Senior Bid Manager & Writer - Rail & Civil

AmcoGiffen; South Yorkshire; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Company Car or Car Allowance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Company contributory pension

Life Insurance

Medicash Health Cash Plan

Structured training and development

Career progression opportunities

Résumé du poste

AmcoGiffen is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join the Eastern region Pre-Contracts team in Barnsley. You will lead tender submissions while also producing high-quality written responses, collaborating with estimators, planners, and subject matter experts to maximize win chances.

The role combines bid management with bid writing, requiring strong writing capabilities and coordination across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver compelling, client-focused submissions.

Qualifications

• Previous Bid Manager, Senior Bid Manager or similar work-winning experience within rail, civil engineering or construction.
• Proven experience managing competitive tender submissions.
• Strong bid writing, editing and proofreading capabilities.
• Ability to develop persuasive written responses tailored to client requirements.
• Experience coordinating contributions from technical, operational and commercial teams.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tenders simultaneously.
• Good understanding of civil engineering projects, methodologies and project delivery.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage tender opportunities from enquiry through to submission.
• Coordinate bid activities and submission programmes, ensuring deadlines are achieved.
• Facilitate tender launch, progress and review meetings.
• Develop bid strategies and submission plans aligned to client requirements.
• Review tender documentation and identify key submission requirements, risks and actions.
• Produce, develop and edit written responses for SQ, PQQ and tender submissions.
• Prepare answer plans and coordinate contributions from technical authors and subject matter experts.
• Write compelling technical, quality and narrative responses that clearly demonstrate our capability and value proposition.
• Review and improve written submissions to ensure consistency, clarity and compliance.
• Work closely with estimators and operational teams to translate technical solutions into client-focused responses.
• Manage clarifications, tender queries and addenda throughout the bid process.
• Coordinate submission documentation and ensure compliance with client requirements.
• Capture lessons learned and client feedback to support continuous improvement.
• Support the development of bid libraries, best practice content and work-winning processes.
• Contribute to regional business development and pipeline discussions.

Connaissances

Bid management

Bid writing

Coordination

Communication

Project management

Organisational skills

Written communication

Formation

HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Description du poste

AmcoGiffen is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join the Eastern region Pre-Contracts team in Barnsley. You will lead tender submissions while also producing high-quality written responses, collaborating with estimators, planners, and subject matter experts to maximize win chances.

The role combines bid management with bid writing, requiring strong writing capabilities and coordination across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver compelling, client-focused submissions.