Wates Group
Proposals Manager
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Are you passionate about creating compelling proposals that win work and build lasting client relationships? Do you enjoy bringing people together, shaping persuasive messages and turning great ideas into high-quality submissions?
We are looking for a Proposals Manager to join our team based out of Newbury, supporting the successful delivery of compelling bids and proposals across a diverse portfolio of construction opportunities.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a central role in our work-winning function, helping to shape high-quality submissions that showcase our capabilities and differentiate us in the market. Working closely with Business Development, Pre-Construction, Operational, and Commercial teams, you will coordinate the bid process from opportunity identification through to submission, ensuring exceptional standards of quality and consistency throughout.
The role would suit an organized and creative individual who enjoys bringing people together, managing multiple priorities and producing winning proposals that help secure exciting projects across the region.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the development and production of bids, proposals, presentations, and supporting documentation, ensuring submissions are aligned with client requirements and business objectives.
- Working with subject matter experts from across the business, you'll coordinate bid programmes, facilitate review meetings, and manage content development to ensure submissions are compelling, accurate, and delivered on time.
- Help drive continuous improvement within the bid process, maintaining content libraries, capturing lessons learned, and identifying opportunities to enhance the quality and effectiveness of future submissions.
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What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone with proven experience in a Proposals Manager, Bid Manager, Bid Coordinator, or similar work-winning role within construction, property, engineering, or a related sector.
- Excellent written communication skills and a strong eye for detail, with the ability to translate technical information into clear, engaging, and client-focused content.
- Strong organizational skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience of coordinating complex bids and working within a collaborative team environment will be highly beneficial.
Why Join Wates?
- Be part of a successful and growing work-winning team.
- Support major construction opportunities across a diverse range of sectors.
- Play a key role in securing projects that shape communities and create lasting value.
- Join a collaborative and supportive business with a strong pipeline of future opportunities.
- Benefit from excellent learning, development, and career progression opportunities.
- Competitive salary and benefits package, with flexibility where possible.
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Our Commitments
Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.
We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at recruitment@wates.co.uk.
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