Overview
Are you an experienced Senior Bid Manager or Tender Manager in the Midlands looking for a strategic leadership opportunity in construction?
We're recruiting a Senior Bid Manager in the Midlands to lead high-profile, multi-sector tenders within one of the UK's most awarded Tier 1 construction main contractors based out of either their Nottingham or Birmingham office. This is a full-time, permanent role offering genuine strategic impact, competitive remuneration and the chance to shape major bids worth up to £40m across healthcare, education, residential, and commercial sectors.
Join a leading UK construction and regeneration group at the forefront of tender excellence. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead high-profile, multi-sector tenders and play a critical role in the company's growth and strategic direction. Working across healthcare, education, residential apartments, student accommodation, hotels, leisure, industrial and commercial projects, this role offers real autonomy and clear progression into senior bid leadership positions.
Client
Our client is a major UK construction and regeneration group with a turnover of around £4.5 billion and a workforce of over 8,000 people. Operating through a decentralised business model, they deliver complex projects across public, regulated and private sectors.
Recognised as a Tier 1 main contractor and one of the UK's most awarded construction businesses, they maintain a strong culture of integrity, collaboration and excellence. The company places a clear focus on safety, sustainability and quality, delivering long-term value for clients, partners and communities. They are committed to responsible business practices, including people development, environmental stewardship, community engagement and ethical supply chain management.
Their project portfolio spans healthcare, education, residential apartments, student accommodation, hotels, leisure, industrial and commercial buildings, with individual project values reaching £40m+.
Role
As a Senior Bid Manager in the Midlands, you will lead the end-to-end development of strategic tenders across multiple sectors, reporting at a senior level within the bidding function. Working closely with the Submissions Manager, Preconstruction team and Bid Writers, you'll manage the complete bid lifecycle from PQQ qualification through to post-bid review, ensuring submissions are innovative, fully compliant and commercially competitive.
As the business continues to grow, you will have an opportunity to develop the role and progress in your career. This is an opportunity to implement your knowledge and experience, improving what they do and develop a supporting team.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Bid Manager in the Midlands, your responsibilities will include:
* Lead and manage the full bidding process, developing high-quality, innovative and winning tender submissions across multi-sector projects
* Attend and hold PQQ and bid strategy meetings
* Guide multidisciplinary teams through tender development, ensuring compliance with client requirements and commercial competitiveness
* Develop and communicate the company's bid proposition, ensuring consistent messaging and differentiation across tenders
* Manage bid resources across departments, identifying and coordinating expertise required for live tenders and proposals
* Ensure all stages of the bid process are followed, documented and reported on
* Identify and manage main commercial and contractual risks within bids
* Communicate effectively with clients and prospects, building relationships and understanding bid requirements to shape winning proposals
* Maintain knowledge of industry news, competitor activity and client strategies
* Support the Bid Writer and submissions team in developing tender response strategies and pre-qualification questionnaire answers
* Manage tender deadlines and deliverables
Person
To succeed as a Senior Bid Manager in this strategic role, you will bring:
* Proven experience as a Bid Manager, Tender Manager or Head of Bid with demonstrable success in winning major construction tenders
* Substantial background in construction bidding across multiple sectors, ideally with knowledge of healthcare, education, residential, commercial or infrastructure projects
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to translate complex project information into compelling tender narratives
* Creative and innovative thinking skills
* Strong stakeholder management and team coordination skills
* Excellent attention to detail
* Understanding of commercial principles, contract risk and pre-qualification questionnaire compliance
* Ability to manage teams whilst managing multiple concurrent bids
* Commercial awareness of competitor activity and industry trends
Remuneration
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a leading Tier 1 construction contractor with an impressive pipeline of major projects and genuine scope for career progression. As a Senior Bid Manager, you'll influence strategic growth, develop the company's bid capability and progress into senior bid leadership roles.
Package includes:
* Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
* Company car or allowance
* Comprehensive benefits package and various perks
* Opportunity to develop and lead the bid function
* Career progression pathway to Head of Bid and senior commercial roles
* Professional development and industry training support
APPLY NOW: SENIOR BID MANAGER JOB IN THE MIDLANDS
Kick-start your next bid management job in the Midlands today. Apply now to join a market-leading Tier 1 construction contractor delivering some of the UK's most prestigious projects across healthcare, education, residential and commercial sectors.
Should your application be successful, we will be in touch within 48 hours to send you full details about the company, role and current bid opportunities.
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