Proposal Manager

Electus Recruitment; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established engineering consultancy dealing with advanced defense solutions is seeking a Proposal Manager to create and manage proposals. This permanent role requires strong experience in formal tendering processes, excellent reporting abilities, and leadership skills for managing multidisciplinary teams. The position is hybrid, based in Cheltenham, and requires occasional travel. Candidates must be British Nationals and undergo security clearance vetting.

Qualifications

• Experience of operating within the constraints of formal tendering processes.
• Clear demonstrable experience in product, service, and complex bid documentation.
• Relevant experience in people management and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Generate proposals and outline the proposal structure as required by the RFP.
• Monitor progress and content, providing status reports to stakeholders.
• Coordinate collection of cost, scheduling, and performance elements.
• Develop and manage the internal stakeholder management process for submissions.

Skills

Experience with tendering processes

Clear communication skills

Leadership experience

Team management

Reporting skills

Job description

Proposal Manager

Salary: £55,000–£65,000

Location: Cheltenham (Hybrid)

Join this well-established engineering consultancy delivering advanced solutions across various defence platforms.

About the Role

• Generate proposals, outlining the proposal structure as required by the Request for Proposal (RFP), setting the schedule and allocation of responsibilities to the relevant subject matter expert
• Monitor progress and content, provide clear and concise proposal status reports to all relevant internal stakeholders on a regular and suitable periodic basis
• Coordinate the collection and accumulation of cost, scheduling, and performance elements from all relevant functional departments
• Develop and own the internal stakeholder management process for each submission

About You

• Experience of operating within the constraints of formal tendering processes, using procurement portals such as Award and Bravo solution, government work is desirable
• Clear demonstrable experience in product, service and complex bid documentation
• Experienced in the creation and delivery of clear and concise progress reporting at all levels within the business
• Relevant experience in people management and leadership (both line management and multi-disciplinary team leadership)
• Valid UK driving license with a willingness to travel occasionally
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends as required

Eligibility & Security Clearance

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to British Nationals. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high-technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are, of course, free to resubmit your CV/details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

This is a permanent role.