Senior Bid Manager

Senior Bid Manager
Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world’s most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

The Role Join our agile, growing team and lead complex and high-profile bids. As a Senior Bid Manager, you’ll drive strategic and complex submissions, shape winning strategies, and work with a talented, multi-disciplinary team. This is more than bid management – it’s about making an impact, mentoring colleagues, and being part of an exciting journey as we push the boundaries of success.

If you thrive on challenges, creativity, and collaboration, we want you on our team!

Key Responsibilities As a Senior Bid Manager, you will lead strategic bids and proposals from start to finish, ensuring high-quality, client-focused submissions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead strategic opportunities, from bid planning and strategy sessions to submission delivery.
• Shape win strategies, storyboards, key differentiators, and compelling client value propositions.
• Challenge and support technical teams to produce clear, persuasive content.
• Manage bid governance, compliance, quality reviews, and timelines to ensure robust submissions.
• Drive continuous improvement in bid tools, processes, and sector collateral.
• Capture lessons learned and ensure best practice is shared across the team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing bids in the built environment or professional services sectors.
• Strong stakeholder management skills at senior levels.
• Excellent editorial and writing skills, able to turn technical input into client-focused content.
• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel;
  InDesign is a plus.
• Familiarity with APMP best practices

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, “race” (includes nationality, national / ethnic origins, colour) marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender reassignment, religion and belief. Note for Recruitment Agencies We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.#J-18808-Ljbffr