Bid Manager

Due to a successful internal promotion, we are recruiting for a Bid Manager to join our Southern regional team. You will focus on winning submissions for projects across South London and the South East. Leading first-stage tenders, you will be responsible for preparing high-quality bids that will impress our customers. We are committed to truly understanding our customers' needs and developing sustainable solutions that are articulated in clear and attractive submissions.

Working flexibly from home and from one of our offices (based in Weybridge, Dartford and Farnborough), you will have a passion for creating high quality bids and do not need to have worked in construction previously but must be able to demonstrate the skills and capabilities outlined below:

Strong team leadership skills: Lead the team assembled for the Proposal, who will come from other internal departments and outside the business. You will:

• Identify and assemble the people needed to produce and win the bid.
• Motivate and inspire them to get the best from the whole team.
• Agree individual roles and responsibilities.
• Check progress and support bid team members.
• Provide feedback to bid team members about their performance on the bid.
• Lead the bid strategy.
• Understand the entire bid submission and influence our approach to align with the 'win plan.'
• Be accountable for everything that goes into the bid.
• Define and shape the visual presentation of the submission

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential:

• Strong writing skills - able to craft clear, concise, and compelling bids.
• Strong attention to detail - all our proposals must be error-free.
• Project management skills - able to meet the proposal deadline and coordinate the input of multiple team members.

Desired:

• English literature or journalism degree or equivalent qualification.

In return

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

Additional Information

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

Willmott Dixon was awarded No 1 in the Best "Big" Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022. We have recently been honoured in the first ever The King's Awards for Enterprise for our work to enhance the life opportunities of others. These proudly sit alongside our previous wins in 2014, 2018, and 2019, for both our sustainable development work (first major contractor to do so) and how we are supporting social mobility.

We are proud to be part of the Willmott Dixon family; a privately-owned contracting and interior fit out group in the UK. With a rich history, amazing track record and strong values, this partnership makes us a stronger and more progressive organisation, allowing us to share knowledge and take on bigger and better projects.