Overview

Bid Manager
Real Estate Construction
Bristol / Cardiff (flexible)
Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working

About this opportunity

We're searching for a Bid Manager to join our South West region in a key role supporting & coordinating the delivery of winning bids for services to clients across the South West of England, and Wales.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and proactive bid professional who is keen to secure a job with a career pathway, and opportunities to grow & develop their bid management skills.

Your office base can be either Bristol or Cardiff, where you will work closely with, and report into our South West regional director. As bid manager you will take a proactive approach to regional bids. Involved from pre-bid preparation to live bid phases and post tender interviews, you will support business unit leads & technical teams, steering the delivery of bid documentation & data through regular communication.

You will also provide design support by creating and formatting key content, including brochures, presentations, CVs and other related design work, where skills in Adobe creative suite are essential.

As bid manager you will benefit from:

• Excellent exposure to a range of varied bid work, depending on clients, sector, industry, discipline
• Great opportunities for career progression and growth, inline with your successes
• Central & local support towards your professional development
• Hybrid working practices to support work life balance
• A range of flexible benefits covering health & wellness, finances, retail & entertainment discounts and more
• A competitive salary in line with your skills & experience

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting storyboarding workshops to develop clear structures for responses which articulate our win themes;
• Supporting strategy and proposition development on bids to ensure win themes are clearly articulated at the outset of the bid process;
• Working with bid team to produce clear answer schedules which enable technical authors to generate compelling draft content;
• Undertake bid/no bid conversations with Technical Leads to ensure we are targeting the correct opportunities;
• Timely planning, management and completion of bid submissions;
• Organise the review of the submissions against client requirements for high quality and accuracy;
• Plan, write and coordinate bid responses;
• Understand and interpret the questions and evaluation criteria within tender documents;
• Construct relevant answers which clearly answer the clients’ question and portray the company in the best light;
• Ensure accuracy and up to date information is placed in all tender and pre-qualification questionnaire documents;
• Maintain records and stats relating to submissions and successes;
• Build internal and external relationships with individuals associated with the bid process in order to create quality bids;
• Develop a creative approach to the writing and presentation of bids;
• Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process, whilst sharing best practice with the team;
• Ensure the quality of the response and bid to reflect our company values;
• Support on internal projects and continuously improving the bid process.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our global travel scholarship programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Who we’re looking for

Experience & knowledge:

• Prior experience in bid management, bid coordination or bid writing roles within a construction environment
• Constructionindustry experience (desirable);
• Experience of contributing to bids generating over £1m fee revenue or with a value of over £100m construction cost;
• Demonstrate creativity and innovation through the production ofbespoke documentation;
• Ability to plan and execute bid planning workshops with multiple attendeesand complex team structures.

Key Skills

• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite experience, with exceptional Word andPowerPoint formatting skills;
• High competency in Adobe creative suite
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English (mandatory);
• A proactive, detail oriented, results driven attitude
• Skilled in editing copy to correct grammar, spelling and punctuation and to ensure consistent standard and style;
• A team player and effective communicator with excellent ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships
• Able to multi-task and work to tight deadlines in high pressure situations;
• Possess strong organisational and project management skills;
• Flexible, results driven and keen to take responsibility;
• Manage delivery through multiple team members and internal/external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Degree, or higher education qualification in a relevant field is desirable, such as:

Construction / Real Estate / Architecture / Engineering
Interior Design / Graphic Design
Marketing/ Creative Writing

About us

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.