Senior Bid Manager: Lead High‑Value Proposals & Teams

Realise UK; United States; Remote; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus public and bank0

Purchase scheme for up to 5 additional

Birthday and Christmas Eve off

Flexible working

Health Shield scheme

Life insurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adp​

Sick pay

Bereavement leave

Employee Assistance Programme

£1,000 Employee referral bonus scheme

Job summary

Realise is seeking a proactive Bid Manager to lead and contribute to a range of business development projects across Realise Training Group, including Smart Energy and Tidal Training. You will own end-to-end bids, coordinating internal and external stakeholders to craft compelling, high-quality proposals.

You will manage bids up to £5 million, mentor Bid Coordinators, and use AI tools responsibly to support tender analysis, solution design and content development.

Qualifications

• You have experience bidding, sales or marketing in a commercial environment.
• You can lead multiple stakeholders to deliver high-quality work on time and within budget.
• You are highly organised with multiple deadlines.
• You know the Procurement Act 2023 and public sector procurement procedures.
• Experience using AI tools to support tender analysis and content development.
• Excellent IT skills; InDesign experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple bid workstreams from start to finish.
• Lead bids with total contract values up to £5 million.
• Project-manage virtual bid teams across 10+ workstreams.
• Mentor Bid Coordinators and Apprentice Bid Coordinators.
• Write clear, persuasive responses to tenders and questionnaires.
• Build relationships with partners, funders and external stakeholders.
• Identify new business opportunities to diversify the portfolio.
• Use AI tools responsibly with human judgement and fact-checking.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Organised / deadlines

Procurement Act 2023 knowledge

IT literacy

Tools

InDesign

Job description

Realise is seeking a proactive Bid Manager to lead and contribute to a range of business development projects across Realise Training Group, including Smart Energy and Tidal Training. You will own end-to-end bids, coordinating internal and external stakeholders to craft compelling, high-quality proposals.

You will manage bids up to £5 million, mentor Bid Coordinators, and use AI tools responsibly to support tender analysis, solution design and content development.