Bid Manager - Projects

Better places, thriving communities. Are you an experienced Bid Manager looking for your next challenge? Do you have a proven track record in managing bids within the Construction and FM sectors and securing new business with high-quality submissions? At Mitie, we are on the lookout for a talented Bid Manager to join our Projects team.

About the Role

As a Bid Manager, you will take ownership of the bidding process, creating high-quality, compliant, and compelling proposals that meet customer requirements and showcase Mitie's value as the preferred solution provider. You'll play a pivotal role in developing winning bids that secure new contracts, renewals, or framework positions. This hybrid role requires your presence in the Manchester, London or Birmingham offices on occasion, with the flexibility to work from home. Some travel to other offices may be required as part of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Design and implement commercial and technical bid strategies, incorporating win themes, innovative solutions, and competitive pricing approaches.
• Client-Centred Proposals: Analyse tender documentation and specifications to fully understand client needs. Research their industry, competitors, and priorities to produce tailored proposals that anticipate their requirements.
• Bid Planning and Coordination: Create and manage detailed bid plans, ensuring clear timelines, assigned responsibilities, and compliance with deadlines. Coordinate input from cross-functional teams, pulling together content from commercial, technical, legal, and subject matter experts.
• Content Creation and Review: Develop high-quality responses and solution descriptions, distilling winning strategies into coherent, persuasive themes. Write and edit your own content while guiding Bid Writers and other contributors throughout the process.
• Continuous Improvement: Incorporate feedback at key review stages to refine submissions, ensuring the bid evolves into a high-scoring, compliant document.
• Document Quality Assurance: Review all submissions for accuracy, consistency, compliance, and formatting before timely submission. Proofread content meticulously to ensure clarity and quality.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Support bids led by other teams within Mitie where required, leveraging your expertise to enhance proposals.
• Client-Focused Engagement: Serve as a trusted advisor for bid review teams, offering insight, facilitating discussions, and driving actionable improvements.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for an experienced Bid Manager who excels in the Construction and FM sectors, with a proven track record in securing successful bids. You'll bring strong project management skills to design winning bid strategies, coordinate teams, and oversee the bid process from start to finish. Exceptional communication is key, as you'll write, brief others, and collaborate across teams to craft compelling submissions. Attention to detail is crucial, ensuring final content is polished, accurate, and of the highest quality. You should have a thorough understanding of bid processes, including evaluating tender documents and creating compliant, competitive proposals. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro is required, and familiarity with AI software is an advantage. We value adaptability, a growth mindset, and a willingness to embrace new tools and training to continually improve. If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits of Working at Mitie

At Mitie, we firmly believe that our success is built on the dedication and talent of our people. That's why we prioritise your career growth, welfare, and lifestyle by offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you both personally and professionally. You and your household will have access to a virtual GP, ensuring convenient healthcare services when you need them. We also provide financial support through Salary Finance, offering competitive loans and access to earned pay, helping to alleviate financial stress. Our Flexible Choices platform allows you to tailor your benefits to suit your needs, whether that's purchasing up to five extra holiday days or selecting additional options like dental care and critical illness cover.

Training and Development

Your professional growth matters to us. We offer diverse training programmes to support your career progression, including access to online learning resources. Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans. When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices! We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie). We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000! Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you. Since 1987, Mitie’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools. Join our Mitie Team. Together our diversity makes us stronger.