Bid Resource Solutions Ltd - Part of the Resource Solutions Group
Bid Manager
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Bid Manager
Hybrid – Southwark (3 days office / 2 days home)
£50,000 – £60,000 Basic + Profit Share Scheme + External Training + 25 Days Holidays + Pension + Healthcare + Subsidised Gym + Electric Car Scheme + More Benefits!!!
Are you an experienced Bid Manager looking for a role where you can take real ownership of a work winning function, overseeing a small team and making a genuine impact within one of the UK's most prestigious and award-winning practices?
This is a rare opportunity to join a renowned, employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy, ranked number one for Heritage in the World Architecture 100 for five consecutive years. With studios across the UK and internationally, this is a business with a genuine reputation for excellence, and a collaborative, supportive culture to match.
As Bid Manager, you will take the lead on high-value, complex bid submissions across a range of sectors, working closely with senior partners and the wider work winning team. This is a role with real scope, you'll be leading the day to day bid function, managing a team of Bid Coordinators and playing a key part in shaping the future of work winning within the practice.
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Key Duties
- Lead the end-to-end bid process across high-value opportunities, working closely with senior partners and stakeholders to deliver compelling, high-quality submissions
- Use Adobe InDesign to produce visually outstanding bid documents that reflect the quality and reputation of the practice
- Line manage and develop a team of Bid Coordinators, overseeing workload and supporting their development
- Implement and drive work winning strategies across a range of sectors and procurement routes
- Track and communicate opportunities across a variety of channels and procurement portals
- Report on bid performance, wins and losses, driving continuous improvement across the function
Experience Required
- Experienced Bid Manager with end-to-end bid process experience, ideally within architecture, design or a related built environment or professional services environment
- Strong InDesign skills - essential for this role
- Excellent written and communication skills with strong attention to detail
- Comfortable working at pace across multiple bids with varying deadlines and stakeholders
- Willing to commute to Southwark 3 days a week
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Keywords: Bid Manager, Head of Bids, Senior Bid Manager, Work Winning Manager, Proposals Manager, Bid Lead, Architecture, Heritage, Design, Professional Services, Construction, Public Sector, InDesign, Adobe, London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Sussex, City of London
Bid Resource Solutions Limited is an Employment Consultancy.
Bid Resource Solutions Limited regrets to inform you that our client can only accept applications from candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit or are pending an application to obtain this right or permit should not apply as your details will not be processed.
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