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Bid Manager

United Kingdom, Chorley Employment contract 45000.00 - 55000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted May 27, 2026
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We are looking for an experienced and driven Bid Manager to lead the development of high-quality, winning tender submissions across a range of complex and high-value projects. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys collaborating across business development, engineering, commercial, and delivery teams to secure new business opportunities. As Bid Manager, you’ll take ownership of the full tender lifecycle — from opportunity identification and bid strategy through to submission and handover — ensuring every proposal is compelling, compliant, and commercially robust. You will also play a key role in shaping and continuously improving the company’s bid function, processes, and overall win strategy, while leading and developing a dedicated Bid Team.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead the end-to-end tendering process, ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality submissions
  • Collaborate closely with Business Development teams to identify, track, and forecast upcoming tender opportunities
  • Support informed bid/no-bid decisions and develop clear win themes using market and client intelligence
  • Coordinate input from technical, commercial, and operational stakeholders to produce compelling tender submissions
  • Ensure technical solutions are robust, compliant, and aligned with industry best practice and lessons learned
  • Work alongside commercial teams to review contractual terms, identify risks, and support negotiations where appropriate
  • Support early project risk and opportunity identification to help ensure successful and profitable project delivery
  • Write, review, and enhance executive summaries, proposal documents, bases of offer, and tender responses to an exceptional standard
  • Present bid strategies and proposals confidently to internal stakeholders and clients
  • Maintain and continually improve a centralised bid content library for use across PQQs, RFIs, RFQs, and ITTs
  • Monitor bid activity and contribute towards achieving annual sales and growth targets
  • Collaborate with Project Controls teams to ensure proposals include realistic and appropriately resourced project programmes
  • Represent the business at client meetings and industry events, helping to strengthen relationships and identify future opportunities
  • Lead, mentor, and develop the Bid Team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture
  • Manage and control bid budgets effectively

Requirements

  • Previous experience in a Bid Manager, Proposals Manager, or Tender Management role
  • Proven track record leading high-value, multi-disciplinary tenders
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously and work to tight deadlines
  • Confident working collaboratively across technical, commercial, and operational teams
  • Strong commercial awareness and decision-making capability
  • Ability to build credibility and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
  • Proactive, collaborative, and results-driven approach
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
  • Experience using Adobe Acrobat
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times
  • Open to candidates from a range of industry backgrounds, with experience in engineering, nuclear, energy, infrastructure, or other technical/project-led sectors particularly advantageous
  • Good standard of general education, including English Language
  • Willingness to undergo Security Clearance screening
  • Flexibility to work additional hours when required to support critical bid submissions

Nice to have

  • Further education qualification in Business Studies or a related commercial discipline is desirable
  • APMP Certification is preferred
  • however, candidates with relevant experience and a willingness to undertake APMP training are encouraged to apply
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