Senior Bid Manager

United Infrastructure Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Bid Manager to lead complex, high-value bids across major infrastructure opportunities in the UK. You will work closely with senior leadership and multidisciplinary teams to manage the full bid lifecycle, from qualification to handover, delivering compliant, persuasive submissions.

The role requires excellent written communication, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to coordinate across Directors, clients and senior stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience in bid management within infrastructure or engineering.
• Proven track record of leading complex, high-value tenders.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead bids from qualification through submission, interview and handover.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes, value propositions and plans.
• Run kick-off meetings, strategy workshops and senior bid reviews.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary commercial, technical and operational teams.
• Produce and review high-quality tender responses.
• Ensure submissions meet client requirements and governance standards.
• Manage bid programmes, actions, risks and deadlines.
• Support bid/no-bid decisions and key approvals with Directors.
• Capture lessons learned and improve win performance.
• Mentor Bid Managers and Bid Writers where required.

Job description

United Infrastructure is looking for an experienced Senior Bid Manager to lead complex, high-value bids across major infrastructure opportunities.

Working closely with senior leadership, commercial, engineering and operational teams, you will manage the full bid lifecycle, developing clear win strategies and delivering compelling, compliant submissions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead bids from initial qualification through to submission, interview and project handover.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes, value propositions and bid plans.
• Lead kick-off meetings, strategy workshops and senior bid reviews.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary commercial, technical and operational teams.
• Produce and review high-quality, persuasive tender responses.
• Ensure submissions meet client requirements, evaluation criteria and governance standards.
• Manage bid programmes, actions, risks and key deadlines.
• Work with Directors and senior stakeholders to support bid/no-bid decisions and key approvals.
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve work-winning performance.
• Support and mentor Bid Managers, Bid Writers and Coordinators where required.

About You

You will ideally have:

• Significant experience in bid management, work winning or pre-construction within infrastructure, construction, utilities or engineering.
• A proven track record of leading complex, high-value tenders.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking.
• Confidence working with Directors, clients and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent planning, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple bids and competing deadlines