Bid Manager in Farnborough

Location: This role can be based from the following Leidos offices: Whiteley (Hampshire), Bristol or Farnborough (Hampshire); with flexibility to work from home dependent on business demands and travel to Leidos UK offices as required.

Are you an experienced Bid/Pursuit Manager who thrives operating in a dynamic working environment? We are looking for a highly organised, detail-driven Bid Manager who orchestrates end-to-end bid team activity from kick off to submission; aligning subject matter experts and coordinating cross-functional teams; manages inputs and timelines with precision, driving consistent high-quality, compliant, and compelling proposals through robust processes, clear communication and rigorous review standards.

What will I be doing?

• Working alongside Business Development and Capture Management leadership, you will provide direction of the bid team, helping to drive and support all aspects of bid team and proposal management through to award of the contract.
• Work with Business Development and Capture Management lead to build client relationships and support client engagements, help understand the Customer’s issues, concerns and hot buttons.
• Support the development of winning strategies that differentiate us, are competitively focused and are compelling to the client and their requirements, as well as satisfy internal business objectives and risk posture.
• Assist the Capture Manager in building resource profile for duration of the bid.
• Create the bid plan and maintain activity schedule, including governance through the duration of the bid.
• Lead bid kick off meetings and ensure the bid team are equipped with relevant bid/customer requirements and documentation and are briefed on the bid plan and expectations.
• Create and maintain response plan, including owners and deadlines. Where required, coach SME to the format of response templates, ensuring win themes and hot buttons are considered in response writing.
• Coordinate and oversee the completion of colour reviews, to assure quality of proposal submission.
• Support the representation of commercial business case to governance review boards.
• Support any post-submission activities and support the program team as required – e.g. Clarification questions, pricing/solution amendments and required resulting governance.

Desirable Skills Required:

• Leadership, management, and communication skills.
• Ability to foster collaborative working across cross-functional teams and build strong team rapport.
• Ability to manage to a challenging deadline.
• Operate at multiple levels in the organisation, including senior stakeholder engagement.
• Have a proven track record securing competitive wins in UK public sector, across range of deal size and complexity.
• Be capable of developing and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships internally and with customers and industry partners.
• UK SC security clearance.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel and work across multiple locations, as may be required.

Development Opportunities:

• Opportunity for continued career progression in either the bid management field or the wider business development team.
• Be part of an experienced and inclusive team who will support and foster your continued growth.
• Training on the Leidos WinPlan and proposal best practices.
• Corporate membership of APMP and support in certification status.

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent.

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexi-Time Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science. Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

• Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions.
• Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.
• People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing.

If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.