Bid Manager

Gleeds; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Gleeds is seeking a Bid Manager for its London region to lead the preparation of winning bid submissions in construction management. This role requires a blend of bid management experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to strategize effectively while fostering collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

Opportunities to develop and grow your career

A contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Global travel scholarship programme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Prior experience in bid management within a construction environment.
• Experience managing bids generating over £250k fee revenue.
• Ability to lead bid planning workshops with complex structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and proposition development on bids.
• Organise review of submissions for quality and accuracy.
• Develop win strategies and bid plans.

Skills

Bid management

Construction industry knowledge

Project management

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Professionally qualified (APMP)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe InDesign

Job description

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We’re not just a construction consultancy, we're a catalyst for change.

Since 1885, we’ve been bringing to life new ideas and big visions for the built environment. In today’s fast-changing world, we’re continually connecting people, places, ideas and possibilities to make every day another step towards a better future.

We are searching for a Bid professional with recent construction bidding experience to join our London region as Bid Manager to support further growth of our Project Management, Cost Management and Building Surveying services in the Greater London area.

About The Role

Bid Manager

Gleeds UK Property London, W1W

About this opportunity

We’re not just a construction consultancy, we're a catalyst for change.

Since 1885, we’ve been bringing to life new ideas and big visions for the built environment. In today’s fast-changing world, we’re continually connecting people, places, ideas and possibilities to make every day another step towards a better future.

We are searching for a Bid professional with recent construction bidding experience to join our London region as Bid Manager to support further growth of our Project Management, Cost Management and Building Surveying services in the Greater London area.

As Bid Manager for our London office, you willsupport business growth through the creation of high quality, winning bid submissions, working from a strategy of targeting the right opportunities, with the right proposition, in a compelling way.

As Bid Manager you willlead bids for our London region. You will lead strategy and storyboarding workshops, plan, write and manage the response process to ensure that a compelling, professional and compliant bid is developed. You will manage multiple bids simultaneously in collaboration with Gleeds' Global Pursuits team

As a collaborative, success focused and professional Bid Manager, you will develop win strategies and bid plans, bringing ideas, innovation and fresh, creative thinking to the department. You will also be a team ambassador, setting high standards of professionalism and demonstrating Gleeds values through your work -Professionalism with personality.Excellence with humility.Innovation with agility.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Lead storyboarding workshops to develop clear structures for responses which articulate our win themes;

Lead strategy and proposition development on bids to ensure win themes are clearly articulated at the outset of the bid process;

Produce clear answer schedules which enable technical authors to generate compelling draft content;

Undertake bid/no bid conversations with Technical Leads to ensure we are targeting the correct opportunities;

Timely planning, management and completion of bid submissions;

Organise the review of the submissions against client requirements for high quality and accuracy;

Plan, write and coordinate bid responses;

Understand and interpret the questions and evaluation criteria within tender documents;

Construct relevant answers which clearly answer the clients’ question and portray the company in the best light;

Ensure accuracy and up to date information is placed in all tender and pre-qualification questionnaire documents;

Maintain records and stats relating to submissions and successes;

Build internal and external relationships with individuals associated with the bid process in order to create quality bids;

Develop a creative approach to the writing and presentation of bids;

Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process, whilst sharing best practice with the team;

Ensure the quality of the response and bid to reflect our company values;

Lead on internal projects and continuously improving the bid process.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

Opportunities to develop and grow your career

A contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Our global travel scholarship programme

Flexible working arrangements

About You

Who we’re looking for:

Experience

Prior experience in bid management or bid writing roles within a construction environment

Constructionindustry experience (desirable);

Ability to demonstrate experience successfully managing bids generating over £250k fee revenue or with a value of over £15m construction cost;

Experience of contributing to bids generating over £1m fee revenue or with a value of over £100m construction cost;

Project management experience;

Line management experience;

Demonstrate creativity and innovation through the production ofbespoke documentation;

Ability to plan and execute bid planning workshops with multiple attendeesand complex team structures.

Key Skills

Highly experienced in Microsoft Office Suite, with exceptional Word andPowerPoint formatting skills;

Highly experienced in Adobe InDesign;

Excellent command of both spoken and written English (mandatory);

A proactive, self-motivated, enthusiastic and determined bid professional;

Skilled in editing copy to correct grammar, spelling and punctuation and to ensure consistent standard and style;

A team player and effective communicator able to establish and maintain harmonious and professional relationships with clients and colleagues;

Work on own initiative, and to an exceedingly high quality;

Able to multi-task and work to tight deadlines in high pressure situations;

Possess strong organisational and project management skills;

Flexible, results driven and keen to take responsibility;

Manage delivery through multiple team members and internal/external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Degree in a relevant discipline (desirable)

Professionally qualified (APMP) (desirable)

About Us

About us

A world of opportunity

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 75 offices across the globe, you’ll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we’re committed to the success of our people, clients and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

Professionalism with personality

Excellence with humility

Innovation with agility

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.

Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.