Temporary Bid Manager

About Venterra:

Venterra is a global wind energy services company, engineering, building and supporting major wind and renewables projects around the world. Our clear purpose: accelerate the global energy transition by becoming the go-to services provider and strategic partner for the rapidly expanding wind industry.

Our diverse team of experts is dedicated to making net zero a reality. We offer specialised services across the entire project lifecycle, including:

• Geoscience consultancy
• Environmental expertise
• Design services
• Project advisory
• Survey capabilities
• Construction support & back-deck mission equipment

By acquiring and bringing together leading offshore engineering and marine science companies like Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, CAPE Holland, INSPIRE Environmental, Partrac and Ordtek, we provide the most comprehensive services and expertise in the market. And we\’re not done growing yet, which means there are plenty of exciting career opportunities on offer for our team.

At Venterra, sustainability, safety, and quality are prioritised in everything we do, reducing project risk, time, and cost for our clients.

Why join Venterra?

• Shape the future of energy: Dive into groundbreaking renewables projects that are literally changing the world.
• Master the renewables landscape: Gain unique, full-spectrum experience from initial surveys to final construction.
• Go global, make waves: Our worldwide projects aren\’t just pins on a map – they\’re tickets to diverse experiences, cultures and challenges, with plenty of international travel opportunities on offer.
• Accelerate your career: We don\’t just talk about growth – we fuel it. Access cutting-edge training, mentorship from industry leaders, and a clear development path with opportunities to sharpen your skills in the renewables space.
• Be a force for good: Join a team where your values align with your work. We\’re committed to cultivating a culture of equality, diversity, and positive impact through our work.

By joining us, you\’ll play a direct role in growing the renewables sector while building a career in an exciting, global industry.

As Venterra continues to expand, we are seeking a Bid Manager to join our Design & Advisory teams.

Our Design team:

The Venterra Design service line incorporates the design and analysis of foundations and substations for Floating and fixed Offshore Wind, Monopiles and Jackets, T&I, Onshore and Offshore substation design and Onshore Renewables.

Our Advisory team:

The Venterra Advisory service line incorporates those services which are offered to wind farm developers at the early DEVEX stages. Services such as Grid Advisory & Infrastructure Security, Development and Market Intelligence, Government Advisory, Business Case and Commercial Support, Due Diligence, Wind Resource & Energy Yield Analysis and Project & Package Management.

Role Description:

We are looking for a high performing Temporary Bid Manager to join us on a Temporary basis for circa 3 months. The right person is motivated, organised, collaborative and capable of juggling multiple priorities. The Bid Manager plays a critical role in coordinating the review, preparation and approval of complex engineering tenders.

Management and coordination of tender process to ensure on time delivery of high-quality tender submissions, ensuring that responsibility for technical submission is assigned and managed. Ensuring that the tender preparation process is well structured and those submitting elements know clearly what is expected and by when. Should be able to prioritize between small and large submission to ensure efficient use of contributor’s time. Ability to work across sectors and identify where the bid team can add value to the client experience.

Key responsibilities will also include:

• Management of bid preparation including understanding and summarising the tender’s requirements and splitting scope into manageable elements for the technical team to provide contributions to the bid
• Coordinating the definition of a win strategy for each tender response; and ensuring this gets effectively articulated through the tender response
• Contributing prose to tender submissions and editing technical text to ensure a corporate voice and consistency across the tender document.
• Management and reporting of the tender and opportunity register through a CRM system
• Management of monthly CRM reporting
• Calling, managing and reporting bid / no bid meetings
• Single point of contact with client when bid conditions require it.
• Coordinating presentations and the design of supporting collateral for major bids
• Content development, document design and production
• A strategic and hands-on approach with the ability to take ownership of bid requests to deliver a seamless experience for all of your stakeholders.
• Management of multiple tenders in an organised and systematic manner
• Ownership of tender portal entries; and responsibility for scanning portals to ensure Venterra inclusion in relevant scopes
• Manage the format and layout of the response documents.
• Ownership of tender template documents and tender library.
• Assist the improvement of bid processes and associated best practice; and act as the internal champion for the tender process.
• Implement a process of continual refinement and improvement of tender materials so that each tender learns and improves from the previous ones – including a formulaic approach to win / loss analysis
• Proactively consult technical teams so that case studies and track record can be collected in a format suitable for inclusion in tenders.
• Close collaboration with teams across the business as needed
• Other duties as reasonably required

Expertise required:

• Previous experience coordination bids and tenders in a professional services environment (4+ years)
• Relevant experience within renewable energy / engineering sector (2+ years).
• Strong organisational skillset to guide and manage technical input to ensure on time quality submissions
• Strong technical understanding in order to be able to effectively contribute to tender response development
• Good interpersonal skills and teamworking ability
• Strong experience drafting and coordinating complex tender responses.
• Effective communication style (both written and verbal), with strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills across all levels
• Proficient written skills with some exposure to proposal writing
• Strong Microsoft computer skills, Adobe Creative Suite skills are favourable
• Creative flair with an eye for good design
• Attention to detail
• Experience with a CRM system and ability to produce reports, charts and graphs to allow for analysis of data

Education/Qualifications and Competencies:

• Ideally hold a relevant technical, business, marketing or language based degree, HND, HNC or similar with relevant experience
• Willing and able to travel as required
• Excellent verbal and written English

Right to Work:

Currently, we are only able to consider applicants who are authorized to work in the UK or Ireland without visa sponsorship.

At Venterra:

At Venterra, we are committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We take inclusion and diversity seriously. We know that getting this right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values. We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. We are an equal opportunity employer. Our vision is for Venterra to be a place where people of all ethnicities feel welcomed to work.