Senior Bid Manager

Overview

As Senior Bid Manager, you will lead complex bids and tender submissions for Galliford Try’s Environment business, steering multidisciplinary teams through the bid lifecycle. You will shape winning strategies, manage governance, and drive submission quality across major tender and framework opportunities. This role sits at the heart of work winning, engaging clients and internal stakeholders to secure new contracts and support growth. You will operate in a fast-paced infrastructure setting, delivering high-quality proposals that reflect the company’s value proposition and governance standards.

Pay / Benefits

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• annual performance-related bonus
• pension scheme
• Private medical scheme options
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and delivery of complex bids from opportunity through submission
• Manage bid programmes, resources and review processes
• Coordinate contributions from operational, technical, commercial and support teams
• Monitor progress and ensure submission quality
• Identify and manage risks and opportunities throughout the bid process
• Develop strategic win plans and support client engagement activities
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients
• Ensure governance approvals and bid sign-off processes are followed
• Present bid strategies and recommendations to senior leadership
• Capture lessons learned and drive improvements for future submissions
• Ensure submissions comply with Business Management System (BMS) requirements

Key requirements

• Significant bid management experience in construction, infrastructure, utilities, engineering or energy sectors
• Proven track record of securing major contracts and framework agreements
• Experience leading multidisciplinary bid teams and complex tender programmes
• Strong commercial awareness and risk management understanding
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Strong analytical capability to identify winning opportunities
• Experience engaging with senior client and stakeholder levels
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight timescales
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Degree qualified in Business, Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline
• Understanding of commercial models and contract forms
• Experience using CRM systems and opportunity management tools
• Knowledge of public sector procurement processes and framework bidding
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

• communication
• commercial awareness
• stakeholder management
• CRM systems
• Ariba
• Bravo

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