Bid Manager

Calibre Search; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Calibre Search is seeking an experienced Bid Manager/Senior Bid Writer to lead end-to-end tender submissions for clients across construction, engineering, consultancy and professional services. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, craft persuasive responses and manage governance to ensure on-time delivery.

You will also develop templates, case studies and content libraries while driving improvements to win rates through rigorous quality assurance and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years bid management or tender experience.
• Experience coordinating multiple bids with competing deadlines.
• Strong written communication and document production skills.
• Ability to develop persuasive, client-focused responses and clear bid strategies.
• Experience coordinating technical and commercial contributors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full bid process from opportunity assessment through to submission.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes and response plans tailored to client requirements.
• Coordinate input from technical, operational and commercial teams to meet deadlines.
• Write, edit and develop bid content including methodologies and project approaches.
• Manage bid reviews, governance and internal approvals.
• Coordinate pricing, fee proposals and commercial information with stakeholders.
• Oversee final document production and submission, ensuring all requirements are met.
• Develop and maintain bid templates, case studies and content libraries.
• Review previous submissions and implement improvements to bid processes and success rates.

Skills

Bid management

Tender writing

Stakeholder management

Editing & proofreading

Proposal development

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Job description

The Role

You'll lead the preparation and submission of bids, tenders and RFP responses, ensuring each submission is well structured, commercially aligned and delivered on time.

• Managing the full bid process, from opportunity assessment and bid planning through to submission.
• Developing bid strategies, win themes and response plans tailored to client requirements.
• Coordinating input from technical, operational and commercial teams, keeping everyone aligned to deadlines.
• Writing, editing and developing compelling bid content, including methodologies, project approaches, quality responses and social value submissions.
• Managing bid reviews, quality assurance, governance and internal approvals.
• Coordinating pricing, fee proposals and commercial information with relevant stakeholders.
• Overseeing final document production and submission, ensuring all requirements are met.
• Developing and maintaining bid templates, case studies, project references and content libraries.
• Reviewing previous submissions and implementing improvements to bid processes and success rates.

About You

You'll be an experienced Bid Manager, Senior Bid Writer, Proposal Manager or similar, with a proven track record of managing complex tenders from start to finish. You'll be organised, commercially aware and confident bringing together multiple stakeholders to deliver quality submissions against tight deadlines. You'll also have:

• At least three years' relevant bid management or tender experience.
• Experience managing multiple bids and competing deadlines.
• Strong written communication, editing and document production skills.
• The ability to develop persuasive, client-focused responses and clear bid strategies.
• Experience coordinating technical and commercial contributors.
• A good understanding of bid governance, compliance and quality assurance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to challenge and improve existing processes.

Experience within construction, engineering, consultancy or professional services would be particularly relevant. Knowledge of competitive tendering and RFP processes is essential to the role, while experience with Adobe InDesign and exposure to the sports or water sectors would be advantageous.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.