Bid Manager

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear solutions provider is looking for a Bid Manager to spearhead strategic bids in a hybrid work environment across key UK locations. The successful candidate will manage complex bids, ensuring compliance with schedules and budget expectations. Experience in project or bid management within the engineering sector is advantageous. The role offers an attractive salary and an extensive benefits package including professional development opportunities and work-life balance initiatives.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

Paid leave for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex bids valued over £10 million.
• Strong organizational skills to meet critical deadlines.
• Deep understanding of bid components like scheduling and risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation and submission of winning bids.
• Drive opportunities through governance process.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business.

Skills

Project or bid management

Organizational skills

Understanding of business winning process

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Bid Manager

Location:

Location

Warrington, GB, WA3 6YD
Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ
Leicester, GB, LE3 1UF

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Bid Manager

Location: Flexible + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65508

Lead Strategic Bids That Shape the Future of Nuclear Innovation

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re committed to building a safer, more secure world—together. As a Bid Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact from one of our key locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), or Bristol.

The Role

As a Bid Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of Cavendish Nuclear’s mission to deliver critical nuclear solutions across clean energy, defence, and decommissioning. You’ll lead high-value, complex bids that directly contribute to national infrastructure and energy security—making a real impact on society and your career.

Day-to-day you’ll lead the preparation and submission of winning bids, managing internal teams and external partners.

• Drive opportunities through Cavendish Nuclear’s governance process, from bid/no-bid to preferred bidder status.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and stakeholders across the business.
• Ensure bids meet all schedule milestones and budget expectations.
• Provide regular progress updates and resolve issues that may impact bid success.

This is a full-time, permanent position based at one of our key locations—Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), or Bristol. The role follows a hybrid working pattern, with 2–3 days per week in the office. Occasional travel to partner and client sites across these locations is expected. You will work 37 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Bid Manager

• Proven success managing complex bids valued over £10 million.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet critical deadlines.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end business winning process.
• Experience working under pressure to meet both final and interim milestones.
• Practical knowledge of bid components such as scheduling, supply chain, risk, and commercial models.

Qualifications of the Bid Manager

• This role is experience-led and does not require specific qualifications. However, a background in project or bid management within engineering, defence, or infrastructure sectors is advantageous.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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