Bid Manager

Bid Resource Solutions; Epping Forest; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Virtual GP

Life Insurance

Pension

Job summary

Bid Resource Solutions is recruiting a Bid Manager for a hybrid role based in Waltham Abbey, Essex. The position offers autonomy to shape the work-winning function within a collaborative bid team.

You will own bids end-to-end, coordinating stakeholders across operations, commercial and technical teams to deliver compliant, persuasive submissions that win work for the social housing sector.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as Bid Manager or in a senior bid role, delivering competitive proposals.
• Experience managing bids through the full tender lifecycle from qualification to submission.
• Strong written and editing skills with high-quality tender responses.
• Experience with public-sector tenders, housing associations or local authorities.
• Experience in social housing or built-environment sectors is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of bids from initial opportunity and kick-off through to final submission.
• Work with the Senior Bid Manager and Head of New Business to develop bid strategy, win themes and compelling responses.
• Manage multiple concurrent bids, coordinating input from operational, commercial and technical stakeholders.
• Lead bid kick-off meetings, storyboard sessions, reviews and progress meetings throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Write, review and edit tender responses, ensuring submissions are persuasive, compliant and client-tailored.
• Collaborate with Bid Writers, Bid Coordinator and Estimator to deliver high-quality submissions.
• Support development of bid processes, content, governance and best practice across the function.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder coordination

Tender writing

Editorial ability

Public-sector tenders

Job description

Bid Manager

Hybrid - Waltham Abbey (2-3 days in the office)

£50,000 - £65,000 Basic + Bonus + 25 Days Holiday + Virtual GP + Life Insurance + Pension + Package

Are you looking for a Bid Manager role that offers genuine autonomy and flexibility, within a business investing in its work-winning function and building a collaborative, high-performing bid culture?

This is an opportunity to join an established electrical compliance and property safety solutions provider, operating extensively across the social housing market. The business is investing significantly in its work-winning capability, with an experienced Head of New Business and Senior Bid Manager leading the development of the function. You'll join a collaborative team including Bid Writers, a Bid Coordinator and Estimator, taking responsibility for managing bids through the full lifecycle and bringing together stakeholders from across the business.

Rather than simply inheriting an established process, you'll have the opportunity to influence how the function develops, take ownership of important submissions and contribute directly to improving how the business wins work.

Your Duties:

• Take ownership of bids from initial opportunity and kick-off through to final submission


• Work closely with the Senior Bid Manager and Head of New Business to develop bid strategy, win themes and compelling responses


• Manage multiple concurrent bids, coordinating input from operational, commercial and technical stakeholders


• Lead bid kick-off meetings, storyboard sessions, reviews and progress meetings throughout the bid lifecycle


• Write, review and edit tender responses, ensuring submissions are persuasive, compliant and tailored to client requirements


• Work collaboratively with the wider bid team, including Bid Writers, Bid Coordinator and Estimator, to deliver high-quality submissions


• Support the continued development of bid processes, content, governance and best practice across the work-winning function

Experience Required:

• Previous experience working as a Bid Manager, Assistant Bid Manager, Senior Bid Writer, Proposal Manager or similar


• Experience managing bids through the full tender lifecycle, from qualification and kick-off through to final submission


• Strong written and editorial ability, with experience writing, reviewing and improving high-quality tender responses


• Experience working on public-sector tenders and/or frameworks, including housing associations or local authorities


• Experience within social housing, property services, compliance, M&E or a related built-environment sector would be advantageous, but is not essential

Keywords: Bid Manager, Proposal Manager, Proposals Manager, Bid Writer, Senior Bid Writer, Proposal Writer, Proposals Writer, Bid Executive, Bids, Proposal, Tender, Construction, Maintenance, Built Environment, M&E, Compliance, Property Services, Social Housing, London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Waltham Abbey, Chingford, Enfield, Watford, Harlow, Romford, Billericay, Chelmsford.

Bid Resource Solutions Limited is an Employment Consultancy.

Bid Resource Solutions Limited regrets to inform you that our client can only accept applications from candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Candidates who do not currently have this right or permit, or whose application to obtain it is pending, should not apply as their details cannot be processed