Bid Manager - Civil Engineering (Flexible Hours)

Farrans; Dunmurry; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Farrans is seeking a Bid Manager in the Dunmurry area to lead end-to-end bid processes for major civil projects (£10m to £50m+). You will coordinate a cross-functional team, craft winning strategies, and ensure compliant, compelling submissions while supporting professional development, including APMP certification.

You will join our Civil Engineering Pre-Contract team and contribute to proposals across diverse sectors, with strong emphasis on quality, deadlines, and client value.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree or equivalent level.
• Knowledge of bidding best practice techniques, e.g. Shipley, APMP.
• Minimum of five years’ post-graduation experience in a civil engineering role and/or bidding environment.
• Practical experience of bid management, preferable in a construction related discipline.
• Excellent standard of written English with an ability to articulate messages clearly and concisely.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to effectively plan own workload and that of others.
• Able to work to tight deadlines in high pressure situations.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for managing the full life-cycle of the bid process from Go/No Go to contract award.
• Effectively lead the bid team to achieve a compliant and compelling bid submission.
• Formulate a winning bid strategy with the senior management team, based on an assessment of client drivers and priorities.
• Implement bid kick-off meetings to communicate the winning bid strategy and inform all parties of the individual responsibilities for the bid, including scope of response, timing and review process.
• Regularly review bid progress, taking action to ensure compliance with the winning bid strategy.
• Escalate issues within the chain of command where conflicting pressures apply.
• Interrogate the commercial, technical and bid submission responses to drive a best value offering to the Client.
• Encourage an integrated team approach, bringing enthusiasm and energy to the bid process.
• Write or contribute to sections of the quality response.
• Lead the Farrans team in preparation of presentations for tender interviews.
• Manage the tender clarification process, during and post bid stages.
• Strive for continuous improvement within the pre-construction process, including the application of best practices in bid management.
• Seek client feedback in respect of all submissions to drive improvements.
• Abide by all business compliance requirements in line with Company policies.

Skills

Bid management

APMP knowledge

Civil engineering bidding

Written English

Time management

Team leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Farrans is seeking a Bid Manager in the Dunmurry area to lead end-to-end bid processes for major civil projects (£10m to £50m+). You will coordinate a cross-functional team, craft winning strategies, and ensure compliant, compelling submissions while supporting professional development, including APMP certification.

You will join our Civil Engineering Pre-Contract team and contribute to proposals across diverse sectors, with strong emphasis on quality, deadlines, and client value.