Lead Bid Consultant - Drive Winning Tender Submissions

3Search; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

3Search in Manchester is seeking a Bid Consultant to join our growing bid writing and consultancy team. You will own bid projects from opportunity through submission, crafting evidence-led responses to help clients win tenders.

Reporting to the Head of Bids, you will lead client meetings, manage stakeholders, identify risks, and mentor junior consultants while maintaining on-time delivery within budgets.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in bid management and bid writing, ideally within a consultancy or client-facing environment.
• Degree-level education or equivalent.
• Experience leading complex bids with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with ability to adapt messaging to different audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management, including the ability to influence clients.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to analyse complex information and turn it into clear, persuasive responses.
• Strong organisational and workload management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and deliver reliably.

Responsibilities

• Write, review and refine high-quality bid responses across multiple industries, ensuring submissions are compelling, accurate, compliant and evidence-led.
• Take ownership of client relationships, managing expectations, providing expert advice and constructively challenging where appropriate.
• Lead client meetings, kick-offs, workshops and bid reviews, communicating confidently with a range of stakeholders, including senior decision-makers.
• Identify risks, gaps and opportunities within bids and proactively recommend effective solutions.
• Conduct bid reviews, wash-ups and lessons-learned sessions to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support, coach and mentor Bid Consultants and Graduate Consultants, sharing knowledge and providing constructive feedback.
• Act as a role model for bid best practice and contribute to the continued development of delivery standards and services.
• Maintain strong project management discipline, including effective workload management, utilisation and delivery within agreed budgets.
• Take ownership of challenges, make informed decisions and ensure a consistently high level of client service.

Skills

Bid management

Bid writing

Stakeholder management

Client relationship management

Project management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

3Search in Manchester is seeking a Bid Consultant to join our growing bid writing and consultancy team. You will own bid projects from opportunity through submission, crafting evidence-led responses to help clients win tenders.

Reporting to the Head of Bids, you will lead client meetings, manage stakeholders, identify risks, and mentor junior consultants while maintaining on-time delivery within budgets.