Bid & Proposal Lead: Drive Winning Opportunities

AtkinsRéalis; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Training and development

Competitive salary

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis invites a Proposal Manager to lead and win strategically important pursuits in Growth Markets across the UK. You will coordinate bid narratives, manage end-to-end bid processes and ensure compliant, high-quality submissions.

Work with market and practice teams, authors and technical leads to craft compelling proposals, using Copilot and Win Work tools; travel across the UK as needed and help elevate AtkinsRéalis’ bidding capabilities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record delivering bids from inception through ITT and client interviews.
• Experience leading bid teams from strategy to delivery of outcomes.
• Result oriented, inspiring, motivated, hard-working and flexible manager who is passionate about winning.
• Strong influencing skills to maximise expert knowledge on opportunities.
• Mobile and flexible to travel across the UK as required.
• Competent bid writer able to edit bid narratives and review others' responses.
• Oversee bid progress and initiate corrective action to submit on time.
• Collaborate with internal teams and partners on joint ventures.
• Maximise use of tools like Office365, Copilot, InDesign, MS Project and CRM; familiar with Miller Heiman and Huthwaites.
• Degree level and equivalent qualifications preferred; APMP Foundation desirable; InDesign capability desirable.

Responsibilities

• Use Copilot to coordinate bids and produce bid narratives and summaries for kick-off meetings.
• Oversee all bid process aspects from strategy to delivery of ITT, PQQ, EOIs, and pitches.
• Plan and manage bids from inception to closure, ensuring compliance with client requirements.
• Champion the Win Work tools and keep up to date on new tools in the Win Work Hub.
• Collaborate with technical leads, authors and bid team members to submit a compelling bid.
• Create and manage SharePoint and MS Teams sites for bid activity.
• Provide leadership and facilitation of bid development: win themes, answer planning, storyboard, writing/editing and reviews.
• Ensure adherence to AtkinsRéalis procedures and best practices.
• Lead production of high-quality proposals and collateral that promote AtkinsRéalis branding.
• Act as escalation point for bid teams and manage resistance positively.
• Ensure bid governance and review processes are followed.
• Contribute to initiatives to improve quality, cost-effectiveness, system compliance and bid success.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders to demonstrate bid team value and credibility.
• Lead bid submission production in line with corporate guidelines.

Skills

Bid leadership

Stakeholder influence

Office365 Copilot

InDesign

MS Project

CRM (MS Dynamics)

Travel readiness

Communication

Education

Degree or equivalent

APMP Foundation (desirable)

Tools

Copilot

InDesign

Job description

AtkinsRéalis invites a Proposal Manager to lead and win strategically important pursuits in Growth Markets across the UK. You will coordinate bid narratives, manage end-to-end bid processes and ensure compliant, high-quality submissions.

Work with market and practice teams, authors and technical leads to craft compelling proposals, using Copilot and Win Work tools; travel across the UK as needed and help elevate AtkinsRéalis’ bidding capabilities.