Bid Manager

Babcock International; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure company is seeking a Bid Manager to lead complex bids in engineering and defence sectors. This permanent role offers a hybrid working pattern based in Leicester. Key responsibilities include ensuring bid success and collaborating with stakeholders. Experience in bid management and achieving Security Check clearance is advantageous. The company provides a generous benefits package including a pension scheme and holiday allowance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in project or bid management within engineering, defence, or infrastructure sectors is advantageous.
• Must achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Drive opportunities through governance process from bid/no-bid to preferred bidder.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with schedule and budget expectations.
• Provide progress updates and resolve issues affecting bid success.

Job description

Overview

As a Bid Manager, you'll be at the forefront of Cavendish Nuclear's mission to deliver critical nuclear solutions across clean energy, defence, and decommissioning. You'll lead high-value, complex bids that directly contribute to national infrastructure and energy security—making a real impact on society and your career. Day-to-day you'll lead the preparation and submission of winning bids, managing internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Drive opportunities through Cavendish Nuclear's governance process, from bid/no-bid to preferred bidder status.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and stakeholders across the business.
• Ensure bids meet all schedule milestones and budget expectations.
• Provide regular progress updates and resolve issues that may impact bid success.
• This is a full-time, permanent position based at one of our key locations — Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), or Bristol. The role follows a hybrid working pattern, with 2-3 days per week in the office. Occasional travel to partner and client sites across these locations is expected. You will work 37 hours per week.
• Proven success managing complex bids valued over £10 million.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet critical deadlines.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end business winning process.
• Experience working under pressure to meet both final and interim milestones.
• Practical knowledge of bid components such as scheduling, supply chain, risk, and commercial models.

Qualifications

• This role is experience-led and does not require specific qualifications; however, a background in project or bid management within engineering, defence, or infrastructure sectors is advantageous.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at GOV.UK.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave. This window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme

About Cavendish Nuclear

Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. We’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group.