Senior Bid Manager

RPS Group; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A technical consultancy firm is seeking an experienced Senior Bid Manager to lead their Energy team's bid processes. This role involves managing complex bids, coordinating a team, and ensuring high-quality submissions to clients. Candidates should have a strong background in bid management, excellent writing skills, and the ability to lead effectively. The firm offers a hybrid working arrangement and a commitment to work-life balance.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Flexibility in working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of leading complex multi-disciplinary bids.
• Experience leading a team.
• Excellent bid writing skills with ability to present information effectively.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team through the full bid life cycle.
• Lead significant and complex bid opportunities.
• Track and report on pipeline activity and deadlines.
• Create a library of written content for bids.
• Produce bid pricing and negotiate contract terms.
• Coordinate responses to key client frameworks.
• Report all health and safety incidents.

Skills

Bid management

Team leadership

Bid writing

Excellent presentation skills

Job description

Senior Bid Manager

The Opportunity :

TetraTech RPS Energy is adding a Senior Bid Manager to our Energy team.

We operate a hybrid working arrangement and you can be based in Chepstow, Edinburgh, Woking, Manchester, Aberdeen or London (home working can be considered). We have flexible working opportunities, including part‑time roles, to ensure a balance of family and working life.

Why Tetra Tech

TetraTech RPS Energy has been a leader in the technical consultancy and operational support in the offshore wind and oil & gas industry since 1999. In 2023 we joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organisation.

Our business provides key solutions to our clients in the following sectors :

• Marine planning, environmental assessment and consents
• Offshore site investigation and survey, including geological, geophysical and geotechnical survey planning, management and client representatives provision
• Offshore and Land Seismic survey operations including project management, and technical software and seismic data processing. Supply of technical client representatives
• Operational and Wellsite geological services and drilling support
• Technical Advisory including sub‑surface, reserve audits, Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) and upstream assets
• Marine assurance and Quality Health Safety Security & Environment (QHSSE)
• Marine protected species observation
• Geoscience consulting including project management, geological desk studies, ground modelling, geohazard assessments
• Our own Training division and network to compile bespoke curriculum and provide multiple blended delivery options

Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion‑dollar company with local, client‑focused delivery in 550 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and talent of more than 25,000 employees who are working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects.

Your Impact

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting‑edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world‑class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Your Role

As Senior Bid Manager you will have overall responsibility for managing a small team of bid professionals through the full bid life cycle across our entire Energy business which consists of seven business units. With a common goal, operating in both existing and emerging markets, these business units have quite specific individual bid requirements which need to be managed. You will work closely with our clients and internal stakeholder teams through the bid life cycle to deliver a compelling offer to our clients to help win new business.

Key Responsibilities

• Structure and lead significant, complex regional and international bid opportunities whilst taking overall responsibility for the coordination of the technical, commercial, financial, tax, key account, HSSEQ and group inputs into the bids
• Take overall responsibility for tracking and reporting on pipeline activity, scheduling, deadlines and bid quality and suggest improvements to internal processes related to bid management in order to support continuous improvement
• Ensure pre‑qualification and tender documentation are prepared in accordance with Company’s LMS and in consultation with appropriate teams
• Create a library of written content, working alongside our subject matter experts (SMEs) to streamline future bids
• Produce accurate bid pricing for internal approval and to meet with bid requirements and negotiate contract terms following input from the commercial team
• Provide project and contract handover information to project managers and support project managers with sales aftercare to clients
• Coordinate our responses to call offs under our key client frameworks
• Work in a safe manner at all times and report all health and safety incidents and concerns.

Qualifications

• You will have experience of leading complex multi‑disciplinary bids, framework management, and providing expert bid coordination and management within a consulting, professional services, marine or construction organisation
• You will have experience leading a team
• Excellent bid writing skills with ability to present written information in a compelling structured and balanced way
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed, approximately

Life at Tetra Tech

Life at Tetra Tech :

• Comprehensive and market‑competitive benefits.
• Flexibility and company‑wide commitment to work / life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.

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Equal Opportunity Employment

Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, inclusion, and equity are among our core values. Throughout our history, the company has prioritized equitable inclusion of all people. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We invite applications from all interested parties.

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