Senior Bid Manager
Bid Manager – Social Housing / Property Services
Location: Hybrid or Home based
Salary: up to £100K + Benefits
We are working with a leading National contractor to recruit a Bid Manager to join their highly successful work-winning team, driving the SQ and tender process and producing exceptional qualitative submissions.
You must have recent demonstrable experience in winning planned, and project works within social housing/property services sectors, the end clients being Housing Associations, Local Authorities and RSLs.
You will have experience in leading and preparing bids in your own right with a proven track record of scoring highly on quality for term contracts in the value range of £10m – £100m. We are looking for someone with experience in winning strategic bids within the social housing/property services markets including planned maintenance, decarbonisation and EWI.
Key Duties:
Project manage the SQ and Tender process to meet client deadlines
Develop and agree strategies and unique selling points to win individual bids through creative thinking and understanding each client's requirements
Work proactively with the business/supply chain to gather information to produce exceptional written SQ and tender responses
Research and write responses that reflect each client's requirements
Manage the launch and mid-bid review meetings
Demonstrate a commercial understanding and liaise with estimators
Maintain an excellent relationship with clients and consultants throughout
Attend bidder conferences and dialogue sessions as required
Review completed bids before submission
Manage all post tender clarifications in line with the client's timescales
Prepare, manage, attend and lead / support site visits in support of each tender opportunity and to meet each client's requirements
Work with the Business Development Director and Operations/Commercial teams to identify the interview team and brief them on the opportunity and submission
Prepare the presentation and attend / lead if required
Essential Experience
Significant bid writing & tender management experience
Leadership and project management experience
IT proficient in Word and Excel
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
High levels of attention to detail
Ability to fully engage with all levels of employees
This is a home based role and will wait for someone on notice period.. (url removed)