Lead Bid Manager & Tendering Engineer - Own Bid Life Cycle

3 Sixty Resourcing; Stapleford; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Company pension

Leisure benefit (£500)

Career development support

Job summary

3 Sixty Resourcing seeks a Tendering Engineer to own the full bid life cycle in the Nottingham/Derby area. You will coordinate inputs from engineering, sales and management to deliver structured, compliant proposals on time.

You will lead a growing team, shape bid processes, and implement improvements while maintaining high-quality, persuasive content for clients. This full-time role offers a clear career path and on-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Bid Writer, Proposal Writer, Bid Manager or Tendering Engineer.
• Engineering background in automation, PLC, SCADA, HMI is ideal.
• Excellent written English with strong editing and proofreading skills.
• Ability to interpret information and translate it into client-facing content.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full bid process from opportunity review to final submission.
• Analyse tender documents, ITTs, PQQs, and client requirements for compliance.
• Write clear, structured, and persuasive bid responses aligned to evaluation criteria.
• Collaborate with engineering, sales and management to gather inputs.
• Edit and quality-check all bid content for clarity and accuracy.
• Produce executive summaries, methodologies and value propositions.
• Track deadlines, coordinate internal reviews and approvals.
• Support post-submission clarifications and lessons-learned reviews.

Skills

Bid management

Technical writing

Editing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

3 Sixty Resourcing seeks a Tendering Engineer to own the full bid life cycle in the Nottingham/Derby area. You will coordinate inputs from engineering, sales and management to deliver structured, compliant proposals on time.

You will lead a growing team, shape bid processes, and implement improvements while maintaining high-quality, persuasive content for clients. This full-time role offers a clear career path and on-site collaboration.