Bid Team Manager

A leading civil engineering contractor based in North Antrim has a new opportunity for a Bid Team Manager to join their pre-contracts team.

Overseeing a team of 6, you will be responsible for the Bid Department, and report to the Contracts Director.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identify business opportunities that align with the company strategy
• Formulate a winning bid strategy to maximise chances of securing projects at commercially sustainable rates.
• Lead the overall bid submission process, ensuring they are completed on time and to the highest possible standard
• Full co-ordination and leadership of the bid team including the development of a responsibility matrix for all bids.
• Assessing and addressing technical and commercial risks relating to bids.
• Encourage an integrated team approach, bringing enthusiasm and energy to the bid process; providing clear team roles, responsibilities and objectives.
• Timely manage, plan and co-ordinate bid responses for all submissions; including reviewing quality narrative, pricing etc.
• Produce and agree the bid programme identifying key dates for the submission of information, review dates, deadlines and production of bid, whilst assuming a full understanding of the bid deliverables.
• Investigating latest technology in terms of pricing/programming to enhance bid development/efficiencies.
• Manage the bid financial elements ensuring that it is fully detailed and agreed.
• Regularly review the bid progress and strive for continuous improvements, including review of successful and unsuccessful submissions. Provide relevant feedback to Bid Team, Contracts Director and other stakeholders as required.
• Arrange, attend and chair bid team meetings, to issue updates, clarifications and share best practice.
• Liaise with the contracts team upon award of a bid and share all relevant information.
• Abide by all business compliance requirements in line with Company policies and lead on the implementation of new Company policies and procedures.

The successful Bid Manager will have a proven track record in a senior bid writing/ or management role and have been responsible for the preparation, management and development of all bids/quotations.

The Bid Team Manager will possess a bid winning mentality, through a proven process driven approach to all projects.

Other qualities include:

• Strong technical and commercial acumen.
• Proven experience of relationship building with Client organisations and consultant representatives.
• Consistently achieves results, thinks ahead, identifies opportunities and takes action to meet required standards

A generous salary & remuneration package will be tailored to the successful Bid Manager. 

For more information or to discuss in confidence, please contact Michelle Doran at CSR on 02892627488. Alternatively, to apply, click on the link below.

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