Senior Bid Manager (London) - London

Balfour Beatty; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and infrastructure firm is seeking a Preconstruction Manager to lead strategic bids and engage with clients to deliver innovative solutions. This role demands strong leadership, commercial insight, and preconstruction experience within the construction sector. The successful candidate will influence key projects essential for community infrastructures, driving excellence through collaboration and innovative construction methodologies. Enjoy flexible working options, competitive leave, and a culture focused on diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading preconstruction projects in construction/infrastructure.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate teams and influence stakeholders.
• Practical understanding of construction projects and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preconstruction for important bids from early engagement to contract award.
• Develop innovative, cost-effective construction methodologies.
• Drive risk management and value engineering processes.

Skills

Preconstruction experience

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Strategic thinking

Passion for quality and safety

Job description

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, some of the most important decisions are made long before construction starts. As a Preconstruction Manager, you'll be at the centre of those decisions - shaping how complex, high-profile projects are conceived, costed, and ultimately delivered across our Regional Build London team and the wider region.

This is a high-impact role where your ideas, leadership, and commercial insight will directly influence the success of major infrastructure and construction schemes that communities rely on every day.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the preconstruction journey on strategically important bids, from early engagement through to contract award
• Bring together design, commercial, planning, and delivery teams to create winning, buildable solutions
• Develop innovative construction methodologies that balance cost, programme, quality, and safety
• Work closely with clients to understand their challenges and shape solutions that add real value
• Drive risk management, value engineering, and smart use of the supply chain
• Set the standard for excellence in bidding, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Who we're looking for

• Strong experience in preconstruction, bids, or work-winning within construction or infrastructure
• A confident leader who can motivate teams and influence senior stakeholders
• Commercial awareness with a practical understanding of how projects are built
• The ability to think strategically, challenge assumptions, and find better ways to deliver
• A passion for quality, safety, and sustainable construction.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Key benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

Disability Confident Employer

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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