At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage bids and projects from launch to closure, ensuring quality and efficiency.
- Company: Join Stirling Dynamics, a fast-paced company with a global reach.
- Benefits: Flexible working options, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for process improvement and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make an impact in engineering while leading innovative projects and teams.
- Qualifications: Experience in engineering and bid management is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Stirling Dynamics is recruiting a Bid Manager to join the team. In addition to bid management, the successful candidate will be involved in managing the full project lifecycle of assigned projects from launch to project closure.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring that bids and projects are controlled in line with the company's Quality Management System (QMS) and bid/project management procedures within the level of delegated authority.
- Managing bids and projects across Business Units in accordance with the company procedures.
- Tracking, monitoring progress, management and delivering allocated bids and projects in terms of Time, Cost and Quality.
- Leading engineering and operational bid teams as required in creating compelling and competitive technical, commercial and financial proposals in support of offers to customers.
- Preparation of financial data including estimates for project completion, invoicing and cash modelling.
- Management of risk in accordance with company procedures to ensure all technical, commercial and financial risks are considered and included in bids and projects.
- Bid Approval and Contract Acceptance.
- Preparation of all Project Start-up and Initiation Documentation, including Project Briefs (Charter), Project Management Plans (PMP), project schedules, and project budgets.
- Continuous improvement: development of standardised bid libraries, proposal content, and management of bid lessons learned.
- Preparation of project financial data including budget updates, estimates at completion and control of customer invoicing and profiling.
- Management of resource demand and participation in Business Unit resource levelling through accurate representation of the bid/project demand in the business forecasting system.
- Stakeholder communication and management (both internal and external to customers and suppliers).
- Management and control of any contract changes with the customer for all allocated projects, ensuring adherence to process.
- Early and clear reporting, raising and escalation of bid issues, risks, and potential problems.
- Support the implementation of Best Practice bid and project management across the company and identify opportunities for improving processes and efficiency.
- Support the project management team in process streamlining and improvement.
Qualifications:
- Recognised Project Management training and qualification - Desirable.
- Financially astute, able to define and manage bid and project budgets, maintain profit margins and deliver returns.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- General experience within the aerospace, marine and defence engineering environment.
- Experience of bid and project management in engineering technical services provision and/or full life cycle development programmes.
- Experience of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as Epicor - Desirable.
Locations
Bids Manager in Bath, Somerset employer: Expleo Group
Stirling Dynamics is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and collaborative work environment in its Bristol office, offering employees the flexibility to blend office and remote work. With a strong commitment to professional development, the company provides ample opportunities for growth within the engineering and project management sectors, while also encouraging innovation and continuous improvement in bid processes. Joining Stirling Dynamics means being part of a forward-thinking team that values quality, efficiency, and employee well-being, all while serving a diverse global clientele.
