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We're looking for a Senior Bid Manager to join our North West team in a key role across the region. The role will cover the North West and can be aliged to our Salford or Speke Offices with flexibility to work on a hybrid basis between office, home and third party locations as required.

Location: Salford / Speke - North West Region. Flexibility for some home working

Hours: Full Time, Permanent

What will you be responsible for?

The Senior Bid Manager will formulate and execute bidding strategy through early visibility of opportunities through to full contract award, driving and steering the bid team, the Senior Bid Manager will be accountable for the conversion of tenders to preferred bidder status as well as conversion of 2nd stage to live projects.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Tracking pipeline of projects, undertaking research and analysis, working closely with the business development function to get early visibility in future opportunities that align with Kier Constructions business plan and capabilities.
• Assembly of bid teams, identifying key knowledge and expertise relevant to specific bids to ensure that client needs are reflected in the mix of subject matter experts aligned with bids.
• Arrange and chair Bid Meetings with relevant stakeholders ensuring accurate and effective communication across stakeholders to set strategy, timescales and input obligations, drive engagement and collaboration with subject matter experts to ensure timely receipt of relevant technical information pertaining to bids.
• Lead 2nd stage teams from preferred bidder status to successful contract award ensuring that the 2nd stage team (design managers, Quantity surveyors, estimators, project managers etc) execute strategic bid objectives
• Lead internal and external 2nd stage launches, clearly setting out roles, responsibilities and expectations aligned to bid strategy and objective, robustly managing, monitoring and mitigating key project risks
• Co-ordinate with design managers, commercial leads, and operational teams to align on programme milestones and deliverables, co-ordinate the development of design, cost, programme and logistics proposals holistically
• Ensure all internal sign off and governance processes are robustly followed and lead comprehensive and detailed handover to delivery teams
• Contribute and engage in best practise, continuous improvement & lessons learnt initiatives
  
  

• Hold a degree level or equivalent qualification a relevant technical construction discipline (Project Management, Construction Management, Design or Commercial)
• Can demonstrate experience of managing bid services within a tier 1 construction environment.
• Have strong construction knowledge gained in a Bidding, Technical or Commercial role within construction contracting.
• Expert understanding of the principles of framework procurement and experience within the most current forms of procurement.
• Previous experience of successfully managing 2nd stage bids to time, compliance and budget
• Working knowledge of best practice solutions and optimisation of innovative ideas.
• Hold full UK driving license
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Construction

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