Overview
Bid Manager / Senior Bid Manager
Sector: Rail / Civil Engineering
Location: South Region
Office Base: Swanley (Kent), Theale (South East), Highbridge (South West), or Pontyclun (South Wales)
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for winning work in the rail and civil engineering sectors? We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Bid Manager or Senior Bid Manager to join our South region as part of the regional Pre-Contracts team and play a pivotal role in shaping our future success.
About AmcoGiffen
AmcoGiffen is a leading infrastructure specialist delivering maintenance frameworks, capital projects, and complex civil engineering solutions across the UK. Our clients include Network Rail, local authorities, energy providers, and environmental agencies.
Our diverse project portfolio includes:
* Highways and road infrastructure
* Underbridges, overbridges, and footbridges
* Tunnels and station enhancements
* Flood alleviation and resilience schemes
* Earthworks and embankment stabilisation
* Lineside civils, cabling, troughing, and telecoms
We operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where innovation, safety, and quality are at the heart of everything we do.
The Opportunity
As a Bid Manager or Senior Bid Manager, you’ll be instrumental in leading and coordinating bid activities across the South region. You’ll work closely with estimating, commercial, and operational teams to develop compelling, high-quality submissions that reflect our capabilities and align with client expectations.
This role offers the opportunity to manage your own bids while supporting larger, strategic tenders alongside senior colleagues. You’ll report to the Regional Senior Pre-Contracts Manager and contribute directly to our work-winning strategy and business growth.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage bid submissions from initial opportunity through to final submission
* Collaborate with Regional Directors and Pre-Contracts teams to identify and pursue new opportunities
* Coordinate and compile prequalification documents and tender responses
* Facilitate input from technical authors, estimators, planners, and delivery teams
* Write and edit technical and narrative content to ensure clarity, consistency, and impact
* Chair tender progress meetings and ensure deadlines are met
* Analyse client feedback and support continuous improvement in our bid approach
* Contribute to post-tender reviews and lessons learned
* Support the development and implementation of work-winning processes and tools
About You
We’re looking for someone who brings a blend of technical understanding, commercial awareness, and strong communication skills. You’ll ideally have:
* Proven experience in a bid management role within the rail or civil engineering sector
* A collaborative approach and the ability to build effective relationships across teams
* Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills
* A good understanding of civil engineering principles and project delivery
* A relevant qualification in Civil Engineering (HNC/HND/Degree)
* A proactive mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
What We Offer
* Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
* Company Car or Car Allowance
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
* Company contributory Pension scheme
* Life Insurance
* Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
* Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
* Consistent learning opportunities
* Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership, Women in leadership and much more.
* A safe place to work
* Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk
Recruitment Manager
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