Bid Manager

Bid Manager, Up to £100K p.a, Kent

We are looking for a Bid Manager with experience in Construction, New Homes / Built environment who can contribute to sustained business growth through the management of bid submissions and proposals from initial enquiry to tender submission for projects from £500k to £250m.

Responsibilities of the Bid Manager are: 

• Responsible for the timely planning, management and completion of quality submissions.
• Read, understand and extract the key bid requirements from the documentation received and communicate with all parties via Tracking Sheets; Planning and Review meetings.
• Identify and communicate evaluation criteria and its relevance to question specific scores.
• Plan, write & co-ordinate submission responses ensuring client and job specific answers.
• Development of both internal and external relationships in association with the bid process.
• Maintain current information on good practice from Operational and Service teams.
• Maintain bid momentum and ensure information from operational and service teams is received on time and is of sufficient quality and relevance.
• Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements, best practice and Client information, sharing with the team and updating business development systems.
• Identify any past experience with the relevant Client or source information on new clients through Business Development Managers, internet use, etc.
• Maintaining accurate records of Tender Expected dates, liaising with Estimating to ensure the adequate resource allocation.
• Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements and best practice, sharing knowledge throughout the team.
• Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process.
• Identify company USP’s and competitive advantage and ensure these are fed into bids.
• Liaison with Estimators on Tenders for any price/quality synergy and timing of submission.
• Review all bids prior to submission to check relevance, quality and accuracy.
• Manage Site Visit or Interview requirements, identifying a ‘Champion’ to lead the process.
• Compiling, updating and sharing a library of submission information
• Management of follow-ups with Clients to secure accurate information.
• Maintaining accurate records relating to win/loss rates, sourcing feedback and creating action plans for improvement and proactively update corporate systems and databases.

Qualifications for the Bid Manager are: 

• Educated to A Level Standard Minimum
• Computer literate in MS Office
• Proven track record of bid management throughout the full bid lifecycle
• High Attention to Detail, Up to date construction/Industry knowledge and understanding
• Social Housing or Construction knowledge and experience ·
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Technical writing skills and retrofit knowledge

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