Senior Bid Manager – Water Strategy & Proposals

AECO; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM is expanding its Water bid management team in the UK. The Senior Bid Manager will own end-to-end bid processes for high-value water projects, collaborating with internal stakeholders and leaders to deliver compliant, compelling proposals from capture to interview.

The role focuses on climate, water scarcity, and the energy transition, with a flexible hybrid working model across the UK and Ireland. You will lead bid planning, coordination, and lessons Learned, supporting a team of engineers

Qualifications

• Experience of managing complex multi-disciplinary bids, in the construction/engineering industry, from capture/positioning phase to interview/lessons learned.
• Experience of creating win strategies/themes to craft compelling and compliant bid responses.
• A sound working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams and PowerPoint.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to work with stakeholders at all levels including senior leadership.
• The ability to work positively under pressure and deliver quality output to deadlines.
• An eye for detail, not accepting second best and taking personal pride and responsibility for all aspects within their control.
• We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and managing large/complex proposals that may involve multiple departments and regions, supporting from capture through to interview/lessons learned stage.
• Overseeing positioning and capture activities, including facilitating win strategy workshops, working with key internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Following best practices, using AECOM processes and templates to create compliant and compelling bids.
• Leading and driving forwards all bid stages including kick off, answer planning, review stages, document production, interviews.
• Analysing internal debriefs and client feedback on proposals to demonstrate continuous improvement and identify trends.
• Lead discrete projects within the work winning team to embed best practice in bidding across Water.
• Assist the Water Work Winning Lead with active pipeline management and resource planning.

Skills

Bid management

Win strategy development

Stakeholder engagement

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Diversity & inclusion awareness

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

AECOM is expanding its Water bid management team in the UK. The Senior Bid Manager will own end-to-end bid processes for high-value water projects, collaborating with internal stakeholders and leaders to deliver compliant, compelling proposals from capture to interview.

The role focuses on climate, water scarcity, and the energy transition, with a flexible hybrid working model across the UK and Ireland. You will lead bid planning, coordination, and lessons Learned, supporting a team of engineers