Proposals Manager

Amey; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth

Training

Pension

Holidays 24 days

Flexible benefits

Discount portal

Volunteer days

Job summary

Amey is seeking a Proposals Manager to join the Work Winning Team on a permanent contract. You will lead development of client-focused bid submissions, act as quality lead, and coordinate bid writers, graphic design, and documentation.

Regular travel to the Birmingham office is expected, with standard hours of 37.5 per week. You will manage the bid process, ensure compliant, persuasive responses, and drive efficiencies using our in-house AI tools.

Qualifications

• Experience in bid writing and proposals management (ideally highways and rail).
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to structure complex information into accessible, compelling responses.
• Self-motivated, able to meet tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan and manage development of persuasive PQQ and bid submissions.
• Deliver a quality service to bid teams covering proposals management, bid writing and graphic design.
• Act as the quality lead on bids, managing a team of bid writers and subject matter experts.
• Own Proposals management process based on Shipley and APMP best practice.
• Analyse client requirements and work with Bid Managers on high-level response structures.
• Facilitate tender planning and review to align with client evaluation criteria.
• Implement style guides, templates and reviewer guidelines to improve bidding.
• Provide guidance to bid writers and mentor junior team members.
• Review submissions and provide constructive feedback to improve responses.
• Support knowledge management and leverage AI tools to rapid content creation.

Skills

Bid writing

Proposals management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Job description

Title: Proposals Manager

Requisition ID: 11733

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Contract for a Proposals Manager to join our dynamic and high-performing Work Winning Team. Working across multiple sectors, emerging markets and new geographies, you will play a key part in helping Amey to meet its growth ambitions. Bidding experience in highways and rail is of particular interest to us.

As Proposals Manager, you will lead the development of high-quality, client-focused and persuasive bid submissions. Acting as ‘quality lead’ on individual opportunities, you will drive the process to develop our quality submissions, manage all proposals resource and coordinate associated activities (e.g. bid writing, graphic design, document formatting).

By accessing Amey-wide knowledge, sharing best practice and using our in-house AI tools and capabilities, you will help us to maximise efficiency in the bid process, differentiate our bids and ensure ‘we win as one’.

The standard working hours are 37.5 per week, with regular travel to our Birmingham office and other bid locations as required.

What You Will Do

• Lead, plan and manage the development of high-quality, client-focused and persuasive PQQ and bid submissions
• Deliver a quality service to bid teams covering proposals management and coordination, bid writing and graphic design
• Act as the ‘quality lead’ lead on individual bids, with responsibility for managing a team of bid writers and subject matter experts to produce compliant, easy-to-read and winning bid responses
• Own Amey’s proposals management process, based on the Shipley process and APMP best practice, to ensure high levels of bid team engagement and compliance
• Analyse and interpret client requirements and work with Bid Managers to develop high-level response structures in advance of answer planning workshops
• Facilitate tender answer planning and review processes to ensure responses are structured in line with question requirements and the client’s evaluation criteria, persuasive and easy to evaluate
• Implement standard tools such as style guides, answer plan templates and reviewer guidelines to facilitate better bidding
• Provide guidance to bid writers and wider bid team members to achieve high-scoring responses and coach and mentor more junior members of the team as required
• Act as a reviewer and editor for quality submissions, feeding back to the Bid Lead, section leads and bid writers on the quality and content of bids and provide constructive, specific feedback on how to improve responses
• Support knowledge management using Amey-wide systems and leverage our Genny AI tool to ingest previous responses and drive rapid content creation for PQQs and bids.

What You’ll Bring

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact on our business and contribute to a shared, sustainable future, we invite you to join us in advancing our strategy and driving positive change. We are looking for:

• Experience in bid writing and proposals management (ideally highways and rail)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• An ability to structure complex information and technical content into accessible, compelling and persuasive responses that differentiate Amey
• A self-motivated approach, working to tight deadlines in a dynamic environment

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

Why join Amey?

At Amey, we work on long-term stable contracts so you can plan a long-term career with us. We have been awarded Platinum status by Investors in People which underscores our commitment to supporting our people across every part of our organisation, enabling them to shine. Whether you are starting your career, returning to the workplace or can bring your professional expertise and skills, there is a place for you here. Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

• Competitive salary: Enjoy a competitive annual salary with the potential for yearly reviews to ensure you’re rewarded for your contributions.
• Career growth: Propel your career with clear and structured progression routes into areas such as Proposals Management and Bid Management
• Training opportunities: Unlock your potential with comprehensive training tailored to your growth.
• Personal development: Advance your personal growth through mentorship and access to our award-winning programmes like our Leadership Development, Women@Amey, and Multicultural Leadership programmes.
• Pension: Benefit from a generous pension scheme with company contributions for your future peace of mind.
• Holidays: Enjoy at least 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and the opportunity to buy further 5 days! Giving you plenty of time to relax and recharge.
• Flexible benefits: Customise your benefits package with options like additional leave, cycle-to-work schemes, charitable giving, and gym memberships.
• Exclusive discounts: Access our online portal filled with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services, and more, helping you save on the things that matter.
• Social impact: Take part in our community initiatives with 2x paid volunteering days a year, plus other opportunities to support fundraising and local projects.

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What We Do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance and Diversity & Inclusion

At Amey we constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to shine.

As a disability confident leader, we’re proud to guarantee applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

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