Bid Manager

Our client is a leading design & build infrastructure and engineering contractor, working on multiple standalone multidisciplinary projects and Framework contracts across London and the Southeast.\n\nAs the Bid Manager, you will be responsible for managing and compiling bid & tender requests, ensuring a well authored, clear and concise response, that is in a logical and professional format, that captures and answers all client tenders questions.\n\nAs the successful candidate, you will work with the Bid Coordinator and Technical Author, and liaise directly with the client, the estimating, design and health & safety teams, to produce best in class tender responses.\n\nBid Manager roles and responsibilities:\n\nManaging, coordinating and recording the receipt of leads, PQQs, ITTs, TQ's from portals, emails, and document sharing platforms etc.\nUndertaking review of PQQs and ITTs to understand next actions to be taken and ensure correct distribution to the relevant teams, including Pre-Construction, Planning, Commercial & Estimating, Health & Safety, Business Development & Marketing departments to ensure deadlines are met.\nManagement of the tender process, coordinating the completion of PQQs and tender submissions including all supporting evidence, preparing internal meetings and assigning actions, and the collation of tender submissions and client feedback.\nWriting and proof reading of documents for readability, grammar and spelling errors, and suitability of answered tender questions, liaising with projects and Engineering team to gain feedback and information that could improve the bid.\nAssist the Preconstruction Director in developing and maintaining work winning procedures and maintaining PQQ and tender 'library' for the Company.Bid Manager requirements:\n\nDegree or HNC/HND a construction, media design, English Language or journalistic qualification would be advantageous.\nExperience working within the construction industry, within either a preconstruction or bid role.\nExcellent writing and document presentation skills.\nMust have an exceptional eye for detail, able to work to tight deadlines, on multiple bids and maintain accuracy under pressure.\nStrong IT Literate in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.Bid Manager Benefits:\n\nWorking for an established infrastructure and engineering contractor.\nOpportunity to work as part of an established team, with freedom to work on your own initiative.\nCompetitive salary and package.\nImmediate role