Bid Manager / Senior Bid Manager

Bid Manager / Senior Bid Manager
Location: Hybrid (Midlands-based office)
Salary: £50,000-£70,000
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

The Role This is a newly created position offering the opportunity to establish and develop the company's bid management capability from the ground up.
You'll take ownership of the end-to-end bid lifecycle, whilst also reviewing and improving the systems, processes and governance that underpin successful submissions. Acting as an internal consultant, you'll coach subject matter experts, embed best practice across the business and create a consistent, high-quality approach to bidding.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building as much as delivering—someone who wants to leave a lasting legacy by creating a bid function that enables long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end management of bids, tenders, framework applications and expressions of interest from opportunity identification through to submission.
• Establish and embed a robust bid process, introducing governance, bid planning and clear responsibilities across the business.
• Review existing bid systems and tools, recommending improvements that increase efficiency, visibility and collaboration.
• Develop qualification processes, supporting effective bid/no-bid decision making and ensuring resources are focused on the right opportunities.
• Partner with technical teams and senior stakeholders to produce compelling, client-focused submissions that clearly articulate capability and value.
• Act as the organisation's subject matter expert on bidding best practice, advising colleagues on procurement requirements, evaluation criteria and effective response writing.
• Create, maintain and continuously improve a central bid library, including case studies, CVs, methodology responses, evidence and supporting documentation.
• Introduce quality assurance processes to ensure all submissions are compliant, persuasive and consistently presented.
• Monitor pipeline activity, reporting on opportunities, submissions, success rates and lessons learned to support continuous improvement.
• Capture and analyse bid feedback, using insights to refine future submissions and improve win rates.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, helping the business mature its approach to business development and bidding over time.

About You You'll be an experienced Bid Writer or Bid Manager who enjoys influencing stakeholders and improving the way organisations approach bidding- not just responding to tenders.

You'll be comfortable operating autonomously, building relationships across a business and balancing strategic improvement with hands-on bid delivery.
You'll Bring

• Proven experience managing complex bids within the property, construction, consultancy or wider built environment sectors.
• Strong understanding of public and private sector procurement and tendering processes.
• Exceptional writing, editing and communication skills with the ability to translate technical information into compelling, customer-focused responses.
• Experience developing bid processes, templates, content libraries or governance frameworks.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and competing deadlines.
• Confidence influencing senior leaders and technical specialists without direct management responsibility.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to review existing ways of working and implement more effective solutions.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality, compliant submissions.

Desirable

• Experience within a property consultancy, surveying practice or professional services environment.
• Knowledge of procurement portals and framework agreements.
• Experience implementing or optimising CRM, bid management or workflow systems.
• APMP accreditation or equivalent bid management qualification.

What Success Looks Like Within your first 12 months, you'll have established a structured and scalable bid function with clear governance, effective processes and a high-quality content library. You'll be recognised internally as the go-to expert for bidding best practice, with improved visibility of opportunities, stronger collaboration across teams and measurable improvements in bid quality, efficiency and win rates.

To express your interest in this, please send a CV do david@3searchgroup.com or click below.