Engaging Bid Manager - UK (Hybrid) in London

Looking for a role where you can make a real impact? Help us win the work that sets new standards and drives change that matters. Join us and be part of a team where your bids will help determine the projects we take on next.

We are Laminar Projects, a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer focused on upgrading the way construction projects are delivered. Improving construction strengthens the very foundation of human civilisation. We bring transparency and control to projects through a pragmatic mix of the latest tech, our own processes, and a big dose of common sense. We invest heavily into developing digital solutions that anyone can use to deliver their projects better.

The core of all this is our people. We only recruit the very best, both in capability and personality. We’re deeply focused on designing a new type of organisation that’s optimised for the flourishing of the people in the team first and foremost. People who join us develop fast as a whole person in ways they never imagined. This approach has allowed us to grow from just two people in 2017 to over 220 today. We have a stable, repeat client base across data centres, major infrastructure schemes, and complex building projects in the UK and internationally, and we’re still growing fast.

Joining us isn’t just some “job”. It’s a transformative educational experience. We challenge you to be your best self in all aspects of life. There are many diverse and interesting challenges available. It’s up to you to guide yourself into whichever areas you’re most interested.

Core values for a good life

• Grow yourself – your relationship with yourself
• Care about people – your relationship with others around you
• Execute to greatness – your relationship with your team
• Build civilisation – your relationship with humanity and the world

We enshrined our values in our vision: We exist so that everyone in our team can flourish in a high-impact community that connects us with meaningful relationships, inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans, and empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures.

The Role

This role is for someone who will own Laminar's bid function end to end. You will run every pursuit from market sounding through submission and lessons learned, and you will build the bid capability of colleagues across the wider business, not just within your own function. To do this effectively, you will understand what Laminar delivers, how we do it, and our unique selling point. You will assess opportunities for eligibility before go/no-go, prepare and facilitate go/no-go review, and present a clear recommendation to the relevant sector Director.

Your top three objectives:

• Deliver excellent bids by owning and running Laminar’s bid process end-to-end.
• Build bid capability across the wider business, so bid quality does not depend on one person or function.
• Continuously improve Laminar's bid infrastructure and processes, including the bid library, case study repository, and Claude-powered bid tools.

Your top five responsibilities:

• Write Excellent Bids: Develop and write excellent bids by breaking down complex questions, interrogating what the customer actually wants and needs, to ensure responses are compliant and compelling.
• Own bid management end-to-end: Run an initial eligibility assessment before any opportunity reaches go/no-go, checking Laminar holds the required accreditations, experience, and capacity to bid competitively.
• Drive review and continuous improvement: Chair and run bid reviews using Laminar's existing review frameworks, lead client debriefs after submission, and run lessons learned at the close of each bid.
• Build and maintain bid infrastructure: Maintain the bid library, case study repository, and Confluence-based process documentation, keeping all three current and usable by the wider team.
• Support wider business development: Monitor procurement portals and framework notifications, support market sounding activity, and respond to PQQs and RFIs.

Your capabilities

• Mastery: An excellent bid writer with strong written English, and a track record of running competitive bids for project management, project controls, cost and commercial, or data and digital consultancy; ideally within construction, infrastructure, data centre delivery, UK public sector or framework procurement.
• Communication: Confident enough to challenge a director's recommendation with evidence, without needing the final call.
• Leadership: A self-starter who has built something, be it a process, a tool, a library rather than only used one.
• Impact: A demonstrated record of winning bids across both the public and private sectors.

Nice to have:

• Mastery: Comfort using AI tools in a working capacity, Claude in particular.
• Communication: Experience presenting bid strategy or go/no-go recommendations directly to a board or senior leadership audience.
• Leadership: Experience running a function solo, rather than always inside a larger team.
• Impact: Familiarity with private sector bidding and frameworks across EMEA, with a particular focus on data centres.

Laminar isn’t the place for you if any of the following is true:

• You want an easy, chilled-out role without much challenge.
• You like to be the smartest person in the room.
• You don’t like regularly receiving structured and honest feedback to support your development.
• You prefer to do your own thing rather than work with a team.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Scheme: Comprehensive private health coverage - for you and your family.
• Pension Scheme: A competitive plan to help you plan for the long term.
• Bonus Scheme: As a permanent member of the team, you’ll share in our success.
• Professional body membership: One fee covered per year.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: A tax-efficient way to get wheels.

The life-changing stuff:

• In-house coaching: Regular 1:1 coaching sessions to help you navigate challenges.
• Equity upside: Our generous equity scheme is especially powerful for those who stay with us on our journey.
• Flexible working: Work where it makes sense.
• Relentless development: Our goal is for every year here to be worth five years of development anywhere else.