Bid Manager, Global Pursuits

Gleeds; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Gleeds, a global construction consultancy, seeks a Bid Manager for its Global Pursuit Team. This UK-wide position involves leading major bids, ensuring high-quality submissions, and mentoring team members. Candidates should have extensive bidding experience, strong project management capabilities, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Global travel scholarship

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in bidding.
• Understanding of professional services and/or building/property industry.
• Experience managing large bids.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategy and proposition development for major bids.
• Managing and supervising bid team members.
• Planning and completing bid submissions on time.

Skills

Relationship-building

Creative writing

Project management

Editing skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

APMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe InDesign

Job description

About The Role

Bid Manager, Global Pursuits

Gleeds is an award-winning, global construction consultancy with over a century of success in the Built Environment. Our impartial advice helps clients maximise return on investment, from site acquisition to project completion. With over 135 years of construction intelligence, we offer unparalleled insight across all sectors, helping clients deliver real value from their assets.

Gleeds' Global Pursuit Team provides world-class bid support on major pursuits across the globe, including the UK. Working collaboratively with regional teams, we focus on strategic client positioning, target growth sectors, our top 10 Key Client Accounts, and Target Growth Accounts.

As Bid Manager, you will manage our most high-profile and complex bids throughout the entire end-to-end bid process. This includes supporting all aspects of the Global Pursuit Bid Process (GPBP) from pre-bid preparation and strategic positioning to live bid phases and post-tender interviews.

You will ensure technical teams are well-equipped to respond to client objectives and secure work through our best practice bidding approach. This role also involves supervising and developing staff and promoting good practice within the Global Pursuit Team.

This position is UK-wide and can be based in any of our UK offices, including London, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester, Liverpool, or Leeds.

Responsibilities include:

1. Leading strategy and proposition development for major bids to articulate win themes early in the process;
2. Leading storyboarding workshops to develop response structures that highlight our win themes;
3. Planning, managing, and completing bid submissions on time;
4. Reviewing submissions against client requirements for quality and accuracy;
5. Coordinating bid responses and producing answer schedules for technical teams;
6. Interpreting questions within pre-qualification questionnaires and tender documents;
7. Constructing relevant answers that address client questions and showcase the company positively;
8. Ensuring all tender documents contain accurate and current information;
9. Maintaining records and statistics related to submissions and success rates;
10. Managing and supervising team members, including delegating, training, and performance evaluation;
11. Developing and mentoring bid team members.

Benefits include:

• Career development opportunities
• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Global travel scholarship
• Flexible working arrangements

About You

Requirements:

• Minimum five years’ experience in bidding;
• Understanding of professional services and/or the building/property industry (desirable);
• Project management experience;
• Line management experience (preferred);
• Experience managing large, successful bids;
• Creativity and innovation in bid documentation;
• Ability to plan and facilitate bid workshops with complex teams;
• Ability to lead internal projects and improve bid processes;
• Strong relationship-building skills;
• Creative writing and presentation skills;
• Willingness to travel within the UK;
• Advocacy for the Global Pursuit team and company values.

Key Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Word and PowerPoint;
• Experience with Adobe InDesign (preferred);
• Excellent English communication skills;
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented;
• Strong editing skills for grammar, style, and consistency;
• Effective team player and communicator;
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines;
• Strong organizational and project management skills;
• Flexible and results-driven;
• Experience managing teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Degree in a relevant discipline (desirable);
• APMP certification (desirable).

About Us

Gleeds offers a diverse, supportive culture that empowers employees to make a difference. With over 75 offices worldwide, we foster global collaboration and innovation, committed to quality relationships and sustainable development. Our values are:

• Professionalism with personality;
• Excellence with humility;
• Innovation with agility.

We are an equal opportunity employer and support flexible working arrangements. Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.