Senior Bid Manager

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions Ltd is hiring a Senior Bid Manager to lead high-profile bids in the engineering and infrastructure sector from qualification through to submission and post-tender review. You will shape bid strategies, coordinate governance, schedules and workshops, and work closely with senior stakeholders in a lean pre-construction team.

Ideally you bring proven bid leadership for a main contractor, excellent bid-writing skills and the ability to manage multiple opportunities in

Qualifications

• Proven bid management experience for main contractors.
• Strong bid-writing, editing and proofreading capability.
• Ability to manage multiple live opportunities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead bids from qualification to submission and post-tender review.
• Develop bid strategies, governance plans and submission programmes.
• Manage multiple concurrent bids to deadlines with high quality submissions.
• Coordinate inputs from cross-functional teams, extract evidence and manage dependencies.

Skills

Bid leadership

Bid writing

Stakeholder management

Project management

Risk management

Commercial awareness

Education

APMP accreditation

Job description

Senior Bid Manager

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Bid Manager to join a leading engineering and infrastructure contractor operating within the utilities, civil engineering and infrastructure sectors.

This is a pivotal role within a lean and collaborative pre-construction team, taking ownership of a diverse portfolio of opportunities ranging from major strategic framework procurements to smaller, fast-paced project tenders. The successful candidate will lead bids from qualification through to submission, clarification and post-tender review, ensuring every proposal is compelling, compliant and delivered to the highest standard.

The role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence work-winning strategy across a growing and ambitious organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Bid Leadership & Strategy

• Take ownership of opportunities from qualification through to submission and post-tender review.
• Develop bid strategies, governance plans and submission programmes appropriate to each opportunity.
• Produce deliverables schedules, responsibility matrices and bid plans.
• Facilitate kick-off, solution development and answer-planning workshops.

Bid Management & Writing

• Manage multiple concurrent bids while maintaining quality and adherence to deadlines.
• Write, develop and edit high-quality submissions from first principles.
• Create persuasive, client-focused responses that clearly demonstrate value and differentiation.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership groups.
• Lead workshops and interviews to extract key evidence, differentiators and project knowledge.
• Secure timely inputs and maintain accountability across contributors.
• Resolve dependencies and proactively manage risks to programme delivery.
• Coordinate external partners, supply-chain organisations and specialist contributors as required..

About You

You will be an experienced bid professional with a proven track record of successfully managing complex opportunities within construction, infrastructure, utilities or engineering environments.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience managing bids for a main contractor.
• Strong bid-writing, editing and proofreading capability.
• Experience managing multiple live opportunities simultaneously.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders positively and effectively.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how risk, programme and pricing shape winning solutions.

Desirable

• APMP accreditation or equivalent bid management qualification.
• Previous experience within the UK water sector.
• Experience delivering bids across utilities, civil engineering, infrastructure or MEICA environments.
• Knowledge of major framework procurement processes.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to play a key role in the growth and success of a leading infrastructure business.
• Exposure to major framework and strategic opportunities.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Career development opportunities within a growing work-winning function.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

This role would suit an experienced Senior Bid Manager, Bid Manager, Proposal Manager or Work Winning Manager looking to take ownership of high-profile infrastructure and utilities opportunities within a fast-paced pre-construction environment