Senior Bid Manager

12 hours ago

Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom ZipRecruiter Full time
Senior Bid Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Bid Manager to join our team in Cardiff. As a key member of our bid team, you will be responsible for leading the proposal process, creating engaging content, and working collaboratively with marketing, operations, and consultants to deliver high-quality bid submissions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement bid strategies to win major new client or project pursuits
  • Lead the proposal process, including storyboard sessions, scheduling, tracking, and planning
  • Collaborate with Bid Coordinators/Managers to ensure all requirements for bid submissions are met
  • Prepare customized collateral and statements of qualifications (SOQs) as required throughout the sales process
  • Work closely with the Senior Director of Marketing, Director of Growth, and business leaders to develop strategic plans to deliver company goals
  • Participate in regular meetings and play an active role in the development of plans to win major new client or project pursuits
  • Proposal development, interview coaching, and preparation support, information collection and organization, and consultant team support
  • Help ensure bid activity is tracked in CRM or shared tracking system
  • Work with operations and business development teams to prepare client presentations, including presentation slide decks, rehearsal/coaching, and graphics/leave behinds
  • Participate in client debriefs around lost pursuits, identify lessons learned to increase win rates
  • Support the collection and input of project, team member, and boilerplate proposal information into the company's various databases
  • Demonstrate leadership, versatility, flexibility, enthusiasm, and creativity while working in an environment with constantly changing priorities and deadlines
  • Ensure Quality Assurance of information and material used in proposals or SOQs
  • Proofread and edit drafts of documents created by others for spelling, grammar, clarity of communication, and consistency in formatting
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of all company services and all materials and information required for proposal submissions
  • Communicate and influence at a senior level
  • Liaise with and coordinate activities with Bid Managers from other organizations where joint bids are being pursued
  • Apply excellent time management and prioritization with multiple tasks
Requirements:
  • Previous experience in writing and editing proposal content and tender submissions is essential
  • 5+ years business development experience in the built environment sector
  • Built environment and infrastructure construction knowledge and experience
  • Knowledge of bid and proposal processes within the built environment sector, including public sector tendering
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with different teams
  • Experience in leading storyboarding sessions
  • Experience within a professional services environment is desirable, ideally Quantity Surveying and/or Project Management consultancy services
  • Multiple project management of bids in parallel with the ability to prioritize and delegate
  • Experience working with and creating performance dashboards
  • Broad IT skills with an eye for design and an impactful presentation, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, InDesign, and Photoshop
  • Excellent written English is essential, with the ability to summarize and explain longer technical proposals
  • Marketing experience and understanding an advantage, including campaign strategy and event management
Interview Process:
  • Interview 1 - Experience and Background
  • Interview 2 - Task/Presentation from a provided brief and Q&A

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