Bid Manager – Highways

Overview

In this role you lead and coordinate bid activities for high-profile civil engineering tenders within a major contractor’s highways division. You will work with cross-functional teams to prepare pre-qualification and tender submissions, ensuring high-quality responses and compelling presentations. You’ll maintain client relationships, manage deadlines under pressure, and help shape the company’s market-facing messaging and strategy. This is a leadership-focused opportunity to drive winning bids and reinforce the firm’s reputation in infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prepare pre-qualification submissions
• Oversee tender submissions
• Produce tender quality submissions (technical responses, Q&As, construction phase plans, work package plans)
• Create and deliver high-quality presentations for marketing, prequalification and tender purposes
• Assist with public relations, advertising programs, corporate identity, events and market research
• Liaise with estimating team during tender process (excluding pricing)
• Obtain feedback on submissions and implement improvements
• Represent the company with clients, the public and the industry

Key requirements

• Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering or Construction Management
• Experience as a Bid Manager for a main contractor within civil engineering & infrastructure
• Proven success with high-profile tenders
• Minimum 7 years post-graduate experience
• Results-driven with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Strong client relationship skills

• leadership
• client relationship management
• communication
• bid management
• pre-qualification submissions
• tender submissions

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