Senior Bid Manager

Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group’s business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Location: Preston (with UK travel as required)

At Volker Energy
, we're looking for an experienced and ambitious Senior Bid Manager to join our Work Winning Team and lead the pursuit of major civil engineering opportunities across the Energy, Marine, Coastal, Flood Defence and Water sectors.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in securing projects valued between £2m and £100m
, working alongside estimators, engineers, planners and commercial specialists to deliver winning tender submissions that make a real impact.

If you're a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering successful bids, we'd love to hear from you.

As Senior Bid Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of high-quality tenders, taking ownership from opportunity review through to submission and client presentations. Working as part of the leadership team, you'll coordinate multidisciplinary bid teams, develop winning strategies and ensure every submission reflects Volker Energy's technical excellence, innovation and commitment to value.

• Lead the delivery of tender submissions across Energy,Marine, Coastal, Flood Defence and Water sectors.
• Develop and implement winning bid strategies covering quality, commercial and pricing elements.
• Review opportunity information from Business Development and pre-qualification stages.
• Manage tender programmes, resources and budgets to meet key deadlines.
• Commission and manage tender designs and evaluate engineering solutions.
• Develop innovative construction methodologies and delivery strategies.
• Analyse subcontractor and supplier quotations to ensure competitiveness.
• Prepare and deliver client presentations, workshops and post-submission meetings.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners.
• Present solutions confidently to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Mentor and support the development of colleagues within the bid team.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
• Research technologies, market trends and project requirements to strengthen submissions.
• Understand competitor activity and identify opportunities to enhance our competitive advantage.

This is your opportunity to join a respected and growing business delivering critical infrastructure projects across the UK. You'll work on complex and rewarding opportunities, influence major project wins and help shape the future growth of the business while developing the next generation of bid professionals.

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong experience within bid management, tendering or work winning in the civil engineering sector.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of infrastructure procurement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel across the UK as required.

• Around 10 years' experience in civil engineering, ideally including site or project management exposure.
• Experience working on Energy, Marine, Coastal, Flood Defence or Water projects.
• Understanding of tender design, construction methodologies and programme development.

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