Bid Strategy Lead, Construction (Manchester)

Galliford Try; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Cycle to Work schemes

Private medical scheme options

Comprehensive pension plan

Be Well wellbeing programme

Career development training

Job summary

Galliford Try in Manchester seeks a Bid Manager to identify winning bid themes, manage tender processes and oversee design, risk, and submission quality. You will lead on cost evaluation, programme delivery and governance, ensuring clear communication with the bid team and clients.

The role requires experience in preconstruction, multiple contract types and ICE/NEC/JCT forms, with a proactive, collaborative approach to procurement and delivery. Flexible working is encouraged where feasible.

Qualifications

• Wide industry experience with a defined network/profile including defined preconstruction and/or bid experience & exposure to multi procurement & contract types.
• Experienced in ICE, NEC & JCT forms of contract.
• Experienced in planning as part of the tender process.
• Suitable industry-based qualification i.e. ICE/RICS/CIOB.
• Computer literacy

Responsibilities

• Identify winning bid themes, strategies and actions. Communicate and implement effectively.
• Ensure design strategy is in place, risk analysed & summarised.
• Review and direct prime cost evaluation (prime cost guardian).
• Create/review technical submission.
• Adherence to tender process.
• Receive, analyse and disseminate tender documents, produce and monitor answer plan
• Contribute to writing quality responses, reviewing and editing quality responses
• handling clarifications & amendments including disseminating to bid team.
• Preparation of bid programmes & internal bid number & monitoring of progress against the programme.
• Ensure all bids are subject to correct adjudication and governance procedures e.g. bid: no bid criteria, sign offs and approvals.
• Standardise quality bid submissions and share best practice across Galliford Try.
• Help develop, lead, manage & maintain a procurement strategy to meet desired outcomes.
• Incorporate Delivering Excellence culture change programme through the Bid process.
• Take ownership to manage & advise on bidding to achieve defined success criteria that provide a secured forward order book to meet Business Unit Objectives, including PQQ & tender success rates.
• Ensure the preconstruction team adheres to defined governance, correct adjudication & bid management processes & adequately hands over successful bids to delivery teams.
• Design & implementation of continuous improvement strategies to improve quality & success rate of bidding.
• Develop and foster collaborative working relationships with the Client, Client’s Representatives, Supply Chain and consultants.
• Support Business Development with early engagement activities

Job description

Galliford Try in Manchester seeks a Bid Manager to identify winning bid themes, manage tender processes and oversee design, risk, and submission quality. You will lead on cost evaluation, programme delivery and governance, ensuring clear communication with the bid team and clients.

The role requires experience in preconstruction, multiple contract types and ICE/NEC/JCT forms, with a proactive, collaborative approach to procurement and delivery. Flexible working is encouraged where feasible.