About The Role
Bid Manager- Permanent Opportunity
Division: Civil Engineering
Location: Manchester
Benefits: Subsidised Private Medical Cover; Life Assurance Scheme, Contributory Pension, 35 Days annual leave (Including Public Holidays)
Helping to win profitable work for the GRAHAM business, the Bid Manager will play a lead role in the production of a diverse range of high-quality submissions to our clients throughout the UK and Ireland.
We’re looking for someone with experience to deliver high-quality, competitive submissions to our clients.
The successful Bid Manager will be comfortable and capable in leading and co-ordinating in-house staff from our SHEQ; Planning; Design Management; Commercial and HR Departments; as well as our external design consultants and supply chain partners.
The Bid Manager will be the key interface between the Client and GRAHAM.
The candidate will be a skilful team player, with knowledge of Civil Engineering practices and will be well organised to ensure delivery within stringent deadlines.
The Bid Manager shall:
- Agree Bid targets, in terms of quality, programme and cost
- Report on the progress of each tender opportunity regularly throughout the tender period
- Liaise with other GRAHAM staff, design teams and supply chain.
- Present for approval, key information including technical responses and commercial strategy
- Maintain relevant databases including Sharepoint and ensure information is complete.
- Follow core GRAHAM business systems and policies.
- Identify and implement ways to continually improve submissions using Debrief information and Lessons learnt.
Candidate Requirements:Essential
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the Civil Engineering market
- Have thorough understanding of construction techniques
- Understand engineering design principles
- Comprehensive understanding of the tendering process within the construction industry
- Strong communication skills both written and oral
- Extensive experience of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
- Access to a car and have a clean driving licence
Desirable
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent
- Experience in a Bid Management role
- Experience of delivering Construction projects.
This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for the Bid Manager and the range of duties to be undertaken.It does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder at regular intervals.
Our Commitment
We are proud to say that we are a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and we aim to be the first choice for people from all backgrounds. We seek to promote respect for the individual and equality of opportunities. We believe that everyone should be treated solely on the basis of personal merit and contribution throughout their GRAHAM career journey and not on the value of artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences.
We are only able to consider applications from individuals who are eligible to live and work in the UK, as per Home Office regulations. Please check your eligibility with the regulations before applying. Individuals with a current time restricted right to work in the UK, should contact the Human Resources team in the first instance.
A basic disclosure may be requested if security clearance is required by 3rd party clients and a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. Our Access NI/Vetting and Barring Scheme Policy and Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available upon request.
GRAHAM reserves the right to carry out checks to ensure the validity of an applicant’s experience and/or qualifications and we expect all applicants to comply with any such requests for information. Failure to do so or evidence of any falsification of information will lead to either removal from the recruitment process or if already in employment potential termination of contract through the company disciplinary procedure.
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