Job Title: Bid Manager
Location: London, Manchester, Leeds, or Birmingham offices (Hybrid: 2–3 days from home)
Salary: Up to £57,000 DOE
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a driven and strategic Bid Manager to join a market-leading Work Winning team at a Tier One contractor. In this high-visibility role you’ll help secure the organisation’s future pipeline by working on some of the largest and most complex construction projects globally. The position is delivery-focussed, people-centric and designed for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment where building relationships, shaping strategy and influencing senior stakeholders matter. The role is hybrid (typically 2-3 days from home) and can be based from one of our UK offices in London, Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham. Salary is up to £57k DOE.
The Role
Location: London, Manchester, Leeds, or Birmingham offices (Hybrid: 2–3 days from home)
Salary: Up to £57,000 DOE
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a driven and strategic Bid Manager to join a market-leading Work Winning team at a Tier One contractor. In this high-visibility role you’ll help secure the organisation’s future pipeline by working on some of the largest and most complex construction projects globally. The position is delivery-focussed, people-centric and designed for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment where building relationships, shaping strategy and influencing senior stakeholders matter. The role is hybrid (typically 2-3 days from home) and can be based from one of our UK offices in London, Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham. Salary is up to £57k DOE.
The Role
- Lead end-to-end bid management for major contracting opportunities.
- Develop compelling win strategies aligned with client drivers and organisational objectives.
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders across commercial, operations, estimating, design and leadership teams.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary bid teams to achieve high-quality submissions on time.
- Present bid propositions and progress at senior level forums.
- Ensure bid content is credible, persuasive, aligned with brand and compliant with procurement requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement of bidding processes, tools and stakeholder engagement.
- Hybrid working model: 2-3 days per week from home, supported by offices in London, Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham.
- Competitive salary up to £57,000 (dependent on experience).
- Opportunity to work on large, high-profile global construction programmes.
- High visibility within the organisation — your work makes a real impact.
- A collaborative, high-performing team culture where relationships and strategic thinking are valued.
- Substantial experience in bid management, ideally within Tier 1 contracting.
- Demonstrable track record of winning major bids and framing win themes.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills; comfortable influencing senior leadership.
- Strong communicator with exceptional presentation and relationship-building abilities.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
- Strategic thinker who can shape bid direction, not just respond to requirements.
- High attention to detail, excellent organisational skills and a results-driven mindset.
