Head Of Technical Bids

Head of Technical Bids

Final date to receive applications: 19 June 2026

Department: Business Development

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Stockton on Tees

Engineering services are delivered for the px group by the engineering consultancy division px Engineering Consultants Limited ("PXECL"). The team comprises of managers, senior engineers, engineers and designers that have direct experience of construction projects and operating facilities, as well as exceptional engineering expertise.

PXECL has established an excellent reputation with its clients and consequently much of the business is of a repeat nature. The team prides itself on the quality of its services and the strong relationships it builds with its clients and has a track record of delivering an integrated range of services. By combining technical and operational excellence, a sound understanding of regulatory environments and a robust and reliable project management system, px consistently delivers safe, efficient and compliant capital projects and services to a diverse client base supporting most industrial sectors.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for a Head of Technical Bids to join our Stockton Office.

The Head of Technical Bids will report to the Group Sales & Bids Director and will be responsible for reviewing, assessing and defining the technical scope of supply for all bidding activity to allow the bidding teams to successfully manage the bidding process. They will own the technical bidding process along with all scoping documentation, manhour requirements and technical write-ups along with producing data sheets, drawings, P&’s and any other technical documentation required to create award winning bids in line with customer requirements.

Ensuring process is closely adhered to, managing review and the necessary approval steps is also a key duty and responsibility to assure and safeguard the business.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• To be Responsible for all technical responses of all opportunities that come into the business, review, prioritise and action with the correct level of effort that meets both the customer requirements and in-line with the company strategy
• Technical proposal process owner, ensuring all steps are adhered to and managed accordingly to create winning bids.
• To manage the expectations of the Sales/BD team to ensure that each opportunity is reviewed, and our scope and position is understood so that sales can manage the customer accordingly
• Responsible for the management and leadership of the technical bidding team to ensure all bids are actioned with the correct level of attention and detail that puts px into the best position to win work.
• Presentation preparation and delivery for customer leads and internal board reports
• Ownership of client, site & presales documentation requirements from a technical point, including the appropriate level of support on presentation / information material.
• Up-front management of enquiries received, ensuring that every opportunity is technically reviewed, risks are considered and shared, and that specific information and instructions are handed to the bidding team to allow for precise and accurate bidding content, making sure that the level of detail meets the customers expectation
• Responsible for supporting the sales team, fronting the technical selling function, on all opportunities, (feasibility studies, design works and full EPC/EPCm projects) along with technical report writing.
• Up-front Ownership and responsibility of all enquiries received, ensuring that every opportunity is technically reviewed, and that specific information and instructions are handed to the bidding team to allow for precise and accurate bidding content, making sure that the level of detail meets the customers expectation.
• Align and coordinate between the sales and bidding teams, taking both customer and sales expectations and guiding the bidding team in…