Bid Manager

NexGen Associates; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

25 days annual leave

Additional company benefits

Job summary

NexGen Associates is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join its growing, employee-owned digital and technology services business. You will support the full proposal lifecycle and translate complex solutions into persuasive customer-focused bids.

You will work with senior stakeholders across defence, government and regulated sectors, coordinating input from technical, commercial and legal teams while ensuring compliance and high-quality submissions.

Qualifications

• Two to three years' experience in Bid Manager/Proposal Writer roles.
• Experience producing bids in defence, digital engineering or related sectors.
• APMP Bid & Proposal Management Foundation certification is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support responses to tenders, RFIs, RFPs and similar opportunities.
• Develop compliance matrices, response plans and bid schedules.
• Create persuasive content highlighting technical capabilities and value propositions.
• Coordinate input from technical, commercial, legal and operational teams.
• Review content to ensure all questions are addressed and submissions meet standards.
• Manage bid documents, versions and submission deadlines.
• Support bid governance, kick-off meetings and review gates.

Skills

Bid management

Proposal writing

Project management

APMP certification

Microsoft 365

Tools

Visio

Canva

Proposal management tools

Job description

Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire – Hybrid working, 2–3 days per week in the office

Salary: Up to £55,000, depending on experience

Bonus: £3,600 annual tax-free bonus

Benefits: Private healthcare, life assurance, income protection, 25 days’ annual leave and additional company benefits

You must be either SC Cleared or be eligible to obtain SC Clearance (Sole British citizen applicants only due to the nature of the work)

NexGen Associates is recruiting an experienced Bid Manager to join a growing, employee-owned digital and technology services business. The organisation delivers complex solutions across Defence, Government, Critical Infrastructure and other highly regulated sectors.

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented bid professional to contribute directly to the company’s ambitious growth plans. You will support the development of high-quality, persuasive and compliant bids, translating complex technical solutions into clear, customer-focused proposals.

The Role:

Working alongside the Senior Bid Manager, business development teams, technical specialists and senior stakeholders, you will manage bids throughout the full proposal lifecycle.

You will help produce compelling submissions that fully address customer requirements, communicate clear win themes and achieve strong evaluation scores.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and, where required, lead responses to public and private sector tenders, frameworks, RFIs, ITTs, RFPs, SQs and PQQs.
• Analyse tender documentation and produce compliance matrices, response plans and bid schedules.
• Develop persuasive proposal content that clearly communicates technical capabilities, value propositions and differentiators.
• Coordinate input from technical, engineering, commercial, legal and operational stakeholders.
• Review and challenge draft content to ensure every question is answered fully and effectively.
• Take ownership of bid documents, presentations and proposal submissions.
• Manage reviews, approvals, version control and submission deadlines.
• Facilitate bid kick-off meetings, workshops, review gates and governance sessions.
• Produce executive summaries, win themes and customer-focused messaging.
• Maintain and develop bid libraries, case studies, CVs, project references and reusable content.
• Support lessons-learned reviews and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure all submissions meet company quality, branding and governance standards.
• Contribute to Blue, Pink, Red and Gold bid reviews.
• Deputise for the Senior Bid Manager when required.
• A minimum of two to three years’ experience in a Bid Manager, Proposal Writer, Bid Writer or Bid Executive position.
• A proven record of producing successful bids within Defence, digital engineering, consultancy, technology, systems integration, engineering or managed services.
• Experience responding to opportunities involving the Ministry of Defence, Defence primes, government organisations or other secure and regulated environments.
• Good knowledge of UK public-sector procurement and tendering processes.
• The ability to understand and communicate complex solutions involving areas such as digital engineering, software, systems engineering, cyber security, cloud, data or managed services.
• Excellent bid-writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Strong project management, document control and organisational abilities.
• Experience managing several bids or opportunities simultaneously under demanding deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, SharePoint and proposal management tools.
• Experience using Visio, Canva or similar tools to produce basic proposal graphics.
• APMP Bid and Proposal Management Foundation certification is mandatory.
• APMP Bid and Proposal Management Practitioner certification.
• Experience working within a growing SME or employee-owned organisation.
• Broader knowledge of Defence, Government and Critical Infrastructure markets.

Personal Attributes:

• Exceptional written communication and creative writing ability.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A collaborative and team-focused approach.
• The ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and sound professional judgement.
• The ability to remain calm and deliver high-quality work under pressure.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join an ambitious, employee-owned organisation where you can make a genuine contribution to its next phase of growth.

The package includes:

• Salary of up to £55,000, depending on experience.
• £3,600 annual tax-free bonus.
• Hybrid working, with two to three days per week in Trowbridge.