Bid Manager

Brandon James Ltd

West End

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Salary 50k-60k GBP

25 days annual leave

Annual leave increases with length of

5% employer pension contribution after

Discretionary profit share scheme

Referral bonus

Life assurance at four times salary

Agile working

Core working hours

Work from home up to two days per week

Study sponsorship opportunities

Bespoke training opportunities

Annual professional subscription fees

Employee Assistance Programme

Family leave policies, additional

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Sabbatical opportunities

Season ticket loan

Bike2Work scheme

Electric car scheme

Subsidised gym membership

Job summary

Brandon James Ltd is looking for an experienced Bid Manager to own the full bid lifecycle in its London studio. You will manage high-value submissions, shape work-winning strategies and support long-term development of the bids function.

Working with partners, senior stakeholders and the work-winning team, you will lead bid production, review content for accuracy, and drive improvements across procurement portals and submission methods.

Qualifications

Previous experience managing the full end-to-end bid process.

Responsibilities

Managing the end-to-end bid process in line with internal procedures and workflows

Skills

Bid writing

Editing

InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

Stakeholder management

Time management

Leadership

End-to-end bid process

Team leadership

Work-winning

Proposal development

Proactive collaboration

Tools

InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Bid Manager

A leading architectural practice is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join its London studio.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Bid Manager with strong end-to-end bid experience to take ownership of high-value submissions, support strategic work-winning activity and help shape the continued development of a successful bids function.

Working closely with senior partners, the Head of Bids and the wider work-winning team, the successful Bid Manager will manage key opportunities across a range of sectors while overseeing team workload and contributing to longer-term business development objectives.

The Bid Manager Role

The successful Bid Manager will be responsible for managing the full bid lifecycle, ensuring submissions are well structured, visually compelling, accurate and aligned with the practice’s strategic objectives.

Responsibilities will include:

Managing the end-to-end bid process in line with internal procedures and workflows
Taking ownership of high-value and strategically important submissions
Producing high-quality bid documents using Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign
Reviewing and editing bid content to ensure accuracy, consistency and a strong client focus
Developing clear work-winning strategies across a range of sectors
Coordinating input from partners, senior stakeholders, project teams and technical specialists
Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders to produce compelling proposals and presentation materials
Tracking and communicating regional opportunities across relevant channels
Managing procurement portals and different submission methods
Maintaining and improving the internal bid library, including CVs, case studies, project information and photography
Supporting the analysis of bid outcomes, including both wins and losses
Reporting on bid performance and identifying lessons learned
Implementing improvements and efficiencies across the bidding process
Collaborating closely with the wider work-winning and marketing teams
Supporting the Head of Bids with longer-term strategic initiatives and market positioning
Line managing and coordinating the workload of the wider bids team

The Bid Manager

The successful Bid Manager will ideally have:

Previous experience managing the full end-to-end bid process
Experience within architecture, the built environment, construction or professional services
A genuine interest in architecture and design
Strong bid writing, editing and proofreading skills
Excellent Adobe InDesign skills
Experience producing visually engaging and professional submissions
Previous line management or team leadership experience
The ability to oversee workloads and manage competing deadlines across multiple bids
Confidence working directly with partners, directors and senior management
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
The ability to adapt their communication style when working with different contributors
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Experience using procurement portals and managing different submission requirements
A strong understanding of frameworks, procurement routes and work-winning processes
The ability to remain calm and organised in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
A proactive, collaborative and improvement-focused approach