Senior Bid Manager

VolkerWessels UK Ltd; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Bid Manager to lead tender submissions and mentor a skilled team. This role offers the chance to work on diverse civil engineering projects, contributing to essential infrastructure. The company values innovation and teamwork, ensuring a supportive environment for professional growth. With a commitment to employee well-being, they provide a range of competitive benefits, including private medical care and enhanced maternity policies. Join a forward-thinking organization that prioritizes fairness and inclusion, where your contributions will make a significant impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Additional day off on your birthday

Option to buy additional annual leave

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Shopping and restaurant vouchers

Training and development opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven IT skills and strong communication abilities are essential.
• Experience in construction, particularly in civils and rail, is required.
• Experience in risk and value management is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Represent the company in tender delivery and mentor others.
• Manage multiple priorities and delegate effectively.
• Continually improve the quality of work produced.

Skills

IT and desktop publishing skills

Excellent communication skills

Construction experience

Ability to juggle multiple priorities

Delegation skills

Management of line managers

Quality improvement

Design/Build process understanding

Risk and Value management

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

We currently have a superb opportunity for a Senior Bid Manager to join our Infrastructure business, based out of our Head Office in Hoddesdon.

The project portfolio is varied and diverse, and includes major civils projects.

The successful candidate will represent the company in the delivery of tenders, mentor others in developing their skills and knowledge in Bid Management.

About you

• Proven IT and desk top publishing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Construction experience from civils and rail background.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities within demanding timescales.
• Ability to effectively delegate duties to supporting staff
• Ability to manage line managers
• Ability to continually improve the quality of work sent out by the company
• Design / Build process experience / understanding
• Risk and Value management

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.