Growth Solutions Lead: Bids, Strategy & ATM

NATS; Whiteley; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NATS in the UK is seeking a Bid & Solution Lead within the Growth business to shape offerings for global customers, from early engagement through proposal delivery. You will combine ATM expertise, strategic insight and commercial acumen to win opportunities, coordinating with Sales, Bidding and Delivery teams to develop compelling, compliant solutions that meet client needs.

The role requires strong leadership of virtual teams, clear written communication, and the ability to balance customer

Qualifications

• ATM expertise across multiple domains (ATC, Safety, Engineering).
• Strong leadership of cross-disciplinary teams.
• Commercially astute with bid, pricing and revenue awareness.
• Able to design or adapt solutions to meet customer needs.
• Disciplined planning to meet bid timescales.
• Excellent written English to describe scope clearly.
• Understanding of global ATM trends and emerging tech.
• Track record delivering high-quality solutions on time.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Collaborative, with stakeholder engagement across regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of innovative, competitive and deliverable solutions for Growth opportunities.
• Translate customer needs into clearly defined solutions aligned with Growth capabilities and strategy.
• Coordinate with bid teams to ensure customer, P&L and commercial requirements are met.
• Write and coordinate solution contributions to proposal documents.
• Collaborate with Sales, Bidding and Delivery to develop persuasive content and architectures.
• Ensure solutions comply with Growth processes.
• Provide expert support to delivery teams and lead solution implementation where appropriate.
• Identify and drive efficiencies in planning and delivery throughout contract lifecycle.
• Act as Growth ambassador, engaging stakeholders across teams, regions and customers.

Skills

Air Traffic Management

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Proposal development

Stakeholder engagement

Bidding & pricing

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

NATS in the UK is seeking a Bid & Solution Lead within the Growth business to shape offerings for global customers, from early engagement through proposal delivery. You will combine ATM expertise, strategic insight and commercial acumen to win opportunities, coordinating with Sales, Bidding and Delivery teams to develop compelling, compliant solutions that meet client needs.

The role requires strong leadership of virtual teams, clear written communication, and the ability to balance customer