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Alternative Heat specialises in Decarbonisation and Offsite prefabrication sectors and through continuous investment within our teams and our facilities, we have grown strongly over the years and established ourselves as a leader within these fields.
We have had great success in securing and delivering public sector decarbonisation works throughout the UK over the last 15 years and are registered on a wide range of frameworks in relation same.
We see great potential for strong growth in the UK Decarbonisation sector in the next 10 years and are keen to support the development of our teams via integrating a Commercial Bid Manager.
At Alternative Heat we have our own inhouse teams which are include but are not limited to, Business Development, Pre-construction, Decarbonisation, Design, BIM, HSEQ, Commercial, Document control, and Contracts. We have a wealth of experience within the Decarbonisation sector and have developed a strong portfolio of projects successfully completed across the UK & Ireland in the last 15 years.
The key aim for the successful candidate within this role will be to help strategically target relevant future opportunities and engage with the relevant teams through the BID process to develop and submit a winning proposal.
The tenders we are currently involved in typically range in value from £1 - £15 million pounds and have a delivery period of between 12 – 24 months.
Responsibilities include the introduction and implementation of all necessary bid procedures, governance, and processes.
What are we expecting from this role?
The ideal candidate will have experience of bid campaign management from opportunity identification, through setting out and delivering opportunity overviews and engaging with the wider teams to present and review the opportunity in order to agree a Bid / No Bid outcome.
Once it has been agreed to proceed with an opportunity, they will have the confidence to engage with the wider teams and identify the input required from each department along with timelines for same to ensure they can pull together and present a winning proposal.
They will be an excellent communicator, meticulous and structured in their approach with the ability to schedule a prioritise both their own and their teams work to ensure deadlines are met.
| Job Title | Commercial Bid Manager
| Location | Head Quarters – Banbridge, Co Down
| Hours | 38 hours per week
8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday
8.00am to 3.00pm Friday
| Salary | Competitive Depending on experience
| Responsible to | Head of Decarbonisation
Responsibilities
- Integrate with sales and commercial team to assist in identification, evaluation, and preparation of proposals for new opportunities.
- Source public procurement sites and tender portals to identify suitable opportunities; working with the sales team to agree bid/no bid decisions and support the creation of ‘win’ strategies.
- Management of new opportunities – including Expressions of Interest (EOIs), Requests for Information (RFIs), Invitations to Tender (ITTs) and pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs)
- Managing concurrent bid deadlines.
- Lead storyboard sessions with commercial, design and sales team members and key stakeholders for current and future opportunities.
- Attend site meetings for potential/new projects to help develop and streamline proposal in line with client’s requirements.
- Liaise with senior team to review and agree on how to format returns and set out timeline and appointed person for each task.
- Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant.
- Review and where necessary format and edit proposed responses from a variety of stakeholders, including, design, marketing & commercial teams to ensure responses are comprehensive and prepared in line with client’s requirements.
- Preparing & submitting pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs).
- Preparing and submitting tender returns via procurement portals.
- Streamlining and formatting procurement data.
- Integrate with Project Managers to co-ordinate handover of new projects from Pre-construction stage and assist them as required throughout delivery period.
- Co-ordinating lessons learned meetings with key bid stakeholders.
- Assisting in the preparation of case studies and other reference materials required to support the quality element of tender returns.
- Support, develop and mentor other members of the bid team as required.
Essential Criteria
- Minimum of 3 years office-based experience in a bid’s role
- Previous experience in preparing and submitting tender bids within the construction sector for public sector works.
- Computer literate with strong attention to detail.
- Strong written English language skills.
- Organised and structured approach to work with an ability to manage workloads.
- Commercial awareness.
- Excellent Communication skills both verbally and written.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Word.
Employee Benefits
- Full in-house training and career development opportunities
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance scheme
- Health cash plan
- Free annual health check during working hours
- 30 days annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
- Social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Health and Wellbeing committee.
- Secure, free onsite parking
- Free Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Tea, and Fruit provided daily.
- Friendly and supportive working environment in state-of-the-art facilities
Alternative Heat is an equal opportunities employer.
About Alternative Heat
With over 17 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector.
Located centrally between Dublin and Belfast our 8.5 acre Head Office and feabrication facilities, which are fully equipped with overhead cranes and 8,000m² of workshop floor area, provide an ideal factory construction environment which is reflected in the high quality solutions we offer.
We employ a strong team of design engineers, CAD technicians, contracts managers and skilled trades personnel who utilise their vast industry experience to assist in the design, fabrication and delivery of our bespoke MEP solutions, which we supply throughout the UK and Ireland.
