Bid Manager

Galliford Try; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Galliford Try, a leading construction firm, seeks a Bid Manager in Glasgow to lead the bid process and manage a team. This role involves creating innovative bid responses for significant projects across various sectors, ensuring adherence to governance and delivering high-quality outputs. Ideal candidates will have a construction background and robust communication skills, eager to contribute to the company's growth.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to Work schemes

Corporate discounts

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the bidding process and manage bid writers.
• Prepare bid programmes and schedules.
• Ensure compliance with bid management processes.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Experience in proposals/work winning environments

Construction background

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

InDesign

Job description

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We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Bid Manager

Central Scotland

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Bid Director, the Bid Manager will work as part of the wider pre-construction team and lead the creation of innovative and effective responses to a wide variety of pre-qualification and tender document submissions. Working from the Glasgow office, Morrison Construction have a dedicated bid team who undertake the bidding processes for projects across a variety of sectors and ranging in value between £m and £m. A key part of this role will be supporting and managing our team of bid writers and bid co-ordinators, taking ownership of the delivery of bespoke “win strategies” and managing all aspects of the “end to end” bidding process.

Principal Duties include:

• Receive, analyse and disseminate tender documents, including handling clarifications & amendments.
• Preparation of bid programmes and deliverables schedules to monitor progress.
• Ensuring that that the Bid team adheres to defined governance and bid management processes and adequately hands over successful bids to delivery teams.
• Contribute and lead the wider bid team at key stages of individual tender opportunities, gathering technical information from internal departments to compile and ensure a high-quality bespoke solution is offered to the client.
• Identifying winning bid themes, strategies and actions.
• Implementing our Delivering Excellence culture change programme through the Bid process.
• Leading tender launch and finalisation meetings, including content specific workshops and regular progress meetings.
• Supporting the development and undertaking the writing of high-quality winning quality deliverables including co-ordinating, proof-reading, and editing written content produced by others.
• Taking a lead role in the management of the submission process ensuring that all deliverables are being produced and successfully issued in line with the PQQ / Tender requirements.
• Liaison and collaboration with “subject matter” experts to assist the development of focussed and bespoke responses.
• Building and developing effective relationships throughout the business and with partners out with Supply Chain and Design Team Partners.
• Oversee and contribute to the production of promotional/marketing materials and award submissions.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to junior staff.

About You:

We are looking for someone who is naturally inquisitive and has the passion to challenge ideas and the will to provide innovative solutions. Key “ must have ” competency requirements include: -

• Ability to demonstrate a confidence to communicate ideas.
• Excellent use of the English language and writing skills.
• A drive for continuous improvement.
• Driven to achieve customer satisfaction.
• A strategic thinker.
• An ability to identify and solve problems in a timely manner.
• A construction background and be able to understand technical / commercial information.
• An ability to communicate effectively with technically oriented people, including the ability to work with construction staff, discuss technical questions and develop / write and appraise responses.
• A willingness to support the team and others – a Team Player with a strong work ethic.
• The flexibility to meet the challenges of fluctuating workloads and multiple assignments with tight deadlines that may require non-standard work hours from time to time.
• IT Literacy including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat and InDesign.

You will possess strong organisational and project management skills, an eye for detail and meticulous proof-reading and communication skills both written and verbal. Experience of working in a proposals / work winning environment is essential.

You will have the ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines. A team player with a “can do” attitude and ability to think “outside the box”. You will also be an ambitious individual who wishes to grow their career in parallel with the continued growth of our business.

What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £ billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free / support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Morrison Construction business please contact Laura Mitchell on

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.