Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.
We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
Want to be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
We’re looking for an experienced and commercially astute bid professional with a proven track record of securing complex, high-value opportunities within the utilities, infrastructure, engineering or water sectors. You’ll be a strategic thinker who can shape winning customer propositions, influence senior stakeholders and lead the development of compelling, customer-focused submissions.
Working across the full bid lifecycle, you’ll develop pursuit strategies, establish clear win themes and coordinate technical, operational and commercial inputs to create competitive and deliverable solutions. You’ll ensure bids are governed effectively, meet all customer requirements and align with business objectives.
You’ll work closely with senior leaders, operational teams, commercial colleagues and supply chain partners to identify opportunities, manage risk and drive successful outcomes. As a leader within the function, you’ll provide direction and support to bid professionals, helping to build capability and embed best practice across the team.
You’ll also champion continuous improvement, using lessons learned and performance insights to strengthen future submissions, improve processes and enhance overall work-winning performance.
This is a high-impact opportunity to join M Group Water at a pivotal stage in its growth journey. With a significant AMP8 and AMP9 pipeline, increasing key account opportunities and continued expansion into higher-value water services, you’ll play a key role in converting strategic opportunities into profitable, deliverable contracts while strengthening the organisation’s bid capability.
What you’ll bring
Do you have demonstrable experience leading complex, strategic bids from opportunity qualification through to submission and handover?
Have you got strong knowledge of bid strategy, governance, commercial principles and proposal management best practice?
Are you excellent at stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage confidently at senior level and drive decision-making?
Do you have outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including facilitating reviews and presenting to senior audiences?
Have you got experience leading, mentoring and developing bid teams within a fast-paced environment?
Do you have the ability to produce high-quality, compliant and persuasive submissions that maximise win probability?
Have you got proven experience operating within water, utilities, infrastructure or comparable regulated procurement environments?
Do you have strong commercial awareness, customer focus and understanding of competitive bid environments?
Do you have proficiency in Microsoft Office, CRM systems and bid management tools? APMP certification is desirable.
Have you got a valid UK driving licence?
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
Contributory pension scheme
Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Employee assistance programme
My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
Life assurance
Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
Reward and recognition scheme
Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
In addition, this role offers;
Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
Private health care – family cover
Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Discretionary bonus scheme
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
We’re
responsible
and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
We’re
open
and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
We’re
together
and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
We’re
ambitious
and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note:
Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd
party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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