Bid Manager

Blue Legal; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Legal are partnering with a leading law firm to recruit a Bid Manager on a 12-14 month FTC to join one of their offices. You will lead and project-manage formal tender responses and produce credentials and proposals for the legal and surveying businesses within the Property Platform, ensuring all submissions are accurate, compliant and delivered on time.

The Candidate: At least three years’ bid or tender management within a B2B environment, strong written and verbal communication skills,

Qualifications

• At least three years’ experience in bid or tender management within a B2B environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence and build senior client relationships.
• High level of organisation and confidence to prioritise workload with ownership of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead tenders and proposals across the Property Platform, including legal, consultancy and cross-platform opportunities.
• Identify, scope and evaluate bids by guiding bid/no-bid decisions and developing winning strategies with fee earners.
• Project manage tender processes from kick-off to submission, coordinating pricing, contract reviews and stakeholder input.
• Draft, edit and proofread high-quality content while ensuring all materials follow brand guidelines.
• Coach fee earners in presentation preparation and follow-up through debriefs and win/loss analysis.
• Collaborate with the Property New Business team to maintain a strong bid process.
• Contribute to Content Hub and gather case studies and best-practice responses.
• Promote cross-selling opportunities and drive continuous improvement in bid approaches.

Skills

Bid/tender management

Stakeholder relationships

Organisational skills

Written and verbal communication

Job description

Blue Legal are partnering with a leading law firm to recruit a Bid Manager to join one of their offices on a 12-14 month FTC. You will lead and project-manage formal tender responses and produce credentials and proposals for the legal and surveying businesses within the Property Platform, ensuring all submissions are accurate, compliant and delivered on time.

The Responsibilities:

• Lead tenders and proposals across the Property Platform, including legal, consultancy and cross-platform opportunities.
• Identify, scope and evaluate bids by guiding bid/no-bid decisions and developing winning strategies with fee earners, supported by client and prospect research.
• Project manage tender processes from kick-off to submission, coordinating pricing, contract reviews and stakeholder input to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Draft, edit and proofread high-quality content while ensuring all materials follow brand guidelines and liaising with support teams for accurate information.
• Coach fee earners in presentation preparation and support follow-up through proactive debriefs, win/loss analysis and fulfilment of bid-related commitments.
• Collaborate closely with the wider Property New Business team to maintain a strong, consistent and efficient bid process.
• Contribute to and maintain the Content Hub, keeping precedent materials up to date and gathering strong case studies, sector experience and best-practice responses.
• Promote cross-selling opportunities, share innovative ideas across the platform and help drive continuous improvement and consistency in bid approaches.

The Candidate:

• At least three years’ experience in bid or tender management within a B2B environment, ideally in the property, construction or legal sectors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence and build senior client relationships.
• High level of organisation and confidence to prioritise workload effectively with ownership of tasks.