Bid Manager

Calibre Search; Bingley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Calibre Search in Bingley, West Yorkshire, seeks an experienced Bid Manager to own the bid lifecycle across the UK and international markets. You will manage tenders from opportunity assessment to final submission, coordinating inputs from technical, operational and commercial teams to craft compelling responses.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in bid management within consultancy or related sectors, with strong writing, editing and governance skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' relevant bid management or tendering experience.
• Experience managing the full bid process from planning to submission.
• Strong written communication, editing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and coordinate contributions across teams.
• Experience with bid governance, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• Experience within consultancy, professional services, construction or related sector.
• Adobe InDesign knowledge beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage bids, tenders and RFPs from opportunity assessment to final submission.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes and compelling responses.
• Coordinate input from technical specialists, operational teams and commercial stakeholders.
• Write, edit and review high-quality bid content ( methodologies, executive summaries, project experience, social value ).
• Manage bid schedules, deadlines, reviews and approvals for compliant submissions.
• Work with commercial teams to coordinate pricing and fee proposals.
• Maintain and develop bid content, templates, case studies and supporting materials.
• Identify opportunities to improve bid processes, consistency and win rates.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Proposal writing

Editing

Project coordination

Commercial awareness

Team collaboration

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Bid Manager

Bingley, West Yorkshire

An established and growing consultancy based in Bingley is looking to appoint an experienced Bid Manager to play a key role in its continued growth across the UK and international markets.

Operating across sports infrastructure, environmental design and specialist consultancy, the business works on a diverse range of projects, from major international stadia to community sports facilities and environmental developments.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the bid function, working closely with technical, operational and commercial teams to develop and deliver high-quality, competitive tender submissions.

The Role

You will be responsible for managing the full bid lifecycle, from identifying and assessing opportunities through to developing the bid strategy, coordinating responses and delivering the final submission.

Working across a varied portfolio of services and projects, you will bring structure and consistency to the bid process, ensuring submissions are commercially focused, technically accurate and aligned with client requirements.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing bids, tenders and RFPs from initial opportunity assessment through to final submission.
• Developing bid strategies, win themes and compelling responses that maximise the chances of success.
• Coordinating input from technical specialists, operational teams and commercial stakeholders.
• Writing, editing and reviewing high-quality bid content, including methodologies, executive summaries, project experience and social value responses.
• Managing bid schedules, deadlines, reviews and approval processes to ensure compliant, high-quality submissions.
• Working with commercial teams to coordinate pricing and fee proposals.
• Maintaining and developing bid content, templates, case studies and supporting materials.
• Identifying opportunities to improve bid processes, consistency and overall win rates.

About You

You will be an experienced Bid Manager, Senior Bid Writer or Proposal Manager with a proven track record of managing complex tenders and bringing together multiple stakeholders to deliver successful submissions.

You'll be organised, commercially aware and comfortable taking the lead, with the ability to turn detailed technical information into clear, persuasive proposals. Just as importantly, you'll enjoy working collaboratively and be confident managing several live opportunities at once.

Ideally, you will bring:

• A minimum of three years' relevant bid management or tendering experience.
• Experience managing the full bid process, from planning through to submission.
• Strong written communication, editing and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and coordinate contributions across different teams.
• Experience with bid governance, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• Experience within consultancy, professional services, construction or a related sector.
• Experience with Adobe InDesign would be beneficial, as would knowledge of the sports infrastructure or water sectors.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.