Bid Manager, Business

Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution

Are you an experienced Bid Manager looking to play a key role in securing major infrastructure projects within the UK power sector?

We’re looking for a Bid Manager to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business, taking ownership of bids from opportunity qualification through to contract award and successful handover into delivery.

Working across Business Development, Pre-Construction, Operations, Commercial, Estimating, Design and Proposals, you’ll bring together multidisciplinary teams to develop compelling, competitive and customer-focused submissions.

You don’t necessarily need to come directly from Power. We’re keen to hear from experienced Bid Managers with a strong background in construction, civil engineering, utilities or infrastructure
, particularly those used to managing complex tenders and bringing multiple disciplines together through the work-winning process.

As a Bid Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage bids from qualification through to contract award and handover
• Develop bid strategies, win themes and delivery approaches alongside senior stakeholders and bid teams
• Build and manage tender programmes, bid plans and submission activities
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to produce high-quality, compliant and compelling submissions
• Lead bid meetings, workshops, peer reviews, settlement meetings and governance activities
• Manage bid budgets, resources, risks and opportunities
• Coordinate technical, commercial and operational input to create a cohesive overall proposition
• Ensure appropriate legal, commercial and technical reviews are completed and incorporated into submissions
• Build strong relationships with customers, consultants, partners and supply chain organisations
• Support customer presentations, interviews and wider engagement activity
• Manage clarification registers, submission information and associated document control
• Capture and share lessons learned and best practice to continually improve our work-winning approach
• Lead the effective handover of successful bids into our operational delivery teams

You’ll have:

• Previous experience in Bid Management, Work Winning or a similar role
  , ideally within power transmission and distribution, construction, civil engineering, utilities or infrastructure
• Experience managing competitive tenders, frameworks and/or Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) opportunities
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple contributors against demanding deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work with senior leaders, customers and delivery teams
• Good commercial awareness and an understanding of tender risk and opportunity management
• A customer-focused approach and the ability to translate customer requirements into strong bid strategies
• Knowledge of work-winning best practice and governance processes
• An understanding of public-sector procurement principles
• Strong Microsoft Office 365 skills

• Knowledge of construction and civil engineering frameworks
• Experience working within a gated business lifecycle or similar bid governance environment
• Knowledge of BIM, digital engineering or estimating tools
• A relevant construction or civil engineering qualification and/or professional membership such as CIOB, RICS, ICE or ICES

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

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