Bid Manager

Brandon James; Manchester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension

Career development pathways

Life assurance

Medical Insurance

Private GP access

Discounted gym membership

Performance bonus

Job summary

Brandon James is recruiting a Bid Manager for roles in Leeds or Manchester. You will own the bid process end-to-end, develop winning strategies with client-facing teams, and drive compelling responses within tender windows.

The role emphasizes strong writing, project management, and cross-team coordination to maximise scores. The position requires experience across public/private procurement, construction/engineering sectors, and a proven track record in bid leadership.

Qualifications

• Understanding and experience of public and/or private sector procurement processes.
• Experience within construction, engineering, property or consultancy sectors.
• Experience in a Bid Manager, Senior Bid Writer, Senior Bid Coordinator or similar role.
• Strong project management and organisational skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and persuasively.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of bid strategies.
• Strong critical thinking and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end bid process from proposal planning to submission to win new projects.
• Lead pre-bid activities researching clients, competitors and market trends.
• Review tender documentation and create clear proposal plans aligned with deadlines.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage timescales, workshops and stand-ups.
• Edit inputs to ensure content is accurate, concise and compelling.
• Coordinate materials into a finished bid format and liaise with clients as needed.
• Lead post-submission reviews to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support development of case studies and bid content for ongoing KB management.

Skills

Bid management

Proposal writing

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Written communication

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

APMP certification

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint)

InDesign (adv)

Job description

Company Information

A leading, multidisciplinary consultancy with a strong presence across the UK is now seeking a confident Bid Manager to work in either their busy Leeds or Manchester office

In this role as the Bid Manager, you will work with client-facing teams to develop winning strategies for their pipeline, manage the bidding process throughout the tender window, and contribute to the writing of compelling and convincing responses.

Bid Manager - Role and Responsibilities

As a Bid Manager, you will take ownership of the bid process and play a key role in helping win new business opportunities.

• Oversee and lead the end-to-end process of developing, preparing and submitting bids to win new projects
• Facilitate pre-bid activities to research clients, competitors and market trends as we understand and improve our position and developing bid strategies and win themes
• Undertake early bid / no bid meetings with leaders to review our appetite and right to win - and participating in commercial risk assessment and approval gateways before submission
• Review tender documentation to understand all inclusion requirements - agreeing and promoting a clear proposal plan to drive the delivery of each submission in line with compliance and deadlines
• Drive communication across the team (inc kick off, workshops, stand-ups etc) - a common understanding of timescales, evaluation criteria and deliverables through clear work allocations
• See that a clear plan is in place for compelling high-quality responses through storyboarding, writing and review
• Review and edit inputs prepared by others to see that our content is presented in an accurate, professional, concise and consistent manner - delivering compelling bids which maximise our scores
• Manage the coordination of materials into a completed format
• Liaise with clients as appropriate (and guide those in client-facing roles) as we respond to queries and prepare to participate in post submission discussions, presentations and negotiations
• Lead post-submission lessons learnt reviews (based on internal and external feedback) to identify opportunities to improve
• Support the development and maintenance of case studies, project examples, CVs and other relevant bid content as part of an ongoing knowledge management approach
• Monitor bid performance and contribute to the continuous improvement of our work-winning approach by collaborating with colleagues to identify best practice and implement changes

Bid Manager requirements

• Understanding and experience of public and / or private sector procurement processes
• Experience within the construction, engineering, property or consultancy sectors
• Experience in a Bid Manager, Senior Bid Writer, Senior Bid Coordinator or similar work-winning role
• Strong project management and organisational skills - with the ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills with a focus on attention to detail
• The ability to communicate technical information in a clear, persuasive and engaging way
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of successful bidding strategies
• Strong critical thinking skills
• The ability to perform well under pressure and meet challenging deadlines
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels

• APMP certification or an equivalent bid management qualification would be advantageous
• Wider proposal and behavioural training - eg Shipley, Miller Heiman, Mindflick
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word and PowerPoint
• Experience using Adobe InDesign would be advantageous

In Return?

• 25 days annual leave
• Pension
• Career development pathways
• Life assurance
• Medical Insurance
• Private GP access
• Discounted gym membership
• Performance bonus

Salary: 48,000 - 58,000

REF: 23304MC