Bid Manager, Engineering

Murphy is recruiting for a Bid Manager to work with Work Winning Proposals Team in Glasgow or Aberdeen.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Bid Manager

Working from our Glasgow or Aberdeen office, you will manage the entire tendering process from start to finish for major power infrastructure projects, including substation builds & extensions and underground cables.

• Manage High-Value Tenders:
  Oversee the full tendering process for major substation, underground cabling, and overhead line projects.
• Develop Bid Strategies:
  Find the most effective approach for each tender, ensuring engineering solutions directly address the client's requirements.
• Oversee Bid Teams:
  Arrange initial kick-off meetings and bring together engineering, estimating, project management, and health and safety stakeholders to support bid development.
• Review Submission Content:
  Review, edit, and approve all technical and commercial responses to ensure accuracy, clarity, and quality.
• Identify and Manage Risks:
  Identify financial, legal, and operational risks within bid documents and develop appropriate mitigation measures.
• Prepare Approval Documentation:
  Produce clear bid summaries and risk assessments to obtain the necessary governance approvals before submission.
• Liaise with Clients:
  Act as the primary point of contact for client procurement teams throughout tender periods, clarification stages, and contract discussions.
• Manage Supply Chain Pricing:
  Work with the procurement team to obtain firm, commercially attractive quotations from key subcontractors and major equipment suppliers.
• Drive Continuous Improvement:
  Lead review meetings following successful and unsuccessful bids to identify lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor Industry Developments:
  Keep up to date with energy industry developments, grid connection requirements and renewable energy objectives to maintain high-quality submissions.
• Manage Bid Budgets:
  Monitor the time and cost associated with developing each large-scale tender to ensure bid activities remain within approved budget parameters.

What's in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle…