Bid Manager

Fulkers Bailey Russell; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic construction consultancy seeks a Bid Manager to oversee the bid process and collaborate with a dedicated team. This role entails producing high-quality proposals, managing bid strategies, and ensuring technical compliance. With a strong focus on sustainability and employee empowerment, joining Fulkers Bailey Russell offers a rewarding career path and exceptional perks.

Benefits

33 days of holiday including bank holidays

Additional day off on your birthday

Health cover and benefits from day one

Annual company bonus and salary review

Company pension

Membership fees for relevant professional bodies covered

Career development and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Longstanding experience in a construction professional services background.
• Proven capability in delivering winning proposals.
• Experience in writing bespoke answers tailored to clients’ needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end bid process and ensure proposals are high quality.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to produce winning bids.
• Lead kick-off meetings and manage Bid Coordinators.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent written communication skills

Multitasking

Time management

Strong knowledge of bid documentation

Confident and approachable

Organizational skills

Tools

InDesign

Job description

About us

Are you a Bid Manager looking to join a dynamic and driven construction consultancy? If so, this could be the role for you!

At Fulkers Bailey Russell, we’re not just about delivering projects — we’re a team focused on making a positive impact. We deliver exceptional consultancy services whilst championing sustainability and most importantly, empower and prioritise our people.

As a proud B Corp, we’re committed to high standards of social and environmental performance and making the journey smooth and successful for our clients. We’re big enough to lead complex, high-profile projects, yet small enough to genuinely support and care for our employees – our 'Fulkers people'.

About you

As Bid Manager, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse team of construction professionals and stakeholders. You will take ownership of the end-to-end bid process, ensuring proposals are of a high written quality, presented on brand and technically compliant whilst supporting the business with work winning and the implementation of the bid strategy. Enjoy working on a hybrid basis from our London Bridge office.

• Working with the senior leadership team across the business to produce winning first and second stage bids
• Overseeing PQQ’s/SQ’s and any other standard information questionnaires, ensuring technical compliance throughout
• Following company templates to produce high quality proposal documents and presentations
• Working with the bid team to develop bespoke bid texts
• Managing the bid qualification (bid go / no go) process for new opportunities
• Ensuring bid processes and governance is followed
• Supporting in the development of the bidding strategy for the business
• Leading kick off meetings
• Line managing the Bid Coordinators and other positions as appropriate
• Managing bid and opportunity tracker ensuring reporting data captured
• Producing bidding statistic reports as requested
• Always take personal responsibility for the health and safety of self and others by working within the Health and Safety policy and procedures
• Endeavour to improve our social and environmental impact
• Any other duties as reasonably required of my role

What skills will you need?

• Longstanding experience in a construction professional services background
• Proven capability in delivering winning proposals in the construction sector
• Strong Knowledge of bid documentation including SQs, EOI’s and ITT
• Experience in writing bespoke answers tailored to clients’ needs
• Excellent working knowledge of InDesign
• Multitasking and time management must be a strength
• Confident and approachable when dealing with colleagues at all levels
• Excellent written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Highly organised with strong time management
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team

Joining us at Fulkers Bailey Russell isn't just about being part of a great team—it's a thrilling journey packed with fantastic perks! We believe we are a great place to work and for people to develop their careers - we strive to satisfy the career aspirations of our people in a friendly, professional, environmentally and socially positive way. Here’s what’s on offer;

• Enjoy 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays), growing with an extra day after five years of service.
• An additional day off on your birthday.
• Health cover and benefits from day one and x 2 salary death in service coverage.
• Annual company bonus and salary review.
• A company pension.
• We cover membership fees for relevant professional bodies.
• Career development, chartership learning support and training opportunities.

Fulkers Bailey Russell is now a Certified B Corporation, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. We're dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace - diversity in our team leads to creativity, innovation, and better business outcomes, and we promote equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates diversity.

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