Bid Manager – Contract role – Surrey/WFH
Contract: 6 months initially, with potential for extension
Working: Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days remote
Hours: 40 hours per week
Start: ASAP
Rate: Negotiable – please state your desired rate
IR35: Inside IR35
Security: BPSS security clearance required
We are currently recruiting for two experienced Bid Managers to support a major engineering organisation working within a secure and highly regulated environment.
The Bid Manager will take responsibility for managing bids throughout the full lifecycle, from opportunity qualification through to submission and post-submission activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the complete bid lifecycle from qualification through to submission.
- Develop bid strategies aligned with customer requirements and business objectives.
- Manage bid schedules, deliverables, reviews and governance activities.
- Lead multidisciplinary bid teams and coordinate contributions from technical, commercial and operational stakeholders.
- Lead the development and production of proposal responses.
- Review and challenge proposal content to ensure quality, compliance, clarity and consistency.
- Organise and facilitate bid workshops, kick-off meetings and review sessions.
- Coordinate pre- and post-submission clarification responses.
- Identify and manage commercial, technical, operational and delivery risks.
- Provide progress updates, risk reporting and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Support continuous improvement of bid processes, templates and knowledge management.
- Maintain appropriate bid documentation and submission records.
Experience Required
- Proven experience in Bid Management, ideally within Defence, Nuclear, Government, Infrastructure or another highly regulated sector.
- Demonstrable experience managing complex competitive bids from qualification through to submission.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across technical, commercial, operational and business functions.
- Good understanding of public-sector procurement and tendering processes.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong proposal development, content management and review skills.
- Ability to work under pressure while maintaining quality and compliance.
Knowledge of Shipley, APMP or equivalent bid management methodologies would be advantageous.
Experience within a large engineering, consultancy or regulated organisation would also be beneficial.
BPSS security clearance is required.
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