Bid Support Project Manager

-; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecom service provider in the UK seeks a Bid Coordinator to manage bid activities, ensuring effective planning and coordination across teams. Ideal for candidates with strong organizational skills, this role offers flexibility in working arrangements, and opportunities to grow in a supportive environment. Join us to contribute to essential infrastructure services while enjoying a range of company benefits including health plans and a matched pension scheme.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme

24/7 online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Access to retail discounts

Life assurance

Health Care Cash Plan

25 days annual leave

Company car and fuel card

Qualifications

• Experience in a role focused on planning and coordination.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Familiar with documents and systems for project tracking.

Responsibilities

• Manage the work that goes into bids and ensure deadlines are met.
• Coordinate with different teams and maintain progress tracking.
• Help prepare and finalize bid documents for clarity and completeness.

Skills

Planning and coordination

Communication skills

Time management

Problem-solving

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career; with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Telecom, we're enabling and enhancing telecom networks, playing a lead role in the delivery of our tech enabled future. We deliver full network cycle services for fixed, private and mobile operators. This role will be within our Divisional Business Development team, you'll join our people who work with our clients to identify opportunities to deliver new services across our Telecoms division. You will also work with a wide range of people across the division who are involved in developing, bidding, winning and delivering those services.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

We are looking for someone to help manage the work that goes into our bids. This person will support the team by keeping things organised and making sure deadlines are met. The role involves working with different people across the business. You will help bring together the information needed for each bid. You will also help make sure the final documents are clear and complete. You will be part of a team that works on projects across the UK. You will help with planning and coordination. You will also help with reviews and checks. You will make sure the right people are involved at the right time. You will help keep track of progress and make sure everything is ready when needed. We are looking for someone who is calm and focused. You should be good at working with others. You should be able to manage your time well. You should be able to spot problems early and help find ways to fix them. You should be able to work with documents and systems. You should be able to follow rules and processes.

You do not need to have worked in telecoms before. You do need to have worked in a role where planning and coordination were important. You do need to be comfortable working with teams and systems. You do need to be able to work on more than one thing at a time.

This role can be done from anywhere in the UK. You will need to join meetings online. You may need to travel sometimes. You will be part of a team that supports flexible working.

We welcome people from all backgrounds. We want to build a team that reflects the communities we work in. We will support you to grow and learn in the role.

What you'll bring?

You will have experience working in a role where planning and coordination were important. You will understand how to manage tasks that involve different people and deadlines. You will be able to work with documents and systems that help keep projects on track. You will be used to working with teams and helping others stay organised. You will be comfortable working with rules and processes. You will be able to follow steps that make sure work is done properly. You will be able to check that everything is in place before something is sent or shared. You will be able to spot things that are missing or unclear. You will be able to manage your time well. You will be able to work on more than one thing at a time. You will be able to stay calm when things are busy. You will be able to ask for help when needed and offer help when others need it. You will be able to speak clearly and write in a way that others understand. You will be able to work with people who have different roles and views. You will be able to listen and take in what others say. You will be able to share updates and explain what is happening. You do not need to have worked in telecoms before. You do need to have worked in a role where you helped manage work and supported others. You do need to be open to learning and trying new ways of working.

What's in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include.

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note:

Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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