Head of Bids

Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies.

Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe.

As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed.

We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide

Flexible Working

At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can. Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle.

Rugeley embraces flexibility by offering adaptable start and finish times, empowering you to find the perfect balance between your professional and personal commitments. Bid farewell to rigid schedules and embrace the freedom to design your workday around your unique needs.

It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

**Job Description**:
This critical position is responsible for directly managing and overseeing the largest, most strategic bid opportunities across Ultra Maritime SMaP. This position should specialise in creating and preparing proposals, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of submissions, as well ensuring the highest quality, most compelling proposals possible. Responsibilities revolve around producing proposal management plans, resource estimation and staffing, developing and translating solutions and strategies into compliant proposal structures.

Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the planning and execution of the overall proposal development effort, including all deliverables to customer.- Understanding the strengths and skills gap of proposal team and leading the training and skills development in win theme and discriminator development, proposal outlining, writing, etc.- Collaborating and coordinating with organic proposal teams within SMaP.- Assuring quality of deliverables (RFI response, proposal response, clarifications, demos etc.) to customer and full compliance with customer requirements or as otherwise agreed.- Developing and maintaining the proposal management plan as the roadmap for proposal development.- Determining staffing needs and priorities of capture team, focused on proposal development.- Providing inputs to capture budget with focus on proposal development and adjusting budget request over time as circumstances change.- Leading development of storyboards, RFP outline and compliance matrix, questions/comments on RFP.- Conducting and presenting PTW analysis.- Ensuring strategy and win themes are embodied in proposal and other key deliverables.- Planning for, participating in, or leading colour team reviews - Shipley process.- Managing activities of section leads, writers/editors, and proposal coordinator, working in partnership with the capture manager and/or operations lead.- Provide proposal development training in industry best practices including proposal management, proposal writing, graphics and action captions, colour team reviews, outlining, storyboarding and mockups, theme statements and discriminators, and other related topics.- Responsible for creating industry-leading proposal infrastructure utilizing MS Teams and SharePoint infrastructure.- Overseeing proposal production and editing.- Arranging and leading gate reviews at the appropriate levels within UM

**Required Skills**:
- Degree qualified - Engineering or Technical Degree (distinct advantage) or equivalent competency and experience.- Occasion travel may be required.- Experience of managing complex high value bids and proposals.

Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics.- Knowledge of relevant customer base including NCHQ and DE&S / SDA / DNO- Advanced degree or MBA.- Ability to understand, communicate and market technology and produc