Bid Manager

The Bid Manager will be responsible for tendering new civil engineering work within the UK focusing on Marine, Coastal, Flood Defence and Water sectors.  The successful candidate will be a part of a leadership team preparing design and build tenders varying size from £2m to £100m overseeing the estimation, tender design, commercial, programme and quality submissions.

Primary Responsibilities:

·         Commission and manager tender designs

·         Evaluate design options and determine winning solutions

·         Manage tender programme and budgets resolving critical issues

·         Develop working methods, evaluate alternatives and determine winning solutions

·         Develop tender winning strategies:

o   Quality

o   Price

o   Commercial

·         Understand and analyse competitors

·         Ability to develop multidisciplinary programmes

·         Manage multiple priorities and teams

·         Present solutions to clients and senior managers

·         Pursue, builds and maintains strong relationships within the industry

·         Cultivate a strong team whilst under pressure of deadlines

·         Compare and analyse competitive subcontractor and supplier bids

·         Business development – preparation of budget analysis

Requirements:

·         Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent

·         Excellent logical written and verbal communication skills

·         Experience  in site management

·         Travel is required

·         Excellent IT skills in Word, Excel, Power Point and industry recognised planning software