Can you describe a time when you led a multidisciplinary bid team and directly influenced the winning strategy for a major tender?
Do you have experience managing the full tender lifecycle including strategy, governance, commercial input, and client engagement for construction or civil engineering projects?
Are you looking for a role where you can shape winning strategies, lead high-performing teams, and directly influence the success of major infrastructure bids?
The Opportunity
A growing work-winning function is expanding its capability and seeking a Bid Manager who can take full ownership of tender activity, drive winning strategies, and lead multidisciplinary teams to secure high-value construction and civil engineering projects. This role offers the chance to shape bid strategy, influence commercial outcomes, and work closely with senior leadership while developing strong client-facing relationships. You’ll play a pivotal role in coordinating estimators, planners, technical specialists, HSQE advisors, and operational teams to deliver compelling, compliant, and competitive submissions. If you enjoy leading teams, crafting winning strategies, and being at the heart of major project pursuits, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
* Lead and motivate bid teams to deliver successful tender outcomes.
* Develop and refine bid strategies aligned with business development and sector leadership.
* Oversee commercial strategy and ensure compliance with governance processes.
* Manage tender programmes, budgets, and internal bid meetings.
* Coordinate communication with clients, employer’s agents, JV partners, and supply chain.
* Direct designers, technical specialists, and third-party contributors to achieve optimal solutions.
* Manage risk and opportunity outputs, ensuring accurate capture in risk systems.
* Ensure high-quality written submissions, reviews, and timely delivery of all tender deliverables.
* Lead tender interviews, post-tender clarifications, and feedback dissemination.
* Complete structured handovers to project delivery teams for successful bids.
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
* Strong knowledge of the UK construction market.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Knowledge of civil engineering.
* Commercial awareness of different forms of contract.
* Strong presentation and client communication skills.
* Familiarity with governance and procedural requirements for work-winning environments.
It’s great if you also have the following
* Experience managing multidisciplinary bid teams.
* Exposure to joint venture or major project tendering environments.
* Experience using ARM or similar risk management software.
* Background in technical, commercial, or operational roles within construction.
* Experience developing tender strategies for complex infrastructure projects.
The setting for the role
You’ll work closely with estimators, planners, procurement, technical services, HSQE advisors, operational teams, business development, and specialist supply chain partners. The role requires strong collaboration, clear communication, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. You will be visible, accessible, and central to the coordination of high-value tender activity.