Bid Manager

Fawkes & Reece; Newbury; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to lead bids for a busy regional office. You will drive the bid from initial client engagement to submission and, if successful, through the PCSA period into contract.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record with Tier 1 or 2 contractors, exceptional organisation and communication skills, and the ability to manage complex tender processes with competitive win strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience managing bids for Tier 1 or Tier 2 main contractors.
• Proven track record of delivering tenders up to £100m project value.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead bids from early client engagement through submission.
• Manage the PCSA period for successful bids, transitioning to contract.
• Coordinate responsibilities and timescales, drive progress and lead client interviews where required.

Skills

Bid management

Client engagement

Tendering

Team leadership

Job description

Great opportunity for an experienced or ambitious Bid Manager to work with a busy Tier 1 main contractor on a mix of framework and competitive tenders up to £100m in project value.

Reporting to the Preconstruction Manager and Regional Director, you will be responsible for taking the lead to manage bids through from early client engagement to submission, then where successful through the PCSA period into contract

About the Company

This role is with the busy regional office of a national Tier 1 main contractor, with a turnover in excess of £150m and with secured workload in the education, commercial, defence, custodial, sport and leisure, plus university faculty sectors across the Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Surrey and Berkshire regions.

Projects range in size from £50m to £100m, secured through a mixture of national frameworks, negotiated schemes with repeat clients and competitive tenders. There is a good pipeline of future workload, with over 50% of turnover already secured for 2028.

Requirements

You will ideally be an experienced Bid Manager already, with a proven track record working with a Tier 1 or 2 main contractor, able to successfully engage with a range of clients, manage tender launch, agree win strategy, assess risks and opportunities, delegate, agree and manage allocation of responsibilities and timescales, report on progress and lead adjudications, plus lead tender interviews with clients.

Key attributes will include excellent organisation and communication skills, people management ability, technical, contractual and commercial knowledge, plus focus and drive with a competitive streak.

High standards, attention to detail and drive will be very well rewarded with excellent salary, benefits, promotional and development prospects.