Senior Bid Manager in Slough

Bovis builds enduring partnerships, bringing together the right expertise, the right capabilities and the right resources to deliver the most complex projects. We know from decades of experience that successful delivery of multi-year complex projects requires close working relationships and collaboration through the supply chain. That’s why we share risk and invest in people and relationships at every level. We make things happen, anticipating challenges before they arise. Drawing on our highly experienced, multi-disciplinary teams, we bring a fresh perspective, tailoring our approach to the specific demands of the project, helping to simplify complexity and minimise risk.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Bid Manager to assist us in winning work within the London Construction business unit. It would give the successful candidate the opportunity to work on tenders up to £600m in value. The position is to understand the objectives of the Work Winning team and to play a key part in the production of compelling materials mainly through bid and proposal management on key sections and production of well written responses. The role of Bid Manager is to assist and or lead in the bid process from development of initial win strategies, PQQ’s, through submission and, where appropriate, successful contract award.

You will manage all aspects of bid development to achieve the successful conversion of project opportunities in order to secure the workload necessary to the delivery of the business plan. You will be accountable and responsible for your bids. A good understanding of the bid process, win strategy, story boards, PQQ submission and project management of the bid process is essential.

Roles & responsibilities:

• Interrogate ops team to extract detail behind project specific questions
• Populate capture plans based on feedback from Operations teams and other data (e.g. corporate and trade websites)
• Create compelling supporting documentation for certain negotiated opportunities
• Interrogate bid/PQQ and supporting documents to understand project and requirements.
• Identify an approach to defining bid strategy and win themes
• Clear communications with the operations team
• Manage the delivery of bids or parts of bids
• Lead answer planning sessions and develop bid answer structures to define the most compelling and engaging response to client
• Write impactful, tailored, technically differentiated bids
• Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant.
• Deliver completed written bid responses against agreed deadlines
• Re-write / edit proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders with the business
• Communicate and influence at a senior level.

Experience & background:

• Experience of designing and implementing work winning initiatives and/or expert knowledge and in-depth understanding of customer and bid management.
• Extensive experience of developing bid strategies and win themes; writing bids, marketing materials and other customer facing collateral in line with agreed deadlines; and producing high quality, visual impactful collateral.
• Skilled in related disciplines such as leading answer planning sessions with bid team members, drafting compelling prose, and editing written content provided by others.
• Demonstrable capabilities in the interpretation of public sector scoring/marking criteria in tenders to structure answers that are clear and fully answer the question.
• Problem solving, technical and analytical skills with the ability to work through complex issues and guide and coach others in the resolution of problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders.

We will provide:

• Car allowance
• Flexible and hybrid work options
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gyms nationwide
• Enhanced family leave benefit and in addition to this, life event leave.

Belong at Bovis

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm. We are a disability inclusive employer. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method. We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here. Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or disabled.

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