Bid Manager
Description:
The Bid Manager will be responsible for tendering new civil engineering work within the UK focusing on Marine, Costal, Flood Defence and Water sectors. The successful candidate will be a part of a leadership team preparing tenders varying size from £2m to £100m overseeing the estimation, tender design, commercial, programme and quality submissions.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage and Co-ordinate Northwest based bid team
- Develop tender winning strategies:
- Quality
- Price
- Commercial
- Commission and manage tender designs
- Evaluate design options and determine winning solutions
- Manage tender programme and budgets resolving critical issues
- Develop working methods, evaluate alternatives and determine winning solutions
- Understand and analyse competitors
- Ability to develop multidisciplinary programmes
- Manage multiple priorities and teams
- Present solutions to clients and senior managers
- Pursue, builds and maintains strong relationships within the industry
- Compare and analyse competitive subcontractor and supplier bids
Research technologies / project background
About You
- Requirements:
- Degree in Civil Engineering or similar
- Excellent logical written and verbal communication skills
- Min 5 years’ experience (site management)
- Travel is required
- Excellent IT skills in Word, Excel, Power Point
- Home Office – Preston
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| Organization | VolkerWessels UK |
| Industry | Management Jobs |
| Occupational Category | Bid Manager |
| Job Location | Preston, UK |
| Shift Type | Morning |
| Job Type | Full Time |
| Gender | No Preference |
| Career Level | Experienced Professional |
| Experience | 5 Years |
| Posted at | 2026-01-12 11:31 am |
| Expires on | 2026-12-13 |