Head of Bid Management in Stoke-on-Trent

Head of Bid Management Location: Midlands or North West based, offered hybrid working, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday ​Our Head of Bid Management is a senior role in our business, focused on winning tenders across several sectors including social housing, healthcare, education and hotels, and several workstreams including reactive and planned maintenance, minor works, major projects and fast track fit out Reporting into the Business Development Director, you will have overall responsibility for the development, implementation, monitoring and review of the national work winning strategy, your focus will be to support the growth plans of the business by identifying a targeted plan and co-ordinating the team to collaborate. To support you, an established Business Development and Estimating team ensure we deliver the desired outputs in line with the growth strategy. ​What’s in it for you? * Attractive salary & benefits to suit you * KPI related bonus scheme * Company Car, access to EV salary sacrifice scheme * 27 Days Hols & BH plus the option to buy or sell holidays * Company pension scheme – up to 7.5% * We also offer a; Discounted Healthcare Scheme, High street & lifestyle discounts including Taste card, a day paid volunteering per year, length of service awards, and more…. An outline of your responsibilities as a Head of Bid Management * Ownership of the end to end Bid process for key opportunities, identifying the “Win Plan” and co-ordinating all necessary resources to produce a best in class submission * Key figure within the bid / no bid process, judging the highest win probabilities * Innovating the delivery solution * Ensure the bid team work effectively with Operations on identifying bid opportunities within the marketplace * Ensure effective communication processes between departments are in place and facilitate timely and successful bid submissions * Work with operations teams on resourcing the completion of tender opportunities * Manage workloads of the bid team, in conjunction with Operations requirements * In conjunction with Estimating team ensure thorough risk assessment of tender submissions * Facilitate adjudication process to ensure robust and commercially sound bid submissions * Manage post-tender activities, e.g. presentations and clarifications * Monitor bid outcomes and ensure effective b2b and internal communications * Provide relevant reports to the company board of directors * Identify and drive continuous improvement activities * Develop improvement activities identified via customer feedback report * Ensure continuous business education on bid processes and principles * Develop systems and processes which facilitate gathering intelligence on bid activity About You As an experienced Head of Bid Management, you will have a strong track record of successful Bid Management and Proposals in the Property Maintenance Sector. Exceptional written communication skills, excellent attention to detail, with a drive for success. You will be commercially astute, driven by success and people management experience would be desirable. You will have strong stakeholder management skills, excellent client relationships skills and a passion for leading people. You will need to hold a Full UK driving licence. A little bit about us ​Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate ​At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply for the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role