Bid Manager, UK, £50,000 + bonus - Viridium Associates

My client is a top engineering consultancy globally with presence in more than 50 countries and projects in 140, having in total more than 10,000 employees. With £1 billion global consultancy works across 12 core business areas, thanks to their continuous y growth here in the UK they are looking to bring on board a Bid Manager to cover different energy business unit across different countries.

Position Overview:
Bid Manager will need to have both technical and commercial acumen to manage the production of major proposals under the direction of bid directors within the operational business, typically operating at divisional director level. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals looking for a new challenge along one of the best consultancies.

Responsibilities:
• ,Working with senior staff and partner firms to agree bid strategy
• ,Developing bid plans, budgets and schedules
• ,Brokering agreement of commercial strategies
• ,Agreeing resourcing plans for bids with key stakeholders
• ,Driving the production of high quality content, which will be a mix of self-authoring and management of authoring by others
• ,Driving timely delivery of high quality bids within budget
• ,Driving the review and approval process
• ,Facilitating internal, partner and client communications during and after the bid process
• ,Ensuring compliance with Group systems and directives
• ,Managing the production of client pitches similar to the above requirements for proposals
• ,Supporting the bidding and business development efforts of the operating divisions on smaller prospects and proposals
• ,Supporting the improvement of bidding and business development processes and tools

Education:
• ,BS in Engineering –Civil, preferred
• ,MSc in Finance, MBA or Economics

Core Requirements:
• ,Relevant technical or marketing degree
• ,Advanced user of Indesign, Word and Excel
• ,Experience of bid preparation and management
• ,Strong written communication skills, ideally in a technical field
• ,Strong presentation skills
• ,Good interpersonal and coaching skills
• ,Proactive with a strong sense of ownership
• ,Excellent organisational and project management skills
• ,Flexibility to handle fast moving situations
• ,Ability to work flexibly and intensively when needed

General Requirements:
• ,Must be willing to travel within the regions covered

Key Skills: bid manager, UK, negotiation, energy, renewable, tenders

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