Bid Manager

Job Title - Bid Manager

Job Location - Tewkesbury, UK

Flexible, condensed or reduced working hours considered and hybrid working where possible.

Job ID - 5845

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury and Fleet are part of our ICI division, we work closely with UK Government and Security Agencies primarily in the areas of crypto/cyber security, electronic warfare, counter drone capabilities and situation awareness projects.

As a Bid Manager you will report to the Head of Bids, your role will be to manage the compilation of small medium and complex fully costed proposals. You will be responsible and accountable for the full content of the final proposal. As a Bid Manager you must ensure that full governance is applied to the written and business content. You will also be responsible for Bid Budgets ensuring that you submit a fully compliant Bid within time and budget.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Flexible, condensed or reduced working hours considered and hybrid working where possible
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Constructing the fully resource Bid Delivery Schedule with MS Project and loading to Project Server
• Support all Gate reviews from PQQ to final submission.
• Lead Bid Kick off meetings and appropriately timed stand up sessions
• Project manage all aspects of Bid delivery ensuring bid deadlines are met.
• Produce weekly reports on status of their bid portfolio
• Ensure all relevant stakeholders are updated as to the progress, Issues, concerns and risks of all their bids.
• Liaise with all disciplines within the company fostering a can do attitude
• Bid responsibility will range from a few thousand to a number of millions UK sterling value
• Carry out lessoned learnt activities post bid submission ensuring these are fed back to the team and actioned accordingly

What you’ll bring

The role of Bid Manager requires the following experience and skills:

• 5+ years’ bid experience combined with a proven track record of delivering winning opportunities, preferably in a technical engineering environment
• Strong interpersonal skills combined with experience of leading teams and managing relationships with all levels of the business
• Highly computer literate in MS Office and preferably MS Project
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.

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