales - Submarines Division and works with teams across engineering, commercial and programme functions.
What you'll bring
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate:
* Open to all experience levels, whether this would be your first bid role or whether your expierenced in delivering successful bids or proposals within complex technical or commercial environments.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent organisational and stakeholder coordination skills and articulate
* Good commercial awareness and risk management capability
* Experience working with structured bid or capture processes
* Proficiency using Microsoft Office and collaboration tools
* Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC)
Experience within defence, maritime or industrial sectors is advantageous but not essential.
Why TKMS ATLAS UK?
With a reputation for providing innovative underwater systems for the Royal Navy and export customers, TKMS ATLAS UK operates from our Headquarters on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. Through science, engineering and R&D we convert data into information, knowledge and capabilities that challenge the status quo and offer winning advantage at the frontline.
Our people are at the heart of our success. An open and stimulating workspace empowers and encourages our people to be creative and act with integrity. Despite our continued growth, TKMS ATLAS UK pride ourselves on retaining a friendly and welcoming culture.
As well as boasting a substantial benefits package, we offer progression and personal development opportunities, competitive remuneration, flexible working and a generous pension scheme.
Continuous investment in our in-house test and integration facilities supports our growth in supplying UK and global markets with submarine and ship systems, including sonar, autonomous systems, marine electric actuation and mine counter-measures. Our Portland Harbour waterside facilities provide an excellent environment to test systems at sea. As a leading maritime systems company, we operate throughout all phases of the acquisition and engineering lifecycle, from concept to in-service support.
You'll also get a package that includes:
* Competitive salary
* Free Lunches at the on site restaurant
* Career development and training opportunities
* Pension with up to 1.5X employer contributions
* 25 days holiday (rising to 28 after 5 years and 30 after 10 years)
* Dental cover and Employee Assistance Programme
* Flexible working patterns
At TKMS ATLAS UK, we support our staff to create work-life balance and encourage applications from individuals seeking part-time, condensed, or full-time opportunities.
The successful candidate must be able to obtain UK Security Clearance.