Head of Bids

Head of Bids & Pre-Construction – Social Housing Planned Maintenance, Retrofit & Fire Safety

Our client is one of the most recognised, family-run names in construction and development, and they're looking for a Head of Bids to drive the strategy behind their next wave of growth across planned maintenance, refurbishment, retrofit, and compliance and fire safety.

As Head of Bids & Pre-Construction, you'll own the bid and tender function, setting the commercial direction behind every bid and working with Bid Writing, Estimating, Operations and Commercial teams to win high-value work across social housing.

This is a rare chance to lead a function at a business with a strong reputation, a healthy pipeline, and real ambition in social housing.

What you'll get:
£60,000 salary
£6,600 car allowance
Discretionary bonus
26 days' annual leave
Private healthcare
Flexible working
Professional development and training opportunities
Free wellbeing initiative
Free parking
Online retailer discounts

What you'll do as Head of Bids:
Set and drive bid strategy and the commercial plan for all planned maintenance, refurbishment, retrofit, and compliance and fire safety tenders
Lead and develop the Bid Writing and Estimating teams, including regional Estimators and Bid Writers
Shape and improve the pre-construction and tendering process to increase win rates
Take bids through internal governance with clear, commercially sound recommendations
Work with Operations and Commercial to make sure what is bid can be delivered profitably
Manage supply chain relationships and price strategy to build competitive advantage
Act as a thought leader on retrofit and building safety, representing the business internally and externally

What you'll bring:
A track record of winning bids and tenders in social housing planned maintenance, refurbishment, retrofit or fire safety
Strong technical knowledge across planned, refurbishment, retrofit and compliance projects

Experience of taking bids through internal governance and approval
Leadership and influencing skills, with experience managing bid and estimating teams
Commercial awareness, with a focus on profitability and competitive advantage

Experience of supply chain management and price negotiation

This role would suit an experienced Head of Bids, Senior Bid Manager or Pre-Construction Manager, and we'd also welcome commercially minded Commercial Managers or Managing QSs with strong social housing bid experience.

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