2x Assistant Bid Manager’s Needed for Nottingham/Sheffield – Major Highways

We have a well-balanced proposals team of technical and non-technical writers who work closely together in a friendly, supportive and performance driven environment.

The successful candidate will be able to work independently or as part of a bid team to develop written tender submissions for projects and framework submissions in the highways, power, water, waste, aviation, flood defence and marine sectors.

The successful candidate must be able to write clear, high quality, accurate and well-structured responses, review and understand client objectives and work effectively with our team of Estimators, Planners, Bid Managers and operational support.

The role offers progression opportunities, including line management and support with professional development and other relevant qualifications.

• Review and understand client tender documentation, developing and providing tender briefing summaries;
• Lead storyboarding sessions and identify USPs and CVPs;
• Independently produce high quality and well-structured client focused submissions for PQQs, tenders and frameworks;
• Independently develop methodologies, risk controls and value engineering etc, working with technical support when required;
• Write Case Studies and Project Reports;
• Proof read and edit the work of others;
• Research and collate information for use as evidence;
• Attend and actively contribute to tender meetings, taking a leading role where appropriate;
• Attend client meetings / interviews and lead where appropriate;
• Oversee submission of tenders from receipt to upload;
• Independent analysis and assessment of client feedback;
• Update and develop the knowledge management database;
• Independently attend site visits for tenders & to obtain evidence.

• Degree level standard or equivalent;
• Professional qualification preferable;
• Experience working in proposals and experience in engineering or construction related roles preferable;
• Bid writing and management training;
• Writing, editing and proof reading submissions, including working on major tenders and framework submissions;
• Working on multiple concurrent tenders and managing own workload to ensure deadlines are achieved;
• Actively participating in and leading tender meetings.

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the bid process, from the pre-tender stage, through tendering and into construction;
• Strong writing skills and ability to independently develop and structure clear and persuasive submissions
• Strong editing and proof reading skills;
• Competent using Microsoft Office, including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint, as well as Adobe Acrobat;
• Excellent planning, time management and organisational skills;
• Sound technical (construction) knowledge;
• Able to analyse and organise large amounts of information;
• Able to contribute to and take a leading role in tender meetings;
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, both verbally and in writing;
• Able to independently manage tenders through the bid process.

Circa £38-50k+ package dependant on experience.