Bid Manager: Content & Tender Delivery Lead

ASCO - Workforce Solutions; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ASCO - Workforce Solutions in Aberdeen is seeking a hands-on Bid Manager for a three-month period, based in Aberdeen with hybrid working arrangements. You will own live bids, develop compelling content and improve bid processes to support growth across critical infrastructure markets.

The role requires proven bid delivery experience, sector knowledge, and exceptional writing/editing skills. You will coordinate inputs from multiple teams and help optimise tender readiness and submission quality.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Bid Manager or senior bid professional.
• Sector experience in energy, defence, nuclear, renewables, construction or critical infrastructure.
• Excellent bid writing and editing skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple contributors and meeting deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Experience using procurement portals to identify opportunities and manage tender activity.
• Strong attention to detail, compliance and document quality.
• Commercial awareness and practical understanding of tender pricing and risk.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of live bids from kick-off to submission with clear plans and deadlines.
• Write, edit and shape high-quality tender responses and supporting content.
• Coordinate inputs from operations, commercial, finance, legal and procurement.
• Maintain bid plans, compliance matrices, logs and submission requirements.
• Support win themes and ensure the submission reflects the agreed approach.
• Build and organize reusable content and evidence in a central bid library.
• Review procurement portals and identify suitable opportunities and actions.
• Assist with portal administration and information housekeeping for tender readiness.
• Work across multiple service lines and prioritise deadlines as bid activity changes.
• Contribute improvements to templates and content while focusing on delivery.

Skills

Bid management

Tender writing

Stakeholder coordination

Content development

Attention to detail

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Procurement portals

Job description

ASCO - Workforce Solutions in Aberdeen is seeking a hands-on Bid Manager for a three-month period, based in Aberdeen with hybrid working arrangements. You will own live bids, develop compelling content and improve bid processes to support growth across critical infrastructure markets.

The role requires proven bid delivery experience, sector knowledge, and exceptional writing/editing skills. You will coordinate inputs from multiple teams and help optimise tender readiness and submission quality.