M Group Energy
Graduate Bid Executive
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About the Role
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where You'll Be Working
At M Group Energy, we keep the UK moving, connected and powered. Our Network Infrastructure business plays a key role in delivering the critical energy infrastructure needed to support communities, enable growth and accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero.
Role Description
As a Graduate Bid Executive, you'll join our structured Work Winning Graduate Programme, designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to every aspect of securing and delivering major infrastructure opportunities. Through planned rotations across the bids function, you'll gain hands-on experience in bid management and coordination, bid writing, business development, strategy and customer engagement, helping you build a broad skillset and identify the career path that's right for you.
As a Graduate Bid Executive, you’ll get the opportunity to:
- Work alongside experienced Bid Managers, Bid Writers and business leaders, you'll support the development of winning submissions across renewable energy, substations, distribution networks, EV infrastructure and wider utility projects.
- Support the delivery of strategic bids across the Network Infrastructure business.
- Assist in reviewing tender documentation and identifying customer requirements.
- Help coordinate bid programmes, actions, reviews and submission deadlines.
- Draft, edit and review tender responses, case studies and supporting documents.
- Work with technical, operational and commercial experts to gather information and develop solutions.
- Support bid workshops, kick-off meetings, storyboarding sessions and reviews.
- Conduct client, competitor and market research to strengthen bid strategies.
- Assist with governance activities and approval processes throughout the bid lifecycle.
- Support the development of presentations, interview materials and customer-facing documents.
- Maintain bid libraries, lessons learned and knowledge management systems.
- Monitor progress and communicate updates to bid teams and stakeholders.
- Contribute ideas that improve bid quality, efficiency and overall win rates.
- Conduct customer engagement activities and presentations.
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Requirements
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Degree qualification in a relevant discipline such as Business, English, Creative Writing, English, Project Management, History or Law.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organisation and time management abilities.
- Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with different stakeholders, demonstrating strong communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and a desire to produce high-quality work.
- Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
- A willingness to learn and develop within a commercial environment.
- Proactive and willing to take ownership of tasks and responsibilities.
- Resilient and adaptable within a fast-paced environment.
Graduate Programme
Our 2-year structured graduate programme is all about helping you grow into one of our future leaders. We’ll give you challenges that stretch you, chances to learn new skills, and all the support you need along the way.
Evolve & Thrive
A structured development programme designed to help graduate and degree apprentices to build the skills, experience and confidence needed to become one of M Group's future leaders. Throughout your journey, you'll broaden your knowledge, develop your professional capabilities and benefit from a supportive network that empowers you to achieve your full potential.
As an M Group Graduate or Degree Apprentice, you can look forward to:
- Tailored development opportunities including face-to-face development events, virtual workshops and team-building experiences.
- A structured learning journey covering a range of topics including leadership, communication, commercial awareness, sustainability, project management and AI.
- Networking opportunities with graduates, degree apprentices, business leaders and colleagues from across M Group.
- Professional development support, with access to guidance, resources and support to help you work towards relevant professional qualifications and achieve your long-term career ambitions.
- A strong support network from our Early Careers Team, business leaders and peers across the organisation.
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Benefits
- 25 days plus bank holiday
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
About Us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our Values
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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