Bid Manager - Social Housing / Property Services
Hybrid (1 - 2 days in office based)
£Salary Dependent on Experience + Excellent Benefits Package
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
Salary & Benefits:
You will be working for a modern, forward-thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a key permanent role within the region and offers long term career progression along with an excellent basic salary and benefits package.