Location
London

Hours
Full Time, flexible working arrangements with travel to various Balfour Beatty and/or client/partner offices as required

Salary
Attractive/negotiated salary

About the Role
Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Major Projects team as a Bid Manager and you can build something to be proud of. In this role, you will work on the largest infrastructure opportunities across the UK. This role is offered on a 12 month, fixed term contract.

As a Bid Manager, you will be accountable for managing pre-tender preparation, technical and commercial workstreams, and proposals development during the tender phase. You may have line management responsibility. The role will predominantly focus on the highways and water sectors, although experience in these sectors is beneficial but not essential.

Your key responsibilities will include managing the end-to-end bid process from pre-tender preparation through to final submission; supporting work winning activity by assisting with win strategy development, competitor analysis and early pursuit planning; coordinating technical and commercial workstreams to develop robust solutions and support accurate pricing; working collaboratively with bid partners, bid directors, supply chain teams and wider stakeholders to create compelling bid submissions; ensuring opportunities are tracked and progressed through the required business lifecycle including preparation for gate reviews; building and maintaining strong relationships with key customers to support account development and future pursuit activity; planning and managing PQQ and ITT quality submissions using standard work winning tools and agreed ways of working; overseeing writers, reviewers, question owners and subject matter experts to ensure submissions are well-resourced and high quality; managing proposal production, formatting, design input and overall look and feel, working with internal or external creative teams where needed; and reviewing submission content to ensure it addresses scoring criteria, meets technical requirements, is fully compliant and proofread before issue.

Why work for us? Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing those who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary, and continually invest in developing skills at every level. Some key benefits include medical health cover, company car or car allowance, discretionary annual bonus, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension savings schemes, enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies, access to our Refer and Earn scheme, and discretionary annual salary reviews.

Experience
- Experience working on long-term, strategic tenders with a strong understanding of proposal writing techniques and bid best practice
- Ability to project manage complex tenders and technical workstreams, coordinating input from technical, commercial and wider business stakeholders
- Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail across spelling, punctuation, grammar and overall submission quality
- Confident communicator with strong interpersonal and influencing skills, able to work effectively with subject matter experts, partners and customers
- Highly organised and proactive, with the ability to manage time effectively, work independently and see tasks through to completion
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365, including SharePoint and Microsoft Teams, to support collaboration and submission management
- Desirable: knowledge of the construction industry, ideally gained within a Tier 1 Main Contractor environment
- Desirable: experience using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop, line management experience, or the ability to use AI tools to improve efficiency while maintaining accuracy

About you
You are a motivated and detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously. You communicate confidently and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You are proactive, collaborative and committed to delivering high-quality bid submissions that win work.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications or experience in bid management, project management or a related discipline are desirable but not essential. A positive attitude and willingness to learn are highly valued.