Bid Manager
Location: Rugby
Talented people are the key to our success
About us:
Would you like to work for a progressive and ambitious company which is also one of the most successful within the UK construction and infrastructure industry?
Morgan Sindall provides national construction and infrastructure services to private and public sector customers across a comprehensive range of markets. We aim to create great results for our customers, partners and ourselves.
Opportunity:
We have a fantastic opportunity within our Energy Water business for an ambitious and talented Bid Manager.
The successful candidate will be joining the existing team of passionate and dedicated managers.
We are looking for managers who have a wealth of knowledge in the main contracting market and are happy to consider Design Managers & Engineering Managers looking to progress to a Bid Manager role
Currently focussed on the Energy and Water sectors, our business is evolving to ensure that we remain a major player as the UK adapts to climate change and achieves carbon net zero.
About the role
As a bid manager you will:
- Provide and manage an overall bid programme, including the production of presentation of the bid progress at distinct governance gateways (kick off, mid-bid and settlement)
- Produce and deliver client presentations, chair client TQ meetings and undertaken precontract site visits
- Prepare and run bid workshops including bid strategy, win themes, design, risk, programme and constructability reviews
- Proactively work with the operational teams, supply chain and specialists to seek the optimal solution to differentiate the bid, including innovation
- Review successful and unsuccessful submissions, feedback and lessons learnt to promote continuous improvement. Provide relevant feedback to Senior Management and other stakeholders as required. Striving for continual development of the precontract team.
About you
You will be an experienced Bid Manager, Engineering Manager or Design Manager with more than 5 years experience with the following attributes:
- Experience of Civils, Infrastructure, Energy or Water projects greater than £20m from PQQs to ITTs
- Experience of bidding or working on the pre-construction engineering phase and securing complex frameworks preferred
- Experience of NEC 3 & 4 contract mechanisms and requirements with a strong commercial acumen
- Degree qualified with an engineering discipline preferred - Undertake detailed client, project and stakeholder research as bid preparation
- An in-depth knowledge and management of supply chain engagement at preconstruction to support estimating
- Appreciation and knowledge of proposals, estimating and programme (P6) requirements to underpin a robust and successful bid
- The ability to manage and control a bid programme and deliverables engaging with discipline leads / specialist matter experts (SMEs), stakeholders to develop a winning bid
The following personable skills are required:
- Excellent communicator with effective people leadership skills
- High standard of written English
- Demonstrable project management skills
- High standard of skills with Microsoft applications.
What's in it for you?
Below is a selection of benefits that are available to you at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days
- Flexible and adaptable working
- Family friendly policies and work/life approach
- Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual bonus scheme
- Recognition scheme and long service awards
- Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
About the Energy Water Team:
Our teams work within the energy and water sectors working helping customers them make the most of their existing assets as well as building new assets to continually improve the UK’s energy and water infrastructure. We do this by putting our customers first, using innovative ideas and challenging the status quo.
Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
In the recruitment process all applicants are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation.