Bid Manager in West Midlands

Energy Jobline ZR; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Bid Manager to oversee bid submissions for the Rail division. This hybrid role requires proven experience in managing complex bids, financial modelling, and effective collaboration with teams. Key benefits include 34 days of holiday and a company pension scheme. Join a dedicated team making a significant impact in critical infrastructure.

Benefits

34 days holiday including public holidays

Company pension scheme

Occupational health support

Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping

Qualifications

• Proven success in leading end-to-end bids.
• Ability to create and interpret financial reports.
• Experience in writing winning bid documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full bid process in line with governance.
• Oversee cost modelling and ensure high-quality submissions.
• Develop bid strategies and produce materials for submissions.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Tender response writing

Cost modelling

Education

Degree in Law / Business / Marketing

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Description

Have you got the right qualifications and skills for this job Find out below, and hit apply to be considered. Bid Manager

At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It's important work we do. Learning together, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation better. Join us and help keep the nations critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting into the Head of Bidding, the Bid Manager will deliver compelling written and financial submissions for medium-value projects within our Rail division. You will manage the full bid process in line with Telents governance, oversee cost modelling and reviews, and ensure timely, high-quality submissions.

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to be in our Warwick HQ one day per week.

What you’ll do

• Work closely with the Sales team, Subject Matter Experts and Technical and Commercial leads within Telent to develop compelling written and financial responses.
• Deliver efficient end to end management & production of timely, high quality and ultimately successful Bids and Proposals in keeping with Telents Bid procedures.
• Leading and developing Bid winning strategies in partnership with the opportunity owner & business heads
• Producing material from Go/No Go stage through to deal review, Bid submission & win / loss reviews
• Post Bid submission support including preparation of Bid presentations
• Support the Programme Director with workload planning, bid forecasting, cost and win / loss tracking & reporting.
• Bid and Proposal reviews won & lost including recommendations for improvement.
• Continually monitor the costs being incurred by the business throughout the Bid process and seek on-going measurable improvements in Telents return on Bid investment.
• Promote improvements in the quality of Bids and Proposals, ensuring that best practice approaches to developing and producing Bids and Proposals are always pursued

Who you are

You are an experienced Bid Manager with proven success leading end-to-end bids, ideally within the rail sector or similar complex industries. Skilled at coordinating subject matter experts and commercial teams, you bring strong cost modelling experience and a sharp eye for compliance and governance.

Key Requirements

• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Financially astute with ability to create & interpret financial reports and models.
• Demonstrable experience of winning as part of high performing and efficient Bid team.
• Proven experience of leading & delivering high and medium-value bids, ideally in a services or solutions environment.
• A proven ability to write and Red Review answers to tender questions to a winning standard.
• ITT Quality response writing skills.
• ITT Cost response financial skills.
• A degree in Law / Business / Marketing (or similar) is desirable

What we offer

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

Values

• Be Inclusive
• Take Responsibility
• Collaborate
• Be Customer-focussed

About Telent

Telent is a leading technology company and specialist in the design, build, support and maintenance, drawing on decades of experience in mission critical communications and technology. of the UKs critical digital infrastructure. The work we do helps connect thousands of people and communities, using the best technology and innovation available. When you join us, youll have the opportunity to make a real impact on all our futures by fulfilling your potential and delivering high performance. We work together to make everyday life work better for everyone. Youll be part of a team of more than 3,000 brilliant, dedicated people committed to getting the job done well.