Tendering Manager: Lead Bid Strategy & Estimating

Ipsum; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Buy up to 5 additional holidays

Group Personal Pension Plan

Career development & progression with,

24/7 virtual GP & mental health

Cycle to Work scheme

Discount club

Life assurance cover

Long service recognition

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Paid volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Ipsum is seeking a Tendering Manager in Sidcup to lead the end-to-end bid function for the RJ Power Networks Division. You will oversee the estimating team, govern bid processes, and coordinate cross-functional contributors to produce compelling, compliant submissions.

The role focuses on bid strategy, risk management, and ensuring timely, high-quality responses across HV/LV and related infrastructure opportunities, with a strong emphasis on governance and performance improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and producing technical/commercial bids, end-to-end bid leadership.
• Ability to interpret specifications, drawings, and tender documents with strong narratives.
• Excellent planning, organisation, time management and process control.
• People management experience, including governance and reporting improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full bid lifecycle from qualification to submission and handover.
• Line manage the estimating team and ensure deadlines and accuracy.
• Own bid processes, governance, templates, trackers and document control.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes and submission plans aligned to client needs.
• Coordinate estimators, engineers, SHEQ, procurement and operations for submissions.
• Review estimates and mitigate risks to deliver competitive bids.

Skills

Bid leadership

Technical writing

Planning & scheduling

People management

Job description

Ipsum is seeking a Tendering Manager in Sidcup to lead the end-to-end bid function for the RJ Power Networks Division. You will oversee the estimating team, govern bid processes, and coordinate cross-functional contributors to produce compelling, compliant submissions.

The role focuses on bid strategy, risk management, and ensuring timely, high-quality responses across HV/LV and related infrastructure opportunities, with a strong emphasis on governance and performance improvement.