Bid Manager in Derby

Hybrid in Derby·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 2 Nov)

Balfour Beatty

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Our summary

Work mode: Hybrid, Derby
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours
Holiday: 25 days holiday

Skills

Balfour Beatty is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Derby.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Previous experience in Bid Management, Work Winning or a similar role, ideally within power transmission and distribution, construction, civil engineering, utilities or infrastructure
Experience managing competitive tenders, frameworks and/or Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) opportunities
Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple contributors against demanding deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work with senior leaders, customers and delivery teams
Good commercial awareness and an understanding of tender risk and opportunity management
A customer-focused approach and the ability to translate customer requirements into strong bid strategies
Knowledge of work-winning best practice and governance processes
An understanding of public-sector procurement principles
Strong Microsoft Office 365 skills

Nice to have

Knowledge of construction and civil engineering frameworks
Experience working within a gated business lifecycle or similar bid governance environment
Knowledge of BIM, digital engineering or estimating tools
A relevant construction or civil engineering qualification and/or professional membership such as CIOB, RICS, ICE or ICES

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

The role

Are you an experienced Bid Manager looking to play a key role in securing major infrastructure projects within the UK power sector?

We’re looking for a Bid Manager to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business, taking ownership of bids from opportunity qualification through to contract award and successful handover into delivery.

Working across Business Development, Pre-Construction, Operations, Commercial, Estimating, Design and Proposals, you’ll bring together multidisciplinary teams to develop compelling, competitive and customer-focused submissions.

You don’t necessarily need to come directly from Power. We’re keen to hear from experienced Bid Managers with a strong background in construction, civil engineering, utilities or infrastructure, particularly those used to managing complex tenders and bringing multiple disciplines together through the work-winning process.

What you'll do

As a Bid Manager, you will:

Lead and manage bids from qualification through to contract award and handover
Develop bid strategies, win themes and delivery approaches alongside senior stakeholders and bid teams
Build and manage tender programmes, bid plans and submission activities
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to produce high-quality, compliant and compelling submissions
Lead bid meetings, workshops, peer reviews, settlement meetings and governance activities
Manage bid budgets, resources, risks and opportunities
Coordinate technical, commercial and operational input to create a cohesive overall proposition
Ensure appropriate legal, commercial and technical reviews are completed and incorporated into submissions
Build strong relationships with customers, consultants, partners and supply chain organisations
Support customer presentations, interviews and wider engagement activity
Manage clarification registers, submission information and associated document control
Capture and share lessons learned and best practice to continually improve our work-winning approach
Lead the effective handover of successful bids into our operational delivery teams

About Balfour Beatty

Industry: Construction

In their own words

About the company & team

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

We’re looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com

Additional information

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

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