Senior Bid Manager

Kier Group plc.; Waterbeach; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm seeks a Senior Bid Manager to lead bidding strategies on high-value projects in Waterbeach, England. This role involves managing bid teams, tracking project pipelines, and ensuring timely conversion of bids through effective collaboration. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in bid management within a tier 1 construction environment and a solid understanding of framework procurement. Join a diverse team to shape innovative construction solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing bid services in a tier 1 construction environment.
• Strong technical or commercial background in construction contracting.
• Expertise in framework procurement and current procurement forms.
• Proven track record of managing 2nd stage bids within time and budget.

Responsibilities

• Track project pipelines and conduct research for future opportunities.
• Assemble and manage bid teams with relevant expertise.
• Organize and lead bid meetings to set strategy and responsibilities.
• Ensure successful conversion of 2nd stage bids to contract awards.
• Coordinate with teams to align on project milestones and deliverables.

Skills

Bid management experience

Construction knowledge

Framework procurement understanding

Project risk management

Job description

The Senior Bid Manager will work in collaboration with our leadership and management teams to formulate and execute bidding strategy on high value, technically innovative construction projects. Taking involvement from early stages through to full contract award the Senior Bid Manager will drive the conversion of bids through 2nd stage by managing multi-disciplinary bid teams. The Senior Bid Manager will be accountable for the conversion of tenders, managing all aspects of bids, utilizing subject matter expertise across all relevant functions to translate client needs to a cohesive offering. Your day to day will include:

Responsibilities

• Tracking pipeline of projects, undertaking research, working closely with the business development function to get early visibility in future opportunities that align with Kier Constructions business plan and capabilities
• Assembly of bid teams, identifying key knowledge and expertise relevant to specific bids to ensure that client needs are reflected in the mix of subject matter experts aligned with bids
• Arrange and chair Bid Meetings with relevant stakeholders ensuring accurate and effective communication across stakeholders to set strategy, timescales and input obligations, drive engagement and collaboration with subject matter experts to ensure timely receipt of relevant technical information pertaining to bids
• Drive 2nd stage teams from preferred bidder status to successful contract award ensuring that the 2nd stage team (Design Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Estimators, Project Managers etc) execute strategic bid targets
• Oversee internal and external 2nd stage launches, clearly setting out roles, responsibilities and expectations aligned to bid strategy, robustly managing, monitoring and mitigating key project risks
• Co-ordinate with design managers, commercial management and operational teams to align on programme milestones and deliverables, co-ordinate the development of design, cost, programme and logistics proposals.

Qualifications

• Can demonstrate experience of managing bid services within a tier 1 construction environment
• Have strong construction knowledge gained in a Bidding, Technical or Commercial role within construction contracting
• Expert understanding of framework procurement and experience within the most current forms of procurement
• Previous experience of successfully managing 2nd stage bids to time, compliance and budget

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.