Bid Manager South

Howells Solutions Limited; Digswell; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Howells Solutions Limited is recruiting a Bid Manager to lead the SQ and tender process in social housing and property services, driving competitive, high-quality submissions for Housing Associations, Local Authorities and RSLs.

You will plan bid strategies, coordinate with business units and the supply chain, write persuasive responses, manage bid launch and mid-bid reviews, and present opportunities at bidder conferences to secure major contracts.

Qualifications

• Significant bid writing & tender management experience.
• Leadership and project management experience.
• IT proficient in Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• High levels of attention to detail.
• Ability to engage with all levels of employees.

Responsibilities

• Project manage the SQ and Tender process to meet client deadlines.
• Develop strategies and unique selling points to win bids.
• Gather information with the supply chain to produce quality responses.
• Research and write responses reflecting client requirements.
• Manage launch and mid-bid review meetings.
• Demonstrate commercial understanding and liaise with estimators.
• Maintain relationships with clients and consultants.
• Attend bidder conferences and dialogue sessions as required.
• Review bids before submission; manage post-tender clarifications.
• Prepare and lead site visits and brief interview teams.

Skills

Bid writing

Tender management

Leadership

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Role: Bid Manager - Social Housing / Property Services

Location: 1 day required in the Hertfordshire office

Salary: up to £75k + car allowance Benefits

We are working with a leading National contractor to recruit a Bid Manager to join their highly successful work-winning team, driving the SQ and tender process and producing exceptional qualitative submissions.

You must have recent demonstrable experience in winning planned, and project works within social housing/property services sectors, the end clients being Housing Associations, Local Authorities and RSLs.

You will have experience in leading and preparing bids in your own right with a proven track record of scoring highly on quality for term contracts in the value range of £10m - £100m. We are looking for someone with experience in winning strategic bids within the social housing/property services markets including planned maintenance, decarbonisation and EWI.

Bid Manager Key Duties

• Project manage the SQ and Tender process to meet client deadlines
• Develop and agree strategies and unique selling points to win individual bids through creative thinking and understanding each client's requirements
• Work proactively with the business/supply chain to gather information to produce exceptional written SQ and tender responses
• Research and write responses that reflect each client's requirements
• Manage the launch and mid-bid review meetings
• Demonstrate a commercial understanding and liaise with estimators
• Maintain an excellent relationship with clients and consultants throughout
• Attend bidder conferences and dialogue sessions as required
• Review completed bids before submission
• Manage all post tender clarifications in line with the client's timescales
• Prepare, manage, attend and lead / support site visits in support of each tender opportunity and to meet each client's requirements
• Work with the Business Development Director and Operations/Commercial teams to identify the interview team and brief them on the opportunity and submission
• Prepare the presentation and attend / lead if required

Bid Manager Essential Experience

• Significant bid writing & tender management experience
• Leadership and project management experience
• IT proficient in Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• High levels of attention to detail
• Ability to fully engage with all levels of employees