National Bid Director

7 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Willmott Dixon Full time

As the National Bid Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving our national framework bidding success and influencing the growth of our business. This dynamic position requires a seasoned leader with a passion for strategic bidding and a commitment to excellence.

With a focus on leading our National Bid Service to maintain a 100% win rate, you will identify future framework pipelines aligned with our values and growth strategy. Your strategic foresight and creative leadership will be essential in building access to critical frameworks for both short- and long-term sectors, enabling direct awards and strategic mini-competitions that prevent market exclusion.

You will oversee up to 4 major national and strategic frameworks per year, ensuring adherence to bidding best practices and providing strategic direction across all phases. Your ability to bring together and manage top contributors to create a high-performance bid team tailored to each opportunity will be crucial in achieving success.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive Success in National Framework Bidding: Lead our National Bid Service to uphold a 100% win rate, identifying future framework pipelines aligned with our values and growth strategy.
  • Strategic Bid Decisions: Present and secure consensus for 'Bid/No Bid' decisions with our Growth Board, ensuring alignment with our long-term market positioning.
  • Ensure Market Access: Build access to critical frameworks for both short- and long-term sectors, enabling direct awards and strategic mini-competitions that prevent market exclusion.
  • Pre-Bid Influence: Set winning strategies and oversight campaigns six to twelve months ahead, laying the groundwork for high-impact bids.
  • Live Bid Leadership: Oversee up to 4 major national and strategic frameworks per year, ensuring adherence to bidding best practices and providing strategic direction across all phases.
  • Build the Winning Team: Bring together and manage top contributors to create a high-performance bid team tailored to each opportunity.
  • Evolve the Service: Continuously adapt our bidding service to align with market demands, ensuring our approaches and processes remain industry-leading.

Indicators of Success:

  • Team Engagement: Cultivate a thriving, motivated team of bid professionals.
  • Framework Success: Maintain a 100% win rate in National Frameworks.
  • Innovation & Collaboration: Drive successful implementation of Bid Leadership Forum initiatives, fostering a strong, collaborative work-winning community.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar strategic bid leadership role within the construction industry or related sector, with proficiency in resource/time management platforms and strong organisational and analytical abilities. APMP certification and InDesign knowledge are highly desirable. The salary for this role is estimated to be around £90,000 - £120,000 per annum, depending on experience. We offer a competitive benefits package and opportunities for professional development.

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