Hybrid Framework & Tender Manager

AECO; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Career development opportunities

Volunteer days

AECOM University

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Deputy Framework Manager to support the SPaTS3 Framework alongside SPaTS2 legacy projects. The role focuses on tender management, governance, and commercial support within a hybrid UK setup, with occasional travel to Birmingham.

You will help manage the opportunity pipeline, prepare bid responses, and ensure high-quality delivery while collaborating across client and supplier relationships. AECOM emphasizes development, flexible hybrid working, and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of NH/ Highways industry
• Independent worker, organised, proactive, flexible
• Methodical, with excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of NEC4 PSC contracts
• Experience of Framework Management
• Knowledge of bid best practice, or bid writing/ reviewing skills
• PMO experience

Responsibilities

• Manage the coordination of tenders, including allocation to bid teams, schedule management, and ensuring submissions are delivered on time and to a high standard, with a clear focus onsafety and quality.
• Lead the preparation and management oftender queries/clarifications, ensuring responses are accurate, compliant, and submitted within client deadlines.
• Provide commercial support throughout the tender process, includingrate development, responding to commercial queries, and sharing best-practice examples to support competitiveness and win performance.
• Maintain oversight of theopportunity pipeline, including tracking, forecasting, and proactive opportunity management in collaboration with the Framework Manager and bid teams.
• Prepare and support internalbid governanceactivity, including coordination of inputs and occasional attendance at governance meetings.
• Contribute tobid lessons learnedand performance improvement activity, including analysis of win/loss outcomes and trends.
• Support the Framework Manager in overall framework management, including leadership reporting,Tender Commitment reporting, and supplier and client engagement.
• Support supplier interactions as part of the wider framework team, including contract set-up, administration, and management of general queries.
• Provide guidance to project teams to ensureeffective and compliant project set-up, including mobilisation requirements and framework processes.
• Manage internal framework cost and performance reporting, includingbudget tracking, allocation, and reporting.
• Maintain and provide frameworkrates/rate cards, ensuring appropriate control, accuracy, and timely updates.
• Lead or supportcustomer initiativeswithin the framework to enhance service delivery, collaboration, and client satisfaction.
• Contribute to wider Advisory, Consultancy & Research project delivery activities, depending on business need and individual capability.
• Ensure the on-time, high-quality delivery ofTender Commitments, including tracking progress, supporting commitment leads, and escalating risks where required.
• Maintain and improve framework documentation, including updating and creatingtemplates, best-practice guides, and proposal materials (including drafting content for quality submissions).
• Support onboarding and training of new Project Managers to the framework, and provide refresher training for existing team members as required providing clear and consistent advice.

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Deputy Framework Manager to support the SPaTS3 Framework alongside SPaTS2 legacy projects. The role focuses on tender management, governance, and commercial support within a hybrid UK setup, with occasional travel to Birmingham.

You will help manage the opportunity pipeline, prepare bid responses, and ensure high-quality delivery while collaborating across client and supplier relationships. AECOM emphasizes development, flexible hybrid working, and professional growth.