Bid Manager in Birmingham

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Siemens Mobility is a global market leader in rail infrastructure, shaping the future of transportation through cutting‑edge technology, digital innovation, and sustainable engineering. As part of our Rail Infrastructure business, you’ll join a team that is transforming how people and goods move, making rail travel safer, smarter, greener, and more efficient.

We are recruiting for an experienced Bid Manager to join our Customer Services Rail Infrastructure (CS RI) Bids and Tendering department working closely with all disciplines within the CSRI team and the wider Siemens Mobility business, to ensure delivery of high quality, winning bids, and ensuring these are effectively mobilised to the project delivery team.

Note: This role is office based in either Chippenham, London or Birmingham.

You’ll make a difference by…

• Managing the full bid lifecycle from Bid/No‑Bid to contract award, aligning stakeholders, defining win themes, and delivering targeted capture plans.
• Developing and executing bid strategies by coordinating technical, commercial, and financial inputs, challenging contracts, and managing risk with legal and commercial teams.
• Producing high‑quality, compliant tender submissions that clearly articulate the offer and provide a strong delivery baseline.
• Leading cross‑functional bid teams by setting direction, managing resources, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring clear reporting and governance.
• Managing client engagement by acting as the main contact, supporting negotiations, and delivering persuasive presentations that strengthen the commercial position.
• Ensuring governance, handover, and continuous improvement through budget control, approval processes, knowledge transfer, and enhancing bid quality and best practices.

What you’ll need to succeed…

• Demonstrated ability in managing multiple bids through governance frameworks, coordinating parallel workstreams across financial, technical, and commercial approvals within structured corporate processes.
• Experience contributing to bids within an engineering or project‑based environment, ideally in a regulated industry, with exposure to opportunities exceeding £1m.
• Strong understanding of project delivery in rail or similar sectors, with the ability to challenge and influence inputs across project management, engineering, planning, finance, and commercial disciplines.
• Effective leadership and matrix management capability, with proficiency in engaging with cross‑functional teams (10+ people), operating alongside senior project stakeholders, influencing internal and external partners.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organisational skills, combined with a proactive, high‑energy approach, resilience under pressure and flexibility to travel.

Must Haves

• Commercially astute mentality, capable of structuring competitive bids that optimise profit and margin while identifying and mitigating business risks.
• Ability to present, influence and negotiate with mid‑level management.

At Siemens Mobility, we believe that work should work for you. We go beyond standard benefits to create an environment where our people feel supported, empowered and valued both professionally and personally.

Wellbeing: Flexible working, 24/7 mental health support, subsidised gym memberships, subsidised Bupa healthcare, enhanced sick pay.

Financial: Match and More pension, life assurance, perks at work discounts, cycle to work scheme, annual bonus.

Family: day‑one parental rights, shared parental leave, extra holidays for length of service, enjoy 26 days annual leave (plus public holidays), with the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 days each year, volunteering days and sabbaticals.

Personal growth: Access to online learning, support for external training and development opportunities, inclusive culture promoting equality and belonging, active employee networks, opportunities to grow your skills and career.

Join Siemens Mobility where your wellbeing, growth, and future matter.

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We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us!

We are a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter, who will be happy to support you.

At Siemens, we promote a growth mindset, the self‑belief that we can learn and grow, take on new challenges and adapt to change. If you don’t match all the criteria for this role but feel you have transferable skills to enable you to succeed, we encourage you to apply.