Senior Bid Strategy Lead - Infrastructure

United Infrastructure Water Limited; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Senior Bid Manager to lead complex, high-value bids across major infrastructure opportunities. You will work with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to manage the full bid lifecycle from qualification to submission.

You will develop win strategies, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, produce persuasive tender responses, and ensure compliance with client requirements, governance standards and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in bid management, work winning or pre-construction within infrastructure, construction, utilities or engineering.
• A proven track record of leading complex, high-value tenders.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking.
• Confidence working with Directors, clients and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent planning, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple bids and competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead bids from initial qualification through to submission, interview and project handover.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes, value propositions and bid plans.
• Lead kick-off meetings, strategy workshops and senior bid reviews.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary commercial, technical and operational teams.
• Produce and review high-quality, persuasive tender responses.
• Ensure submissions meet client requirements, evaluation criteria and governance standards.
• Manage bid programmes, actions, risks and key deadlines.
• Work with Directors and senior stakeholders to support bid/no-bid decisions and key approvals.
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve work-winning performance.
• Support and mentor Bid Managers, Bid Writers and Coordinators where required.

Job description

United Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Senior Bid Manager to lead complex, high-value bids across major infrastructure opportunities. You will work with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to manage the full bid lifecycle from qualification to submission.

You will develop win strategies, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, produce persuasive tender responses, and ensure compliance with client requirements, governance standards and deadlines.