Strategic Bid Manager - Water & Civil Infrastructure

Fawkes & Reece Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Contributory pension

Professional institution fees covered

Private Health Care

Life Assurance

26 days holiday rising to 28

Community leave and wellbeing support

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece Group is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to own a varied portfolio of opportunities from qualification to post-tender review. You will define plans, assign responsibilities and coordinate inputs across technical, commercial and senior stakeholders to meet immovable deadlines.

The role requires strong writing, governance, and delivery discipline, with preference for UK water-sector bidding experience and APMP or similar qualifications. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and delivering bids for a main contractor.
• Direct UK water-sector bidding experience would be advantageous.
• Experience coordinating concurrent bids with clear programmes and action tracking.
• Experience in pre-construction environments and developing credible methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to challenge missed commitments and risks early.
• Commercial awareness of pricing strategy, programme, and contractual considerations.
• APMP accreditation or relevant bid/project management qualification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of opportunities from qualification through submission, clarification and post-tender review.
• Establish the bid plan, define responsibilities, manage dependencies and align stakeholders to deadlines.
• Coordinate input from technical, commercial and operations teams to produce coherent submissions.
• Maintain momentum across bids and ensure inputs and outputs are complete and submission-ready.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Programme management

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership & accountability

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Fawkes & Reece Group is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to own a varied portfolio of opportunities from qualification to post-tender review. You will define plans, assign responsibilities and coordinate inputs across technical, commercial and senior stakeholders to meet immovable deadlines.

The role requires strong writing, governance, and delivery discipline, with preference for UK water-sector bidding experience and APMP or similar qualifications. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.