Senior Bid Manager

NG Bailey; East Boldon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including gym memberships

Job summary

A leading engineering and services company in the UK is seeking a Bid Manager to oversee and deliver bids worth £25 million annually. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Engineering and prior experience in Bid Management. Responsibilities include leading the bid team, developing strategies, and establishing external relationships to drive successful outcomes. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits such as flexible work options, a pension scheme, and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience in Bid Management, especially in an engineering context.
• Ability to influence and secure support from stakeholders.
• Proficiency in developing bid strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the bid team and align strategies with company goals.
• Identify and convert business opportunities into contracts.
• Develop external relationships to enhance company profile.
• Prepare winning bid strategies using market analysis.
• Manage the allocation and production of bid submissions.

Skills

Leadership

Bid Management

Engagement

Market Intelligence

Networking

Education

Background in Engineering

Job description

Boldon -Northeast

Permanent

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a role where you’ll be responsible for managing and delivering bids within an area of the business that turns over £25 million pa.

You will play a key role in driving successful outcomes by providing clear direction, motivation, and support to the bid team — ensuring alignment with business goals and full compliance with company policies and procedures.

What we’re looking for

Someone who comes from a background in Engineering, ideally as a Project Manager or Engineer, who has already made the move into Bid Management and comes with experience in this area.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for bid team and keep up to date with industry movements and trends in order to demonstrate our credibility and influence current/prospective clients.
• Work with the Business Development Managers to identify and convert work winning opportunities into profitable contracts, in line with business strategy.
• Develop and maintain a network of external relationships, to raise the company profile, generate new business opportunities, understand the competition.
• Use expertise, market intelligence, customer knowledge and influence to prepare a bid winning strategy that differentiates NG Bailey from our competition.
• Secure support from work winning and operational leaders, involving internal/external stakeholders, to deliver the bid within budget.
• Undertake peer review with Senior Bid Manager or Pre-Contract Manager. Present prime cost values, with risks and opportunities at final settlement.
• Manage the production of allocated bid submissions.
• Work with Senior Bid Manager or Pre-Contract Manager to ensure Group and Business unit approval.

Benefits

• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.

Next Steps

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.