Bid ManagerOur OpportunityAre you an experienced Bid Writer looking to take a step up within your career to a management position?Do you want to work with a collaborative, supportive team on a diverse range of bids within the built environment?Are you passionate about playing a key role in a growing, national, multi-disciplinary company? If you answered yes to the above questions, this could be the perfect role for you! We are Pick Everard, delivering better together for over 160 years. We deliver exceptional places for people across sectors including commercial, retail, residential, defence and more. Client focus is our strength, and culture is our passion. We are proud to work with prestigious clients on a range of projects across the built environment, helping to create a sustainable future for all.As part of our ambitious growth strategy, we are looking to appoint a Bid Manager to be based at our Leicester office. Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development. You can expect to become involved in: Projects within the commercial, education, and defence sectors amongst others. Your core duties will include: Understanding all internal bid management processes and systems Managing multiple concurrent tender opportunities, bid programmes and bid team inputs Ensuring bids fully align to client question and marking criteria requirements Recognising the need for supply chain input and overseeing the progression Accurately assessing timescales and estimating the resources required, to execute a proposal and develop/manage proposal strategies Identifying appropriate bid writers and technical contributors to support bids Designing and completing storyboards and bid plans and briefing relevant contributors Actively researching gaps in intelligence and managing appropriate plans Writing technical and non-technical bid responses Understanding and implementing the review process and tenders Reporting on all aspects of proposals with knowledge and authority, including leading bid briefing, reviews and bid reporting Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here: Life at PickEverard - Pick EverardAbout YouYou will be committed to enhancing our positive working culture, by having a compassionate attitude and always treating others with respect. In order to be considered for this role, you must have: Significant experience in bid writing and bid management, including managing multiple tenders simultaneously Ability to manage own time with various tasks and within deadlines Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills Ability to liaise effectively with Senior leaders within the business Ability to identify areas for continuous improvement Ability to commute to Leicester and work within the office environment for at least 3 days per week In order to stand out from the crowd, it is desirable for you: To have an APMP Foundation qualification To have an understanding of the construction and property industry To have experience of managing and supporting other members of the team About Us At Pick Everard, we work together to make the extraordinary a reality. We are looking for exceptional new talent to be a part of our journey as we move forward through our ambitious five-year Business Plan. We are an independent award-winning property and construction consultancy firm, operating within the industry, providing complete integrated service delivery to help our clients deliver better solutions across real estate, infrastructure and the natural environment. We are at the forefront of the industry and enjoy a culture that is centered around being creative, professional, compassionate, client-oriented and fun. Our recent successes include: Listed as an NCE100 Consultancy and AJ100 Practice Named a Top 150 Consultancy by Building Magazine Recognised as a leading Financial Times Consultancy Winners of the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) Awards, Best Business Performance of the Year – Large Consultancy Winners at the RICS Awards – Infrastructure category An Investors in People and Investors in Excellence accredited business Winners at the Enterprising Women Awards Through our remarkable history we have already established the sound principles of success and we have the vision and ambition to be even better, as we move forward into a very bright future. We’re growing and we need more experts onboard. Join us and we will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you’ll be able to drive real progress and impact in your career. To learn more about why it is good to work here please visit our website and follow us on social media. Be part of it. Remuneration and Benefits We value and promote a positive work-life balance and encourage every member of our team to get involved with charity, sports, community, and company events. Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. We are also a responsible employer and Investors in People accredited business. You will receive an attractive salary that will match your skills and experience, as well as the following benefits: Hybrid working Stakeholder pension Life assurance Private healthcare 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave Healthcare cashplan Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Childcare benefits Enhanced Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits Long service awards – including enhanced annual leave and vouchers Annual Being PickEverard awards Staff Discount Scheme Spot Rewards Professional subscriptions Season ticket loan or car loan at senior level Cycle to work scheme Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme Please note we do not accept speculative CVs or approaches from recruitment agencies. As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey. #LI-hybrid
