Bid Manager

BPIC Network; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Bid Manager to join their preconstruction team in Leeds. This role offers the opportunity to lead diverse teams, manage significant bids across various sectors, and ensure projects meet high standards of quality and sustainability. With a focus on flexible working arrangements, this position promises a rewarding career path with a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including a market-leading pension scheme and private medical options. If you're passionate about driving innovative solutions and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Incentive bonus

Car scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Motoring expenditure allowance

Access to low carbon and electric cars

Qualifications

• Experience in managing diverse technical inputs and leading the bid process.
• Background in construction roles like Operations, Planning, or Design is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a bid team, ensuring successful project delivery.
• Develop commercial strategies and manage customer expectations effectively.
• Monitor progress and implement corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Bid Management

Project Management

Leadership

Commercial Strategy Development

Risk Management

Technical Awareness

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Construction Management or related field

Professional certifications in Project Management

Tools

Project Management Software

Collaboration Tools

Job description

Leeds, United Kingdom | Posted on 12/08/2024

Due to a strong pipeline of work Willmott Dixon are looking for a dynamic Bid Manager to join the UKs best big company to work for in our Yorkshire region.

Supporting our preconstruction team in the Yorkshire You will be based in our Morley office but we also know that work isn’t the only important aspect of your life so we are happy to support flexible working and working from home wherever possible.

Reporting to a Preconstruction Manager, the successful person will demonstrate true leadership and manage both internal and external resources to deliver successful bids, on time, within budget and to the highest quality, ensuring our customers’ expectations are met and, wherever possible, exceeded. Essentially project managing the preconstruction bid process.

With a proven track record of successful projects, you will be responsible for leading two-stage/negotiated tenders for projects ranging in value from £5m to £70 across a range of sectors, including Education, Leisure, Health, Blue Light, transport and Commercial. At Willmott Dixon we operate through several frameworks, allowing for a greater probability of seeing your hard work come to life.

As a Bid Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Motivating and leading a bid team that includes both internal (estimators, design professionals, MEP professionals and planners) and often external (supply chain and consultants) resource.
  
• Working closely with your team to develop the commercial strategy.
  
• Managing the customers’ expectations through informal and formal ‘health checks’, adopting a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.
  
• Developing and incorporating project strategies to achieve the company’s sustainability objectives.
  
• Ensuring regular monitoring and reporting on progress, managing potential risks and opportunities, and instigating pre-emptive and corrective actions as required.
  
• Maintaining continuous professional development of yourself and your team to ensure appropriate technical awareness, implementing best practices and driving continuous improvement.
  
• Maintaining a ‘one team’ approach throughout to create a seamless transition from preconstruction to operations.
  
• Coordinating inception workshops with our customers and using your proven listening skills to ensure we truly understand our customers 'Why', gaining vital information that will enable your bid team to go the extra mile.
  

Requirements

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Experience in managing diverse technical input, understanding complex construction schemes and leading the bid process will help you thrive in this role. If you have previously worked in a construction technical role, including but not limited to Operations, Planning, Commercial, Design or Estimating this will help you hit the ground running.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for you to become a key part of our pre-construction team, If you will enjoy understanding the challenges our customers face and are motivated by finding innovative solutions please follow the link to apply.

In return

We reward our people generously with a competitive salary and a market-leading benefits package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

Additional Information

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.