Job: Bid Manager
Area: Dartford
Salary: £60k/70k
Role: Bid manager with social housing experience
My clients a leading nationwide property services contractor are currently seeking an experienced bid manager to come on board for there social hosuing reactive maintenance planned and repairs contracts.
We are looking for a Bid Manager who can contribute to sustained business growth through the management of bid submissions and proposals from initial enquiry to tender submission for projects from £500k to £250m
Duties:
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Responsible for the timely planning, management and completion of quality submissions
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Read, understand and extract the key bid requirements from the documentation received and communicate with all parties via Tracking Sheets; Planning and Review meetings
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Identify and communicate evaluation criteria and its relevance to question specific scores
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Plan, write & co-ordinate submission responses ensuring client and job specific answers
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Development of both internal and external relationships in association with the bid process
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Maintain current information on good practice from Operational and Service teams
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Maintain bid momentum and ensure information from operational and service teams is received on time and is of sufficient quality and relevance
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Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements, best practice and Client information, sharing with the team and updating business development systems
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Identify any past experience with the relevant Client or source information on new clients through Business Development Managers, internet use, etc.
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Maintaining accurate records of Tender Expected dates, liaising with Estimating to ensure the adequate resource allocation
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Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements and best practice, sharing knowledge throughout the team
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Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process
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Identify company USP’s and competitive advantage and ensure these are fed into bids
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Liaison with Estimators on Tenders for any price/quality synergy and timing of submission
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Review all bids prior to submission to check relevance, quality and accuracy
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Manage Site Visit or Interview requirements, identifying a ‘Champion’ to lead the process
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Compiling, updating and sharing a library of submission information
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Management of follow-ups with Clients to secure accurate information
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Maintaining accurate records relating to win/loss rates, sourcing feedback and creating action plans for improvement and proactively update corporate systems and databases
Requirements:
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Educated to A Level Standard
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Computer literate in MS Office
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Proven track record of bid management throughout the full bid lifecycle
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High Attention to Detail · Up to date construction/Industry knowledge and understanding
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Social Housing knowledge and experience · Confident and enthusiastic
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Technical writing skills and retrofit knowledge
