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We're looking for a Senior Bid Manager to join our North West team in a key regional role. The position will cover the North West and can be aligned to our Salford or Speke offices, with flexibility for hybrid working between office, home, and third-party locations as required.
Location: Salford / Speke - North West Region. Flexibility for some home working.
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
What will you be responsible for?
The Senior Bid Manager will develop and execute bidding strategies, overseeing the entire process from early opportunity visibility to full contract award. The role involves steering the bid team, ensuring successful tender conversions to preferred bidder status, and progressing second-stage bids to live projects.
Your day-to-day tasks include:
* Tracking project pipelines, conducting research and analysis, and collaborating with business development to identify future opportunities aligned with Kier Construction's business plan and capabilities.
* Assembling bid teams by identifying relevant expertise to meet client needs and align with bid requirements.
* Arranging and chairing bid meetings with stakeholders, ensuring effective communication to set strategy, timelines, and responsibilities, and fostering collaboration among subject matter experts.
* Leading second-stage teams from preferred bidder status to successful contract award, ensuring execution of strategic bid objectives.
* Managing internal and external second-stage launches, clearly defining roles and responsibilities, and mitigating project risks.
* Coordinating with design managers, commercial leads, and operational teams to align on milestones, develop proposals, and ensure holistic delivery.
* Ensuring compliance with governance processes and delivering comprehensive handovers to delivery teams.
* Engaging in continuous improvement, best practices, and lessons learned initiatives.
What are we looking for?
This role is ideal for candidates who:
* Hold a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant technical construction discipline (e.g., Project Management, Construction Management, Design, or Commercial).
* Have experience managing bid services within a tier 1 construction environment.
* Possess strong construction knowledge from roles in bidding, technical, or commercial capacities within construction contracting.
* Have an understanding of framework procurement principles and current procurement methods.
* Have successfully managed second-stage bids within time, compliance, and budget constraints.
* Are familiar with best practice solutions and innovative ideas optimization.
* Hold a full UK driving license.
Rewards and benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs. More information about benefits can be found here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace is a priority. We are committed to ongoing initiatives and value employee contributions in shaping our policies. Our D&I action plan is available here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria are offered interviews.
We look forward to receiving your application to #joinkier.
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