Senior Proposal Lead
3 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Proposal Lead to join our team at Thales in Bristol or Templecombe. As a Senior Proposal Lead, you will be responsible for leading the development of major bids that are critical to the long-term strategy of our company.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering successful bids in complex, multi-site organisations and experience working in the defence, heavy engineering, IT or telecoms sectors.
In this role, you will work closely with internal stakeholders and customer/supplier/partner relationships to develop related documentation such as business cases, capture plans and requirements definitions.
You will also provide guidance and leadership to other bid managers working within the same portfolio and establish and control the requirements baseline (technical and non-technical), including compliance traceability, allocation to Work Packages and the end-to-end estimating process.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead some major bids that are critical to the long-term strategy of UWS and Thales. You will be working as part of an established team in one of the most exciting areas of the business.
Key Responsibilities- Embedding a strong sense of delivery accountability and a proactive risk and opportunity management culture at all levels of the Bid team
- Providing guidance and leadership to other bid managers working within the same portfolio
- Working closely with the portfolio and Customer stakeholders to develop related documentation such as business cases, capture plans and requirements definitions
- Creating and controlling the Bid schedule and resource plan; leading and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to achieve key milestones
- Establishing and controlling the requirements baseline (technical and non-technical), including compliance traceability, allocation to Work Packages and the end-to-end estimating process
Benefits:
- Competitive salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum
- Performance-related bonus
- Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
- 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
- 24 hours volunteering paid for
- Private healthcare (grade dependent)
- Pension scheme
- Life cover
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
Requirements
- A proven track record of delivering successful bids working in a complex, multi-site organisation
- Experience working in the defence, heavy engineering, IT or telecoms sectors
- Leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams in achieving challenging timelines and with a proactive focus on risk and opportunity management
- Managing internal stakeholders and customer/supplier/partner relationships
- Constructing compelling proposals and/or solutions that meet customer needs
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