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Are you looking to join a market leading construction company and help drive their bid activities across the UK construction market?
Do you have experience working in major civils projects and a thorough understanding of bids, tender and NEC contract forms?
Are you looking to join a well-founded company with a scope for growth and progression?
If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
The Opportunity
Due to increased expansion, our client, a tier 1 construction company, are looking to add a Head of Bid Management to their head office in Swindon. The primary responsibility of this role is to support the development of new business and new opportunities in line with the company’s growth plans.
Renumeration and benefits
£110,000 per year + Car Allowance, Enhanced Pension, Generous Holiday Allowance.
Your duties and responsibilities will be

  • Lead all aspects of the day to day management of the bid process
  • Line management responsibility for Bid-Coordinator, Bid Writer and Bid Manager functions.
  • Ensure that growth and renewal targets are met.
  • Lead and write Quality submissions for high profile/challenging bids.
  • Manage and assure all aspects of the bid, ensuring all outcomes are adequately described in each Submission stage both in terms of content and presentation.
  • Manage interaction with contracting body/stakeholders throughout the bid process.
  • Support Business Development in identifying and working on business growth, take responsibility for the management of bids, including planning the bid, hosting kick off meetings, planning and coordinating the written response documentation and sharing knowledge throughout the company.
  • Maintain schedule of contracts
  • Consult with Business Development, and Client Services to interpret the client specific solution or service offering and produce a persuasive sales document and/or presentation.
  • To create, audit and dispatch quality tender bids to agreed deadlines.
  • Ensure document content is compliant and validated to meet legislation, procedures, products, solutions and policies.
  • Ensure bids are completed with integrity and have internal authority approval.
  • Attend pre and post submission presentations/meetings.
  • Develop and maintain a good working relationship with the client.
  • Develop and maintain a good working relationship with the business units.
  • Generation of financial and risk profiles for each of the bids.
  • Providing clients with high quality documents, attentive to their needs.
  • Monthly analysis of bid volumes and success ratios.
  • Develop executive summaries for relevant/appropriate tender submissions.
  • Develop and implement a ‘winning work’ system that key target contract opportunities are won and divisional growth targets are met.
  • Develop Executive summaries for relevant/appropriate tender submissions.
  • Site visits
  • Follow and support policies, procedures, initiatives and work instructions related to sustainability improvement and environmental compliance.
  • Obtaining feedback on tender submissions and ensuring this is incorporated to improve future tenders and PQQs as appropriate.
  • Analysis and tracking of competitors and our performance against them in tenders.
    You will have the following qualifications & experience
  • Bid writing and process management.
  • Experience in civil engineering and construction sectors.
  • Main contractor / Tier one contractor experience.
  • Experience working on bids & tenders of up to £500 million.
    It’s great if you also have the following
  • Outstanding bidding track record in civil engineering and/or construction sectors
  • Experience with NEC contract forms
  • People management
  • Working independently
  • Managing demanding deadline environments
  • Communicating and influencing at senior levels
  • Time management and prioritisation
  • Strong written English language skills
  • Advanced Microsoft Office. InDesign desirable
  • APMP accredited or similar certificate.
    Get in touch now
    If you’re seeking a new opportunity and think you have the skills and experience for this role, then apply now or contact Jordan Tipping via LinkedIn.
    Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
    We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
    Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business

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