Bid / Tendering Manager – Regional Rail Contractor

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Bid / Tendering Manager to join a Regional Rail Contractor in London. Responsibilities include managing all aspects of bid submissions and client relations. The ideal candidate will have experience in tender processes and strong skills in communication and organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in tender processes within the rail sector.
• Strong communication skills for client liaison.
• Ability to build and manage bid submissions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and submit tenders for new rail projects.
• Manage technical queries and revisions to bids.
• Develop relationships with clients and project managers.

Skills

Submission of bids

Building rates from first principle

Client liaison

Job description

Bid / Tendering Manager – Regional Rail Contractor

We are currently seeking a Bid / Tendering Manager to work for a Regional Rail Contractor based in London. Due to increase in work load and tender opportunities this contractor is looking to add to an already successful Work Winning Team.

Portfolio will consist of all new Tender works for all operational area, in Anglia, Kent, Sussex , Wessex Western and other areas that may become of interest.

Location: Based in Head Office with visits to area offices and sites. Potential visits to Client Offices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Pre Tender:
  • Submission of bids
  • Profiling of new enquiries
  • Responding to Expressions of Interest
  • Responding to Prequalifications
  • Lead in coordinating and submitting tenders
  • Agree Bid Team and actions with Commercial Director
  • Programme submissions
  • Tender Programmes
  • Monitor submission progress and assist where required
  • Drive actions
  • Review submissions
  • Manage Technical Queries and revisions to bids
  • Write narrative for bid submission
  • Review Contracts and identify commercial risks
  • Create risk profiles

• Estimating / Pricing:
  • Building rates from first principle
  • Building Preliminaries
  • Calculation of Overheads

• Obtaining Subcontract Quotes:
  • Identifying with assistance of delivery staff potential subcontractor Suppliers
  • Coordinate subcontractor enquiries
  • Prepare and issue subcontractor enquiries
  • Coordinate TQ from subcontractors
  • Issue TQs to all affected

• Bid Submissions:
  • Chair intermediate progress reviews
  • Resolve issues/ conflicts with Commercial Director if required
  • Agree risk profile/ price / qualify with Commercial Director
  • Present to Board at mid Tender
  • Present to board at Final sign off
  • Obtain Commercial Director sign off
  • Ensure submission, if required upload submission

• Post Submission:
  • Respond to Post submission queries
  • Prepare post tender interview responses
  • Agree format of post tender presentations/ interviews with Commercial Director
  • Agree attendees
  • Agree any discounting with Commercial Director
  • Lead in Post tender Presentations/ Interviews as appropriate

• Housekeeping:
  • Track all bids
  • Keep master record of all bids
  • Create library of submissions
  • Liaise with Buyer on subcontractor / supplier lists
  • Periodic reports to Commercial Director

Post Contract:

• Handover to Delivery Group
• Input of data for variations in Final Accounts both Client/ subcontractors
• Potential assistance on Early Warnings/ Compensation Events/ Variations
• Potential input to Agreement of Star Rates

Client Liaison:

• Develop relationships with Client Commercial and project management staff
• Develop workload with new clients
• Attend Progress meeting/ Other client interface meetings as appropriate

Reporting Line:

• Daily Delivery to Commercial Director
• Professionally to Commercial Director
• Management Board on Business Matters as directed by Commercial Director