Bid Manager in Bristol, City of Bristol

Bid Manager – (Hybrid)

Location: Bristol (Hybrid / Role)

Employment Type: Full‑Time, Permanent

Sector: Construction • Industrial • Commercial • Healthcare • Heritage

The Role

• Lead work‑winning activity across Industrial, Commercial, Healthcare and Heritage sectors, including major project pursuits.
• Manage the complete work‑winning lifecycle, including business development, early engagement, capture planning, win‑strategy development, formal procurement, tender submissions and post‑tender requirements.
• Build and develop strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply‑chain partners.
• Create coordinated bid programmes, identifying key tasks and allocating resources appropriately.
• Develop bid budgets and maintain financial oversight throughout the bid process.
• Ensure bid governance requirements are followed at corporate and functional levels.
• Produce qualitative responses as required and ensure alignment with the overall win strategy.
• Lead qualitative review processes and contribute actively to review stages.
• Maintain accurate bid data within CRM systems.
• Support functional improvements, including developing evidence libraries and enhancing company‑wide bidding processes.
• Participate in sales and operational meetings to ensure coordination, structured communication and clear actions.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with relevant standards.
• Assist with operational planning and scheduling to help deliver efficient work‑winning activity.
• Promote continuous improvement across the work‑winning function to enhance service quality and effectiveness.

Your Profile

• Experienced Work Winning / Bid Manager, ideally with strong private‑sector bidding experience.
• Collaborative and adaptable, able to respond quickly to changing requirements.
• Skilled in managing work‑winning governance and decision‑making processes.
• Able to lead multi‑disciplinary bid teams to deliver high‑quality work on time.
• Ideally degree‑qualified in a built‑environment discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor and guide diverse teams.
• Effective people‑management, stakeholder‑management and negotiation skills.
• Flexible working across sectors, geographical areas and project types.
• Highly developed organisational, planning, time‑management and communication skills.
• Committed to high standards of safety, quality, engineering excellence and sustainability.
• Values inclusivity, and delivering positive outcomes for communities and clients.

Rewards

• Performance‑related progression opportunities.
• Competitive salary and flexible benefits package tailored to your lifestyle and priorities.
• Supportive working environment focused on long‑term development and wellbeing.

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