Bid Manager

Job Title: Bid Manager
Location: Weston-Super-Mare
Sector: Telecoms, Structured Cabling Systems
Salary: £50.000 - £65,000 + package + bonus
Bid Manager – The Company:
Our client is an industry leading specialist structured cabling contractor with offices across the M4 corridor from Cardiff to London. The company is able to offer the complete package of Design, Installation and Maintenance of unified structured cabling systems for modern day business connectivity across Cat5e, 6, 6a, 7 etc.
With over 20-years’ experience delivering major projects in both the public and private sectors, including: Government Departments, Data Centres, Educational establishments, correctional institutions, health care establishments, they have experience in delivering bespoke structured cabling solutions on range of projects in challenging environments. This role will be based in the Weston-Super-Mare office and involve site visits/surveys.
Bid Manager – The role:
We are looking for a for an experienced Project Manager who wants to work on more pre-con/office based role with limited travel or existing Pre-Construction/Bid Manager with experience either in structured data cabling installation (CAT6) projects over £500k. You will be responsible for oversseeing tenders and bids (not the number crunching side of estimating - but techncial details and inpput) stimators and Designers to lead the pre-construction phase reporting to the head of pre construction. This is a very rare opportnity to get away from project management and into a head office role as part of a talented pre contract team.
Responsibilities:
* Office based, with occasional site visit/surveys to understand the client need
* The role will include designing and delivering high end complex IT infrastructure projects, of all sizes - Cat5e, 6, 6a - you MUST have experince in this
* Government, Data Centre, and London high profile fitout projects over £1m
* Being customer focused from concept through to practical completion.
* Build up a relied and trusted design team around you.
* You would need to be confident in reading drawings, elevations, technical submittals and schedules and managing these through to cdelivery stages.
Bid Manager – The Person:
Candidates must have:
* A minimum of 8 years in a Bid Management or Project Manager, within the telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems in particular
* Experience in Data Centres and Government projects benefiocial
* Experience managing / leading others is beneficial
* Must be fitout cabling - NOT external fibre civils installation
* Strong organisational and communications skills.
* Commutable to Weston and to site surveys
Senior Estimator - The reward:
* 7% bonus scheme
* Fuel card
* Company Car
* Pension
* Life cover 2x salary
* Sickness cover 24 months
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays