Bid Manager​/Senior Bid Manager

The Vacancy

Bid Manager / Senior Bid Manager

Sector: Rail / Civil Engineering
Location: South Region
Office Base: Swanley (Kent), Highbridge (South West), or Pontyclun (South Wales)

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for winning work in the rail and civil engineering sectors? We're looking for a proactive and experienced Bid Manager or Senior Bid Manager to join our South region as part of the regional Pre-Contracts team and play a pivotal role in shaping our future success.

Amco Giffen is a leading infrastructure specialist delivering maintenance frameworks, capital projects, and complex civil engineering solutions across the UK. Our clients include Network Rail, local authorities, energy providers, and environmental agencies.

Our diverse project portfolio includes:

• Highways and road infrastructure
• Underbridges, over bridges, and footbridges
• Tunnels and station enhancements
• Flood alleviation and resilience schemes
• Earthworks and embankment stabilisation
• Lineside civils, cabling, troughing, and telecoms

We operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where innovation, safety, and quality are at the heart of everything we do.

As a Bid Manager or Senior Bid Manager, you'll be instrumental in leading and coordinating bid activities across the South region. You'll work closely with estimating, commercial, and operational teams to develop compelling, high-quality submissions that reflect our capabilities and align with client expectations.

This role offers the opportunity to manage your own bids while supporting larger, strategic tenders alongside senior colleagues. You'll report to the Regional Senior Pre-Contracts Manager and contribute directly to our work-winning strategy and business growth.

• Lead and manage bid submissions from initial opportunity through to final submission
• Collaborate with Regional Directors and Pre-Contracts teams to identify and pursue new opportunities
• Coordinate and compile prequalification documents and tender responses
• Facilitate input from technical authors, estimators, planners, and delivery teams
• Write and edit technical and narrative content to ensure clarity, consistency, and impact
• Chair tender progress meetings and ensure deadlines are met
• Analyse client feedback and support continuous improvement in our bid approach
• Contribute to post-tender reviews and lessons learned
• Support the development and implementation of work-winning processes and tools

We're looking for someone who brings a blend of technical understanding, commercial awareness, and strong communication skills. You'll ideally have:

• Proven experience in a bid management role within the rail or civil engineering sector
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build effective relationships across teams
• Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills
• A good understanding of civil engineering principles and project delivery
• A relevant qualification in Civil Engineering (HNC/HND/Degree)
• A proactive mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure

• Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership, Women in leadership and much more.
• A safe place to work
• Employee forum's that provide a platform for having your voice heard

Why Amco Giffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. Amco Giffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

Amco Giffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private…