Proposals Manager

About

The Role Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? At M Group Highways, were supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We dont just build roads and bridges- were building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. Youll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UKs number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions.

We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes. Want to come and be a part of it? What will you be doing? You'll be accountable for the coordination of strategic bids (particularly larger TMC and significant Project Sector bids), including bid programme, quality submission and priced submission. Whilst carrying out hands on bid writing duties and ownership of questions from storyboard through to final submission.

You'll collaborate with and influence the bid team to establish common and specific win themes, differentiators and effective tender strategies. You'll work alongside the Bid Director to manage bid teams. Inputs from key stakeholders, typically engaging with business development, estimating, writing, commercial and operational teams. In collaboration with bid core team you'll develop detailed bid programme. With critical path and owners identified, ensuring programme is tracked and monitored on a weekly basis.

We'll ask you to co-ordinate and plan all client presentations and negotiation preparation required as part of the bid submission. You'll be delivering prequalification and bid submissions, workshops and bid writing activities. You'll be the direct lead of a team of writers, providing coaching, development and guidance. Can you review across sectors to maximise cross-sector and cross-bid learning? What youll bring Do you have excellent IT skills, particularly significant experience in using Microsoft Word?

Thorough knowledge of work winning procedures and processes including reviews At least 5 years working on multi-million-pound construction submissions Excellent writing and editing skills, demonstrating ability to form persuasive text in a concise format Strong research capability and ability to summarise extensive information in saliant points Project/Programme Management qualification desirable or demonstrable experience of managing significant projects/programmes with multidisciplinary teams.

Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks.

Whats in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
Matched or contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts Life assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme In addition, this role offers Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!

Holiday purchase scheme Personal Accident Cover

About us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

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