Overview
Senior Proposals Manager (FTC) role at Willmott Dixon. We are recruiting to join our London & East construction business, based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. This hybrid role offers a mix of remote and office-based working. It is a 12-month fixed term contract for maternity cover. You will oversee our proposals and ensure the team prepares high-quality bids that delight our customers.
We are committed to understanding our customer needs and developing sustainable solutions that are clearly articulated in customer-focused, class-leading submissions. You will partner with preconstruction managers, bid managers and subject matter experts to create winning strategies for bids across sectors including Education, Leisure, Commercial, Blue Light and Health. The team collaborates to produce creative, well-thought-out content, and you will craft a compelling narrative that engages customers and supports winning projects. You may be required to represent the company and present proposals to customers when needed.
Responsibilities
* Support and oversee the proposals team/process in all aspects of submission, identifying and assembling the people needed to produce and win the bid.
* Produce high-quality qualitative submissions on time within budget.
* Coordinate and lead proposal team contributors’ input.
* Provide and implement creative ideas and initiatives into proposals.
* Assess technical and complex requirements, shaping the proposals.
* Manage the production of accurate, well-presented documentation for PQQs and tenders.
* Create and lead customer presentations when needed.
* Check progress and support team members.
Essential and Desirable Criteria
* Experience in a proposals or work-winning role.
* Exceptional project management skills and ability to work with a large number of teams at once.
* A proactive “can-do” approach; self-starter mentality with sound commercial understanding.
* Experience drafting and reviewing written communications to deliver specific messages within tight deadlines.
* Proven track record of bid/proposal management and bid advice.
* The drive to deliver excellent customer service through the proposal process.
* Emotional intelligence and the ability to flex style to the situation.
Personal Qualities
Not specified in detail in the original description.
Additional Information
Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.
Benefits
We reward our people with a competitive package and flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes, but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus, and a car scheme. Roles may benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and access to low-carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon car leasing scheme.
About Us
With over 170 years of history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose is beyond profit: delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment to ensure lasting value in the neighbourhoods where we work. Our values are people, innovation, partnerships, sustainability and focus on quality. Willmott Dixon is a privately owned company where our people can thrive. The company has been recognised by The Sunday Times as a Top 10 “Big” Company to Work For (2025), ranked among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (2024), and featured in Europe’s 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times (2025). Willmott Dixon is the first major contractor and developer to win a King’s Award for Enterprise in sustainable development.
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