BID Manager

Carmichael are seeking a BID Manager to join a Tier 1 Engineering company based in Swindon.

Role Accountabilities

• Drive and energise the bid team to achieve a successful outcome for each allocated tender following designated processes and best practices.
• Ensure a coherent bid strategy is developed, working in conjunction with the Business Development Manager and Sector Director.
• Continually evaluate winning strategy and direct team and resources to focus on activities that enhance the chance of bid success.
• Oversee and be involved with tender commercial strategy.
• Arrange all necessary internal meetings – kick‑off, settlement, and others identified in the work‑winning process (use MS Outlook).
• Agree bid budget and monitor expenditure with Head of Management.
• Manage tender programme.
• Ensure company and group governance and procedures are adhered to.
• Ensure production of CRC documentation for issue to Head of Bid Management.
• Produce actions and appoint persons to complete relevant items arising from meetings/minutes and drive actions to completion.
• Undertake corporate approval process in conjunction with Work Winning Director.
• Act as communication link to client/employer’s agent and manage third‑party communications.
• Keep senior management informed of tender development and gain acceptance of key decision points.
• Issue operative/commercial/temporary works/species third‑party briefs; identify estimator and planner requirements where necessary.
• Communicate and interface with joint‑venture partners and key supply chain.
• Oversee designer briefs with Technical Services and manage designers where necessary to achieve optimum solutions.
• Participate in appointment of specialist third parties and in review of suppliers to receive tender enquiries.
• Manage risk/opportunity, including commercial, and ensure output to ARM risk software.
• Work with commercial manager to understand route map to deliver margin set within business plan.
• Decide what queries to raise (or not) in line with the tender strategy.
• Arrange and coordinate tender and post‑tender meetings/interviews with client/employer’s agent.
• Ensure that the correct resources for the quality submission are in place and that timescales are met (deliverables tracker in place prior to kick‑off).
• Manage/take part in the review of the quality submission.
• Disseminate tender feedback once the result is known.
• Handover to the project delivery team for successful tenders.
• Use and follow formal meeting agendas and save presentations as PowerPoint slides onto the corporate database.

Additional Duties

• Deputise for Head of Bid Management as directed.
• Any other duties consistent with your status and seniority, as necessary to meet the needs of the business of the company.

Key Safety Responsibilities

Please see separate individual responsibilities for Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental matters attached.

Required Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of the UK construction market.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Knowledge of civil engineering.
• Commercial awareness of different forms of contract.
• Strong presentation and client communication skills.

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