Bid Manager - Construction Tender & Pre-Construction

Paxton Personnel Ltd; Elgin; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Salary sacrifice pension

Life assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee discounts

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Paxton Personnel Ltd in Elgin is recruiting an experienced Bid Manager to join a growing construction business. You will lead bids from early design through to submission and handover, coordinating estimating, design, commercial and operational teams.

The role requires strong tendering, estimating and procurement knowledge, and a commercial mindset to identify risks and value engineering opportunities. You must live within commuting distance of Elgin or be willing to relocate; sponsorship is not

Qualifications

• Experience in bid management or pre-construction in construction.
• Strong understanding of tendering, estimating and procurement processes.
• Excellent commercial awareness to identify risks and opportunities.
• Knowledge of construction contracts and procurement methods.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tender deadlines and teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate bids from design through tender submission and handover.
• Prepare tender pricing, budgets and submission docs.
• Coordinate estimating, design, commercial and operations teams.
• Review tender docs to identify project requirements.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities; suggest value engineering.
• Review construction programmes and impact on costs.
• Prepare tender reports, cost plans and cash flow forecasts.
• Manage tender correspondence and submission deadlines.
• Attend meetings, tender interviews and client presentations.
• Work with senior management on competitive bids.
• Ensure contracts risks and commercial position are protected.
• Prepare detailed handover information for successful tenders.

Skills

Bid management

Pre-construction

Commercial awareness

Tendering

Risk management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Paxton Personnel Ltd in Elgin is recruiting an experienced Bid Manager to join a growing construction business. You will lead bids from early design through to submission and handover, coordinating estimating, design, commercial and operational teams.

The role requires strong tendering, estimating and procurement knowledge, and a commercial mindset to identify risks and value engineering opportunities. You must live within commuting distance of Elgin or be willing to relocate; sponsorship is not