Bid Manager

Randstad Construction & Property; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Bid Manager to join their dynamic business development team. In this role, you will be instrumental in drafting high-quality responses to tenders and pre-qualification questionnaires, ensuring that all bids reflect the operational excellence of the firm. Your expertise in facilities management and outstanding communication skills will be vital as you collaborate with various teams to develop compelling proposals. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative solutions in a thriving environment, where your efforts will directly impact the success of the organization.

Qualifications

• Direct experience in facilities management technical and tender processes.
• Outstanding writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Regional Directors in providing creative solutions for bids.
• Compile cost and data information for FM bids.

Skills

Facilities Management

Writing and Editing

Verbal Communication

MS Office Suite

IT Systems Application

Education

Degree in Media or English

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

Office 365

Job description

I am recruiting for a Bid Manager to join a tier 1 contractor in both construction and FM. You will be involved in working as part of the business development team to draft high quality facilities management responses to Invitations to Tender, Pre-Qualification Questionnaires and Expressions of Interest, as well as developing FM service delivery models and solutions in conjunction with the operational teams.

In addition, this role will support the Regional Directors and their teams in the bid process and negotiations for all current and new bids.

The Role:

• Support the Regional Directors in providing creative and commercial solutions to bid requirements and first draft submissions
  Support and at times lead the bid process ensuring all relevant parties are kept fully informed of their requirements and progress. This includes planning and advising of the bid activities and resources available for the pipeline of work
• Provide support and take ownership of populating generic organisational content into Selection Questionnaires, Requests for Information and other bid submission formats
• Compiling cost and data information for FM bids to ensure risks and commercial opportunities can be accurately identified
• Conducting site visits as part of the bid process and identify cost and efficiency drivers
• Supporting mobilisation activity in relation to FM services at new sites
• Identifying pre-written content that may be available to start to develop the proposal
• Developing and re-writing content into a consistent and excellent proposal style by either:
• Taking information provided by the individual contributors in the business development team to create responses;
• Meeting with and interviewing individual contributors to capture the raw information and details required to then develop draft responses;

About you:

• Direct experience of facilities management technical and tender process
• Outstanding writing, editing and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of Office including MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Project
• Skilled in the application of IT systems, including Office 365 including advanced Word skills
• Media, English degree or similar subject or equivalent would be advantageous but not essential

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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