Bid Manager

Bid Manager page is loaded## Bid Managerlocations: London – Islington: United Kingdom – Anywhere in the UKtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: REQ0036598Annual salary: up to £60,000.00**Bid Manager – Planned/Capital Works****Permanent, Full Time****Remote***Offering a salary of up to £60,000 depending on experience, plus £4,500 car allowance*We are looking for a Bid Manager to join our Planned/Capital Works team, supporting our continued growth and success across our business. This role will focus on securing contracts for a wide range of large-scale programmes that improve homes and communities. We are looking for a Bid Manager who has experience across working with bids that include kitchen and bathroom installations, window and door replacements, internal and external improvement schemes, retrofit projects and solar technologies, as well as full estate refurbishments across both low- and high-rise properties. In many cases, our bids encompass all of these elements, reflecting the scale and complexity of the work we deliver.Mears is one of the UK\’s leading housing and care providers to both the public and private sector, with over 5,500 employees, working with clients to help develop, fund and implement their placemaking ambitions.**The Role**As a Bid Manager, you\’ll report to the Head of Bid Management. You\’ll take the lead on high-quality bid submissions, ensuring we deliver compelling, customer-focused proposals that win business.Collaborating across operational and technical teams, you\’ll ensure our bids showcase our expertise in delivering large-scale refurbishment, capital investment, and improvement programmes—helping us secure contracts that make a lasting impact on communities and the built environment.**Key Responsibilities & Criteria:*** Lead and take full ownership of creating compelling, high-quality tender submissions.* Proactively manage and guide each tender process from initiation to completion.* Structure documents to meet all tender requirements and facilitate easy scoring by evaluators.* Research, orchestrate, and write clear, concise proposals that communicate operational, technical, and commercial solutions.* Design, collate, produce, and review final submission documents, ensuring all sections are complete and well-written.* Collaborate with the wider bid team to produce customer-focused, high-quality documentation.* Liaise effectively with internal teams—especially operators—to develop practical, deliverable solutions.* Maintain and update knowledge management systems, including Document Management and CRM platforms.* Manage multiple deadlines while consistently delivering written work of the highest quality.* Write strong method statements that demonstrate understanding and compliance with client requirements.* Use MS Office software confidently to support document creation and submission.* Stay calm under pressure and respond constructively to feedback and evaluation.* Adapt flexibly to changing workloads and tasks to ensure tender deadlines are met.* Communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues and clients.* Work independently and take initiative to drive tasks forward.**Benefits*** Enhanced Pension Scheme* Enhanced Sick Pay* Flexible working environment* Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.* Team building activities* Share saver scheme* Eye test vouchers* Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)* Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)* Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch* Mears Rewards – A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchersAt Mears, you\’ll be part of a **dynamic bid team** that makes a real impact, winning contracts that shape communities across the UK.***All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.******To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.******Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.***Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:Vickie Rudge (Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk)If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. 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