Strategic Bid Portfolio Leader

Browne Construction; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Investors in Diversity Silver Award

Job summary

Browne Construction in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Senior Bid Manager to own a broad portfolio of live opportunities, coordinating inputs and reviews from qualification through to submission. You will establish plans, manage dependencies, and keep stakeholders aligned to clear deadlines, driving actions in a lean pre-construction setup. This role demands ownership, structure and timely, high-quality bid submissions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and delivering bids for a main contractor.
• Strong experience controlling concurrent bids with programmes, deliverables matrices and action tracking.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to secure inputs and challenge missed commitments.
• Commercial awareness of how pricing, programme and risk influence the bid and submission.
• APMP accreditation or equivalent bid/project management qualification advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of opportunities from qualification through submission.
• Define plan, assign responsibilities, manage dependencies and align stakeholders to deadlines.
• Coordinate inputs from commercial, technical, and senior stakeholders to ensure coherent submissions.
• Maintain momentum with governance and ensure outputs are complete and submission-ready.
• Drive actions in a lean pre-construction environment and resolve gaps.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Bid writing

Programme management

Writing/editing

Education

APMP accreditation or bid/project management qualification

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Browne Construction in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Senior Bid Manager to own a broad portfolio of live opportunities, coordinating inputs and reviews from qualification through to submission. You will establish plans, manage dependencies, and keep stakeholders aligned to clear deadlines, driving actions in a lean pre-construction setup. This role demands ownership, structure and timely, high-quality bid submissions.